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Caroline is Eight Weeks Old!
By Amanda_McDaniel » Posted Apr. 24, 2016 8:28am - 222 views - 0 comments
(Sorry it's late, we've been without internet)
Well another week has passed which means my sweet Caroline is another week older and I am another week closer to bidding farewell to all of you dear ladies. It makes my heart hurt because, in the ten months I’ve been on this site (and the previous eight on Countdown to Pregnancy), I have become quite attached to many of you and your stories. If you haven’t already added me on Facebook, please do so (Amanda McDaniel in Cartersville, Georgia) and, if you don’t have an account, I also have an Instagram (Amanda_W_McDaniel). I would absolutely love to continue following your journeys and those of your little ones.
As for us, Care is developing quite the little personality. She’s becoming more alert with every passing day and, as a result, is interacting with her toys more, smiling tons and cooing more and more. It makes me sad how fast it’s all going by but I know each subsequent phase will be my new favorite, just like it was with her brother. She’s gaining some impressive rolls and the peach fuzz on top of her perfect head is beginning to thicken. She has her two-month checkup on Tuesday and I’ll be eager to see how much she’s beefed up. I’m tickled that, as of Monday, I can say that I have breastfeed exclusively for two months. It was more than I ever dared hope and I am so glad now that I didn’t give up. Thanks to all of my obsessive researching, I feel like I’m on the right track to nursing well into the future, as long as we like rather than having the choice made for me due to lack of information. I wish I could have done more with Sebastian and wonder how many ladies like me are giving up unnecessarily. This got me to considering going back to school for another degree in lactation consultation. I don’t know if it’s more of a certificate but I’m definitely considering it. It has become a topic near and dear to my heart and, if I could spare a new mom some grief, why shouldn’t I? Of course it’ll have to wait a bit, raise my littles up a bit. DeWayne also wants to finish his Bachelors so, since I already have mine, it’s technically his turn…
In other news, we’ve postponed our trip to Disney until Fall. The Air Force pulled rank yet again so we’re trying to pick a new date. It’s a bummer but such is the life of a military wife. Luckily, every reservation is transferable and my in-laws are going to join us. We’ll have more time, hopefully more money and it’ll be great. I’m trying to stay optimistic. Maybe now we’ll be able to do Universal again too, Sebastian has been dying to ride the Jurassic Park ride now that he’s old enough and we all love Harry Potter. But, to make the delay up to him, we’re going to hang onto the military’s shirttails and go to the beach while DeWayne is working. Plus, we have teeball until June then swim lessons so it’ll be a full enough summer anyway, I guess. Less than four weeks until break!
I uploaded a picture of Care all spruced up yesterday for my brother and sister-in-law's baby shower
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Caroline is Eight Weeks Old!
By Amanda_McDaniel » Posted Apr. 24, 2016 8:28am - 222 views - 0 comments
(Sorry it's late, we've been without internet)
Well another week has passed which means my sweet Caroline is another week older and I am another week closer to bidding farewell to all of you dear ladies. It makes my heart hurt because, in the ten months I’ve been on this site (and the previous eight on Countdown to Pregnancy), I have become quite attached to many of you and your stories. If you haven’t already added me on Facebook, please do so (Amanda McDaniel in Cartersville, Georgia) and, if you don’t have an account, I also have an Instagram (Amanda_W_McDaniel). I would absolutely love to continue following your journeys and those of your little ones.
As for us, Care is developing quite the little personality. She’s becoming more alert with every passing day and, as a result, is interacting with her toys more, smiling tons and cooing more and more. It makes me sad how fast it’s all going by but I know each subsequent phase will be my new favorite, just like it was with her brother. She’s gaining some impressive rolls and the peach fuzz on top of her perfect head is beginning to thicken. She has her two-month checkup on Tuesday and I’ll be eager to see how much she’s beefed up. I’m tickled that, as of Monday, I can say that I have breastfeed exclusively for two months. It was more than I ever dared hope and I am so glad now that I didn’t give up. Thanks to all of my obsessive researching, I feel like I’m on the right track to nursing well into the future, as long as we like rather than having the choice made for me due to lack of information. I wish I could have done more with Sebastian and wonder how many ladies like me are giving up unnecessarily. This got me to considering going back to school for another degree in lactation consultation. I don’t know if it’s more of a certificate but I’m definitely considering it. It has become a topic near and dear to my heart and, if I could spare a new mom some grief, why shouldn’t I? Of course it’ll have to wait a bit, raise my littles up a bit. DeWayne also wants to finish his Bachelors so, since I already have mine, it’s technically his turn…
In other news, we’ve postponed our trip to Disney until Fall. The Air Force pulled rank yet again so we’re trying to pick a new date. It’s a bummer but such is the life of a military wife. Luckily, every reservation is transferable and my in-laws are going to join us. We’ll have more time, hopefully more money and it’ll be great. I’m trying to stay optimistic. Maybe now we’ll be able to do Universal again too, Sebastian has been dying to ride the Jurassic Park ride now that he’s old enough and we all love Harry Potter. But, to make the delay up to him, we’re going to hang onto the military’s shirttails and go to the beach while DeWayne is working. Plus, we have teeball until June then swim lessons so it’ll be a full enough summer anyway, I guess. Less than four weeks until break!
I uploaded a picture of Care all spruced up yesterday for my brother and sister-in-law's baby shower
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