So we had our one month visit at the pediatrician yesterday...

abby is now up to 8lbs 7oz! damn! that is a pound a half gain from our last visit.  she has been an eating machine though, so it's not too surprising. LOL.  so i was glad that she gained weight. i figured she did - like i said in my earlier entry you can tell she had gained a ton of weight!! she is heavy now!  when i feed her i actually use the boppy pillow to prop her up b/c my arm gets tired.

they also heard a heart murmur, which they said is very common.  she said most likely there is a valve open that will close on its own, but to be safe, they want to schedule an ultrasound of her heart to be sure.  so i am going on thursday to have that done.  naturally, if you prefer to go to the pediatric one they only have openings at 8am. i don't think there is a huge difference between going through pediatric and the main hospital (the main hospital is certified to do it on children too) but the pediatric appt was sooner and the registration office said it's easier to get to, so we'll just do that.  hopefully i can manage on my own and get out of the house on time! that is my main worry with early stuff. though i guess i had better get used to it for when i go back to work.  :(

so i also asked about the baby sleeping in the fisher price rock & play sleeper... i think some people think it's a swing - this is more like a portable bed that has the baby sit up on a bit of an incline.  she loves it and sleeps in it a lot - for a while there, she wouldn't go down in her crib - she would cry. so i would just leave her to sleep in the R&P.  so she was sleeping in that thing the majority of the time - night & day.  the dr advised against it just b/c then they aren't using to sleeping in their crib on a flat surface.  so i was all worked up over that - like i made this huge mistake and how dumb i am, etc.

she slept in the crib last night, pretty successfully. we swaddled her super tight and after a few crying spells initially she went down just fine and slept for about four hours at a time. so i think we BOTH got better sleep  - i was able to sleep in my own bed and i am sure her crib mattress provides better surface than the rock & play.   i think i'm going to have more of a challenge to get her to sleep in the crib during the day, however.  she falls asleep and then when i move her to put her in the crib....welll, she wakes up!! unless i swaddled her for her naps too? but she's a 1 month old baby, she just falls asleep randomly - there is no set nap time. :/  so i'll figure it out.

what i think i am going to do is set up the playpen so she can sleep in there during the day, since that is a flat surface. that way if she falls asleep in the living room i can just leave her and not worry about it.