dangletsbang Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 with babies, do they keep their eyes closed most of the time during their first few months out of the womb? My friend's little boy who is only a couple weeks old constantly has his little eyes open..he was wide eyed as soon as he exited the womb..I suppose it depends on the baby..because i've seen it go both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella20 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Oh my god Arwen, what a gorgeous baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellaDonna Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 She's 7 weeks... and getting SO big. Smiling, 'babbling' with little sounds, and keeping her head up Yay!!! She is so lovely! I see that she does her "tummy time" like a pro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissancewoman101 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 BellaDonna, I like the look on your baby's face. Your son was really cute as baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwen Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 Arwen, she is very pretty. It's amazing how quickly babies grow. Does she keep her eyes closed most of the time? Well, the eyes are still quite sensitive to light, but she also sleeps a lot (which is great Unfortunately, my cam had the wrong settings when taking this pic of her smile... anyways, eyes open: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwen Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 Renske's face was a bit 'pushed together' when born, but like most newborns, she was very alert right after birth. I have pics of that but for reasons of privacy I won't post them here After that it was difficult for her to open her eyes. Her face being like that was due to her facing up instead of down during most of the 18 hours I was in labor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwen Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 How are YOU doing Arwen? Thanks for asking. I am doing very well, now that I am used to having a baby in the house It took a while to recover (emotionally mostly) from the birth. In a strange way it was like a goodbye and a welcome simultaneously. I still 'miss' her in the sense that I miss her kicking inside of me. If it wasn't for wanting to enjoy and invest time in Renske first, and the general advise to not get pregnant for 9 months after giving birth... lol. I'd be TTC already. How are you?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwen Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 Ha ha. Yes you did and yes you will be! Arwen, Renske is beautiful. She has such chubby little cheeks ... funny given how slender you are! She looks like a little cherub. I doubt that she'll grow up being chubby It's in neither of our families, and her being so big now is 'normal' for breastfed babies And maybe a little bit due to my overproduction of milk (which is finally starting to be manageable for me... but imagine 250 cc of milk being contained in a boob that used to require a cup AA bra... I feed 'on demand', which is even now still 7-8 times per 24 hours. I know lots of breastfed babies that eat just 6 times, but this amount is optimal to keep breastfeeding going for a longer period of time. I hope to do it for 6 months or even a year. Depending on how it combines with work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortpants Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Wow, your LO is just gorgeous Arwen! Thank you for sharing and making my baby fever that much stronger!! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphim Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 I doubt that she'll grow up being chubby It's in neither of our families, and her being so big now is 'normal' for breastfed babies And maybe a little bit due to my overproduction of milk (which is finally starting to be manageable for me... but imagine 250 cc of milk being contained in a boob that used to require a cup AA bra... I feed 'on demand', which is even now still 7-8 times per 24 hours. I know lots of breastfed babies that eat just 6 times, but this amount is optimal to keep breastfeeding going for a longer period of time. I hope to do it for 6 months or even a year. Depending on how it combines with work... That is the way I did it. Entirely on demand. I think I had the same trouble in the beginning. It was so much he would actually choke and splutter and gasp poor little guy. But he gained over 2 pounds in his first two week.....lol...as a real young baby in his first 2 months he gained quickly but then he slowed significantly. Once off the breast though he gained very slowly and was always very small after that. She is a little beauty!! Oh my goodness! I always wanted a daughter.......God played a funny joke on me and gave me a boy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metrogirl Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Do I need to take one for the team here? Ha ha ha. My money is that Hope will be preggers with number 2 mighty soon! Metro, how old is your pregnant daughter? Does she live with you? Will you be raising her baby as well as your other grandbabies? BTW, when I see pics of you, my mind boggles at the idea that you are a grandmother. My grandmother does not look like that at all, or my friends would be flirting with her. She is 24.....Yes she lives with me and for now it's better that way, because I get to interact with the little monters, (um angels) as much as I want. LOL She really is doing much better and appears to be getting things on track with her life which is what I wanted for her. Her boyfriend just got accepted into this really great mechanic training program (thank you metrogirl, it pays to know people) so he is well on his way to making a better life for them. As long as they are doing something, I'm not sweating the small stuff. She has been super active with the kids school, jades endless appointments and everything else that comes with being a mom to young kids. So in a nutshell, to answer the original question......she is more than welcome to continue to live with me as long as she continues to do what she needs to do to keep on track. I'm not actively raising them now as they are back in her custody but I still step in when I need to. And thanks for the compliment. Mama/nana metro is trying to be an even sexier granny..... Hello gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwen Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 Bath time with daddy... again with eyes open to prove she has eyes, lol. This pic is already old though, she's much bigger now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ac143 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Arwen - she is absoutely adorable! Look at those pretty eyes!! I can't wait to see my daughter, seeing all these pictures is making me really anxious haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metrogirl Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Arwen - she is absoutely adorable! Look at those pretty eyes!! I can't wait to see my daughter, seeing all these pictures is making me really anxious haha You are almost there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissancewoman101 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Arwen, she is very pretty. Thanks for clearing up for me why babies keep their eyes closed a lot. I don't interact with a lot of babies so I didn't know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahaha1021 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Arwen shes super cute. And growing soooo fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ac143 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 You are almost there! Yup just wish it would come faster, this whole 9 month thing is way too long lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophie274 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 I doubt that she'll grow up being chubby It's in neither of our families, and her being so big now is 'normal' for breastfed babies And maybe a little bit due to my overproduction of milk (which is finally starting to be manageable for me... but imagine 250 cc of milk being contained in a boob that used to require a cup AA bra... I feed 'on demand', which is even now still 7-8 times per 24 hours. I know lots of breastfed babies that eat just 6 times, but this amount is optimal to keep breastfeeding going for a longer period of time. I hope to do it for 6 months or even a year. Depending on how it combines with work... Oh of course not, babies are meant to be all soft and chubby - it's absolutely adorable. It's just funny that such a slender mom has such a little cherub of a baby, and wonderful - shows she's nice and happy and enjoying that breastfeeding! Congrats on the breastfeeding! So glad to hear it's going well, and glad to hear the overproduction has sorted itself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophie274 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 That's wonderful news. Sounds like she is doing really well. (And you must be happy to not be quite as busy anymore, what a load you were dealing with!) My best wishes to her for the rest of the pregnancy and for raising her new one. Will you post pics of your new sexy figure when you feel you've gotten where you want? I'm dying to see! I watch the Biggest Loser (not that your situation is comparable to theirs, but anywho) and I just find it really inspiring how those people are able to motivate themselves to lose such a staggering amount of weight when they could just give up. A real testament to determination. This season there are quite a few older women - 40s and 50s I think - and they've done so well. They're so tough ... I think mothers are some of the toughest people out there! Keep it going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangletsbang Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Yup just wish it would come faster, this whole 9 month thing is way too long lol no kidding.. I still have 16 weeks left..it's been going by faster but now that my belly is getting so big I just want it to stop growing, lol. At first I thought having a baby bump was cute and now it's turning into a baby mountain.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ac143 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 no kidding.. I still have 16 weeks left..it's been going by faster but now that my belly is getting so big I just want it to stop growing, lol. At first I thought having a baby bump was cute and now it's turning into a baby mountain.. I hear ya, I have close to 10 weeks & my bump is definitely not a bump anymore! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella20 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 no kidding.. I still have 16 weeks left..it's been going by faster but now that my belly is getting so big I just want it to stop growing, lol. At first I thought having a baby bump was cute and now it's turning into a baby mountain.. I hear ya, I have close to 10 weeks & my bump is definitely not a bump anymore! lol pictures girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ac143 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 We got some 3D pics done, I didn't want them at first because I always thought they were sorta creepy, but its different when its your baby lol. She is still a she & she didn't really want to cooperate that much but we did get a few good shots. Poor baby was frowning pretty much the whole time cause she was sleeping and we were trying to wake her up ha. Hubby thinks she looks more like me, but I dont know...all I know is she is adorable & I love her already link removed image removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metrogirl Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 OMG! She's beautiful! She looks so angelic sleeping in her warm little spot. I would be annoyed if I had to wake up for a photo op! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella20 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 oh my god Ac, she looks so big!! adorable. love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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