The first month of Violet's life went so fast!! The first week Nana and Papa stayed at our house with us. They were a huge help to all of us. Papa restained our kitchen table, swept our garage, and was our chauffer to preschool and doctor appointments. Nana helped bath the kids and get them all ready every day. She cleaned the kitchen, did the laundry, and kept the house nice and clean for us. We were so sad to see them leave, but were incredibly grateful for all their help.
The next weeks that followed that went really smooth. Violet has been such an easy baby. She really only cries when she's hungry. At her 2 week appointment, the doctor wasn't thrilled with her weight and so he had us come back 2 weeks later to make sure she was growing. At that appointment, he was happy with her weight and that was a relief. Violet has been nursing well, but it took her some time to get the hang of it. She was a really slow eater at first, and that's why she was too small at her 2 week appointment. I was feeding her on both sides for 15 minutes, but she wasn't getting all that she needed. After her appointment, I let her nurse as long as she needed to make sure she was getting enough food. Most feedings would take between 45 min to an hour. It was a little frustrating to have the feedings take so long, especially when I have Naomi and Rex running around needing attention. But we pushed through those first few weeks, and she's doing much better now. Violet has been sleeping for most of the time this first month. She isn't awake for very long before she's back asleep. This has made for really good cuddle time with our sweet baby girl. Violet has been a dream baby. She is such a sweet angel, and we could not have asked for a better baby. We love our Sweet Violet Mae!
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