One month...

Well, we’re a little over one month in to the whole “second child” thing, and it’s going ok.  I think Diana and I would both agree that it has been and is easier than we anticipated. 

When we left the hospital, the main concern was making sure that Samantha was eating enough and gaining weight.  She has gained well over the average weight per week of her life, so that is no longer a concern.  Diana has had a number of breastfeeding issues (overproduction, fast let-down, clogged ducts, mastitis), which has made things challenging on her end, for sure.  Mastitis, particularly, leads to antibiotics, which then affects Samantha’s digestion, etc.  So it’s been a little bit of a mess, but I think we (really mostly Diana) have risen and overcome the challenges as they’ve presented themselves.

Sam had her one-month doctor’s appointment today.  They verified that she’s tracking objects with her eyes, reacts to light, etc.  Upon further discussion, the doctor agreed with our suspicion that she has a certain amount of reflux, and prescribed some medicine for that.  Samantha is a very loud sleeper, always growling and hiccupping and very restless, so we’re hoping that will be relieved with some anti-reflux medicine.

In general, though, she sleeps well, eats well, and is doing fine.  She’s 90th percentile in both weight and height.  Her doctor seemed happy about that.  In spite of her initial slow start and sleepiness, and now reflux, she certainly isn’t having any problems growing.

Allison is getting over a cold and an ineffective run of antibiotics.  She missed a day of school, but is on the mend now.  She continues to dominate kindergarten, and it’s crazy to think that the school year is almost over.  It goes so fast.

Diana is surviving, still getting up in the middle of the night to nurse and help Samantha.  She really has been super-mom in that regard, facing the challenges of a newborn without complaint.  Our house is being invaded by ants, and there’s clutter and the washing machine broke, so that’s driving her a little crazy, but between you and me, if those are the worst problems we’re having, I think we’re doing pretty ok.