Today is Mark's first day back at work. He's doing some half days to take advantage of Paid Family Leave and keep from using up all his PTO.
So far it has been pretty smooth except for one notable exception. I had an appointment with Olga, our awesome free lacation consultant (her services are run through the county health department) at 10:45am. I put Zoe in the car seat and she summarily started howling. I could not leave her there so I took her out, calmed her down and then realized she was probably super hungry. I heated up a little milk in a bottle and gave it to her before trying again. She still cried on the second try but as soon as I picked the seat up to head for the door she settled down. We were a little late to our appointment (I also got lost on the way there -- Mark drove last time) but it worked out.
She did fantastic nursing today at our appointment. Zoe now weighs 6lbs, 10oz and took a full 3 oz of milk, while she only needs just over 2oz. Of course, she did spit up a fair bit at the end since she'd stuffed her little tummy full. That's more than double what she took directly last time. We're clear to nurse at every feeding now unless I start getting sore. I can't wait to get rid of the pump!
Starting later this week we'll be going to SLO on Wednesdays and Thursdays as our doula runs a mom's group and I signed up for the 0-6 month parent participation class run by the adult school. We'll probably be stopping by to see Daddy at work (or maybe join him for lunch) some of those days.
I know all the days aren't gonna be this easy but I'm glad that we're settling in. I can't believe that Zoe is already almost a month old. It sure doesn't feel like a month has passed (but some of the evenings/nights can feel like they're a month long...).
I should really go lay down with her, as she's been napping in the Bjorn for a couple of hours now. She's probably got another hour before she'll get hungry again. Maybe longer with all the extra milk she drank.
