Our 3 week Valentine

Lila is 3 weeks old today!

This week has brought some new challenges for Lila. She's had an upset tummy during the night a few times which led to lots of crying and not a lot of sleep. Thankfully we learned a few tricks and Lila (and her parents) are feeling a lot better. We're all still learning, but it feels really good when we can figure out what's bothering our girl and help her feel better.

Today Lila went to church for the first time. She was the belle of the ball - everyone was so excited to meet her. She slept through the entire church service and awoke just in time to greet everyone after the service ended.

After church Lila sacked out with her mom for a 2.5 hour nap. It was glorious. Here she is just before waking up from her nap...

We don't normally let Lila nap on her Boppy, and we also don't normally have her nap on our bed. However, today Dad was studying on the bed and had a close eye on her during the entire nap time. We're learning quickly not to wake a sleeping baby - especially a sleeping baby who didn't sleep so much the the previous night.

I really wanted to take Lila's 3 week picture in her red Valentine's Day outfit, but moments before the photo session, Lila had a diaper blowout of epic proportions. This was her first 2-parent diaper change. I'll spare you the details.

We got the diaper changed and slipped on a sleep sack for the picture. Pardon the stink eye here...just a little residual grump from the diaper drama. Hey, I'd be annoyed too if my tummy had done that.

This week Lila and I ventured out of the house together a few times. I had an appointment with the midwife, we went on a Target run, and we spent an afternoon walking at Mall of America. I'm happy to report that Lila loves being out and about, just like her mom. Having a few successful trips under my belt has also really decreased my anxiety about leaving the house. I'm glad I waited until we were both ready, though. Staying home for the first 2 weeks was really what we both needed, and even now it's nice to not have any pressing obligations.

Grandma Z arrives on Friday and Lila is looking forward to having another person in the house to love and snuggle her. Baby cuddles never get old!