Good Charlotte

Charlotte is now six weeks old and is just a charmer. She is getting better at smiling and cooing and I find that she has her father's temperament (thank goodness!). As I meet and talk to other moms I am finding out indeed what a good baby she is. She loves parties, though she gets pretty sleepy being held all the time!

She is still eating in 2.5-3 hour intervals day and night. Except yesterday when I suspect the six week growth spurt is what made her go only 2 hours at night! No sleep for mommy. I wake up in the morning so darn tired and I stumble down to her room and am often greeted by a gummy smile that makes morning more bearable. She wakes at 9 am every day, regardless of her last feeding. I'm still not sure when to put her down for the night...it is often around 10 pm and I'd like it to be a little sooner. She tends to have long stretches of awake and long stretches of sleep as opposed to sleep/wake/sleep/wake for short bits.

The cats still don't seem to realize that Charlotte is a real person, they pretty much ignore her. She is becoming aware of them, though and I can see her watching them sometimes. Especially Hobbes since he likes to join us for feeding. I end up with a boppy, a baby, and stupid cat on my lap. At least it is warm.

I'm happy being at home, though I am so thankful for having Jen around to go to the mall and breastfeeding group with. Too many days at home all day is boring no matter how much stuff needs to be done. i don't want to go back to work, but I'm lucky that I still have about 7 weeks left at home (that's longer than some mom's get all together!). We found day care. Her name is Linda and she lives in east grand rapids on the way to work for Daddy. She has been doing daycare for 30 years and has 5 grown kids of her own. There are 3 other kids in the daycare and they seem to be quite nice! We'll probably visit a couple of times before I have to bring her there for all day.