Sophie 6 weeks

So Sophie turned 6 weeks on Tuesday. Seems like the crying has peaked - or we have her figured out. Seems like she was crying every evening and we had/have to do everything we can to keep her from crying. Pick her up, lay her down, carry her, bounce her, rock her, swing her, exercise her legs, feed her, change her... etc. The dr said colic. We feel its mild. Also, the bfeed baby should be less likely to be colic-y, so i did some research. Some worry about cows protein in the moms diet, so I am eliminating dairy from my diet. Not easy to do- no milk, no butter, no ice cream, no cheese... but if it works, totally worth it. I also am cutting out the wine (boo, no one glass in the evening!) and carbonated/caffeinated beverages to see if that helps too. So far, she seems a little better. But I am also better at predicting her and reading her. I am ready for the 5:00 melt downs and ready to hold her and nurse her all evening if she wants. We have had some good evenings lately. I have been holding her and feeding her a lot, and she seems to cry less in the evenings, or at least we can figure her out. We know she doesnt like a wet diaper. We know that she insists on being carried. We know she likes to eat every hour in the morning (from about 8-11) and then nap all afternoon, and then eat every hour from about 5-8ish. Then we do the evening bath and put her down. Shes been sleeping till about 4am every night and we put both kids down at 9pm. That is REALLY good I feel like! And then she can make it till 7am.

We have been putting Jack down drowsy, and hes been sleeping in his own bed. Like I said earlier, Sophie is sleeping in her own bed... so we feel bedtime is going pretty well for us.

Last week, we went out to dinner for the FIRST time with all 4 of us. It was a success! Sophie slept the whole time. Jack scarfed down ribeye. We ordered one big one and shared it between the 3 of us... and we couldn't feed jack fast enough! UUUHHH! He would hollar- more more more! He loves his steak and he loves meat! YUMMY! Big eater. Mommy got to have 2 margaritas... fun fun! The first in over a year! And Sophie took her pre pumped bottles nicely. It was a fun night.

Last night, Daddy and Mommy went out for the first time since Sophie was born. It was GREAT! We went to bonefish and the kids went to nanas and buddys for the night. THey did good and we got away for 2 hours! Came home and did baths and everyone in bed by 10:00. I feel refreshed after getting away for the evening and ready for a new day.

Who knows what we will get in to this weekend? Wish it wasnt so HOT HOT HOT all the time. It makes it hard to even go outside. BUT... the Irish fesitval is this weekend... maybe we can check it out if it isn't too miserable. Sunday is Dani's wedding shower 1 hour north. That will be interesting to take both kids too... but fun. I am looking forward to the challenge of getting out and hanging out with some people. Plus parties always wear out Jack, so I am really looking forward to that part. :) Also, I hired my cousin to come help with some lawn work today. He pulled weeds, sprayed and mowed for me. SOOOO thankful for his help. This gives Daddy and I more time to spend together this weekend.