Four Weeks & Bye Bye Pacifier

Little Edie is four weeks old today. We don't see the doctor for another couple weeks so I don't have any new stats, but I know she's getting bigger based on the size of her wrist rolls! So far - and I'm almost afraid to say this - she's been super mellow! She eats a lot but I think the second time around it's easier. I feed her when she acts hungry and barely look at the clock, whereas with Anna I remember thinking "there's no way she can be hungry I just fed her!" At night she's been sleeping at least one 4-hour (sometimes 5-hour!) stretch and then 2-3 hours at a time after that. Not bad. She's a good sport in the car and is always making lots of cute grunts and squeaking noises. I just can't complain about anything, really! Well, except for the amount of laundry that piles up everyday. The girl spits up. A lot.

Anna is slowly adjusting to our new family. She's very loving towards Edie and likes to pat her on the head and poke her chubby cheeks while saying "boop!" She doesn't like to see her cry and is always saying "Mommy, help her!" as soon as she makes a peep.

If I'm up twice a night with Edie, Todd is usually up the same number of times with Anna. Her sleeping patterns were changing even before Edie was born so I know that's not the only reason why she's not our perfect little sleeper anymore. We've been toying with the idea of yanking the pacifier for a while now and realized the time would never seem right - meaning we would always come up with an excuse why she should keep it. Well, since she's been sleeping so poorly even with the pacifier we decided it was time. Today is Thursday and I don't think she's mentioned it since Monday!