a recap of amelia's week

today amelia is 2 weeks old! i was actually awake nursing her this morning at 3:41 a.m. exactly two weeks after her birth. ouch, the memory even still hurts! it's been a pretty good few weeks overall. it appears that we don't have another 'active baby' like addy...amelia is a normal sleepy baby & we love it! she sleeps in the car seat, sleeps during the day, eats every 3 hours during the day & mostly every 3-4 hours at night (although there have been some very awake nights, but it's not every night, so that is a blessing). not that we don't love adeline, but we needed this break. when she is awake, amelia likes to poop...A LOT. she also gives us these little eye flutters & a sideways smile. when addy is around, amelia seems to rouse a bit more than normal, so i think her & her sister will get along just fine.

"amelia's awake!" usually when wes or i say this, everyone in the house comes flocking to millie's side, just to see her eyes, the smile, & some tongue action. this picture was taken a week ago & already i can see a bit of a change in her... i would hope so b/c she has gained 12 ounces already since her 1 week visit with the pediatrician, putting her at a whopping 7 pounds. she's a heavy weight.

just a preview of the newborn pics done by judy crawford (shutterbug photography...or the gerbick's personal photographer :o) last week. you'll have to wait for the rest! (they are good, though!). we even had some family pictures taken & griswold is even in one (check my facebook profile picture to see that one).

the mama sporting the 'sleepy wrap' sling thingy-ma-bobber. amelia loves it & goes right to sleep in it, which is not necessarily what she needs to do, but...it works! i was able to play with addy & hold amelia at the same time & it seems to work as a breast feeding cover when in public (yea! i went out of the house to starbucks & panera on saturday! yea!).

a closer look at the sleeping bambino in the wrap...all snuggled up like she wants to be. this also shows why we call her "spike" for obvious reasons. her hair sort of just goes into a natural mohawk; i guess she will be our fashionista?

and a picture of ms. millie from today...all 7 pounds of her. i still can't believe she gained almost a pound this week alone! and here we were worried that she wasn't eating enough...stupid parents.

and addy is doing great. she has many many posts dedicated solely to her, so i guess this is amelia's post. or not...one thing that struck me today about addy is her infatuation with ketchup. she can't get enough of it; it's just funny to watch her eat EVERYTHING with ketchup. pretty gross. then she sometimes eats it plain, with a fork. so today at lunch, she ate blueberries with ketchup. she also did very well at amelia's pediatrician appointment this morning...she let the dr touch amelia without protesting too much. she'll be a protective big sister, we can tell that already.