Hello everyone. Little Arwen is doing well. Its been a little hard on me lately as I’m trying to breastfeed still and I’m being impatient about my milk coming in. We’ve had to supplement her with some formula but that’s fine because we had to do the same with Anya. And of course, I’m being silly and weepy over lots of things, I’m guessing from just pregnancy hormones.
I feel pretty good though, I guess one day I’ll have a pretty flat tummy again! Its slowly going down but you always forget about these pregnancy related things after you give birth that you have to go through as well. Travis has been wonderful of course, he keeps telling me everything will be okay, but I miss my Anya so much. I didn’t think I’d miss her this much but when I’m with her all the time its been really hard not to see my first baby’s smiling face every day.
She’s having a great time with Pop Pop and Granny though and they are doing a great job with her, but its still hard not to have her around me.
Arwen is a sweet baby. She seems to be a good sleeper so far. Travis is holding her right now but I’m sure they are going to come take her away in a minute to check her out by the pediatrician again and hopefully we will be able to go home today. I’m so ready to go home, mainly because I miss Anya but also because you get tired of being in the hospital too. Its just not home so you just aren’t yourself.
Arwen looks different from Anya but similar. The biggest differences is Arwen has a deep dimple in her chin and it looks like I’m getting my wish and her eyes will be more like her Daddy’s, a hazel color. Of course they are blue now but they are so dark, dark blue that it seems they will change. Anya’s were pretty bright blue right from the beginning. Anya has been prepping Chance for baby sister I understand as well. I think she’s going to be a great big sister and Mommy and her are going to go see Marley and Me together the weekend after Christmas so she gets to do something special with just me still and I’m looking forward to that as long as Arwen is nursing well by that time.
Arwen has lost just a little weight, but nothing too bad. She’s down to 6lbs 11oz. from her 7lbs 5oz birth weight. Here’s a couple of photos…