Elise turned one month old on Tuesday, August 26th. What they say is true, time really does fly by. Her first month was filled with lots of ups and downs. We got off to a little rocky start with a hospital stay for jaundice on day three. Luckily Jay was still in IL with us, but it was no way to spend his last few days with us. Grandma and Grandpa Tomten came to visit during that time and luckily Elise was released and sent home with us so they could really visit with her. A few days later, Jay headed back to NM and we went to the dr for a clean bill of health for the jaundice but found out she was losing a lot of weight and so we put her on formula. Poor baby was starving! The rest of the next few weeks was a lot of trial and error with formula feeding. Elise was throwing up and fussy and even ended up in the ER but again, everything was fine. Once she got the formula feeding down she became a completely different baby! Through it all though, she was such a trooper, never crying much--even when they took blood! She's Mommy's strong girl!
Last Saturday our stay in IL at Grandma and Grandpa Raymond's came to an end. It was very sad to leave since that was Elise's first home for 3 weeks and Grandma and Grandpa were such a big help. We headed to STL Saturday morning and embarked on our first plane ride. Elise did so well. She only woke up to eat. It was probably the easiest flight I have taken in a long time! Daddy met us in El Paso and he was so happy to see us. We headed back home and just hung out as a family, finally!
Being a stay at home mom is taking some adjustment...even though I am not working, which I have been accostomed to in the past...I am super busy. We go to the gym, went to school to visit everyone, eat, go to the store, do laundry, play, eat again, change diapers, do more laundry, change another diaper, take a nap... the list goes on! I am so enjoying my time with her though and wouldn't change it for the world.
This weekend is a 4 day weekend for Jay so I am looking forward to him taking over some night time feedings so I can get some rest. He has been such a big help and I am so thankful and love him so much for it!
Take care, and goodnight, from The Land of Enchantment!
Check out this youtube video of highlights from Elise's first month
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIACBc_43Gk
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