Nicknames

We had another follow up at the hospital today and Esme passed with flying colors. Her weight continues to go up and she was able to consume 1 1/2 ounces after 10 minutes of breast-feeding. We got a lot of great advise from the lactation nurse and she sent us on our way with no need to follow up again. Esme did so well and was so content that we made a quick trip to the mall and she slept the whole time. I can't complain cause she's been such a great baby. Only a week old and she's sleeping well, latching without problems, not overly spitty, no rashes or skin problems, etc. We've gotten our night time routine down so it doesn't seem like a lot of work anymore and miraculously I can fall back asleep as soon as we're done with those feeds. Normally I'm not such a great sleeper but no problems now!

It's amazing how fast I've gotten out of the habit of using "Wally" or "my little walnut" which were the nicknames before we knew if we were having a boy or a girl. Esme has two nicknames so far - my little Gnomiette and Esme-bean. Allen and I had planned to see Gnomio and Juliet the day that she was born but never got there cause I wasn't feeling so great and didn't think I could sit through it. And when she wears the hat from the hospital (since it's the only one that truly fits her now) it makes a little point at the top of her head and she just looks like a little gnome so she's turned into my little Gnomiette. And Esme-bean seemed to just roll off my tongue so it's stuck for now. Pooper and Stinker are more unofficial nicknames for when she has blowouts and tries to play when I'm trying to breastfeed her :) Ha ha!