Family Time

This afternoon Paul's parents came up to our house and brought their other two grandchildren along as well (see the photo below of Nadia on her cousin Shawn's back).

Last night Nadia went to bed at 6pm which is earlier than we usually like her to go down. So I was expecting her to want to get up for the day around 6am. Well I nursed her around 1:30am. She had a hard time going back to sleep (ie cried a lot) but then she slept until 7:15am. WOW! So she was in bed for 13 hours and slept well over 12 hours! I plan on weaning her off the one remaining night time feeding sometime in the next 3 weeks.

As for pumping, yesterday I drank about 112 ounces of water, and I have already had more than 100 ounces today, and I am not done yet. I pumped 5 times yesterday and didn't get much milk. I can see why Nadia doesn't nurse very well lately. I have only pumped 3 times so far today (will get one more in before I go to bed), and I already have pumped more than I did yesterday so things are going in the right direction, but I have a long way to go before I get anywhere near what she needs in a day. I am going to keep up this drinking a lot of water and pumping 4-5 times a day routine until January 4. I will then reassess the situation on January 5th. I am hoping my milk supply will be a lot closer to what she needs in a day by then. Does that seem possible?

Last Sunday was the first time Nadia was "talking" a little in church. Unfortunately she didn't talk during a time when people were singing but rather when the pastor was preaching. No one seemed upset. Some people just looked and smiled. I was sitting near the back. If she had been crying, I would have slipped out. I had a feeling that her days of going with me to the service were drawing to a close. I knew it was going to be "dangerous" today since I woke her up at 10am part way through a nap to take her to church. So I knew church time would be awake time. She was quiet for most of the service, but I did slip out and take her to the nursery part way through the service. I am really going to miss having her with me. I have really loved it. I think part of why it's so special is when I'm at home we're usually playing, or I am getting other work done. Church services were one of the few times I didn't feel guilty just sitting there holding her. The good news is that I really, really like this church. I have made my decision where to go, and feel relieved that my days of church shopping are over.

Paul watched Nadia roll over 4 times yesterday (two times each direction), and Paul's mom saw her roll from her back to her belly today. So now I am not the only person to have witnessed this feat, LOL.