5 weeks old! Time is flying by...:(

Well, Faith turned 5 weeks old yesterday, on my 24th Birthday, and she FINALLY reached birthweight!! :) Faith was 7 lbs 11 oz yesterday...with the help of a little supplementing. I was really upset about having to give her a little formula. I cried for over an hour when we gave her first bottle. I know it's not my fault, and sometimes things like this happen, but it doesn't make it any easier. It just makes me feel like a failure that I couldn't give my baby what she needed most. We are still breastfeeding fulltime, but we're giving her an ounce if she doesn't seem satisfied. She had been feeding for over two hours at a time, and still not getting satisfied. Now, she feeds for 45 minutes or so, and if she still wants more, then we give her a bottle, and it seems to work. Plus, she's finally gaining the weight she needs, which makes us happy! Hopefully we won't have to supplement forever....I started taking Fenugreek extract and Blessed Thistle to help with my milk production, so hopefully things get better in the next week! :)

Faith has been getting so strong! She lifts her head up all the time and is now beginning to use her arms to lift herself up. She's so strong for someone so tiny!! She's also getting into that "cooing" stage and tries to "talk" to us all the time, which is absolutely adorable!! Her Aunt Le-Le (my sister Leslie) and her Aunt Meg both sent her boxes full of cute clothes that will hopefully fit her this summer! We are in the process of finding her first Easter gown...and the whole family is on the lookout! :) Aunt Leslie and Uncle James also came down over Spring Break this past week and she really enjoyed spending time with them! She loves all the attention, and LOVES being held. I know that's going to haunt us later, but we can't help it! We can't put her down, and she loves it. She's such a sweet baby, and I dont' know what I'm going to do next week when I have to go back to work. It's going to be so hard! :(

Hope everybody is having a great week....we'll update next week after her 6 week dr's appointment!

Love,

Sean, Liz & Faith :)