Another Week of Firsts...

Believe it or not, Makayla is approaching her fourth week of life. This week she hit a couple of milestones. The first, and one of the most exciting, is her acceptance of a pacifier! As you may have noticed from her pictures, her cheeks (and the rest of her) continue to grow plumper and plumper. We figured out that she was not always nursing out of hunger, but often for comfort. It took us a while but we finally got her to accept a pacifier for those times that we KNEW she couldn't possibly be hungry. Also this week we decided that we would try to give Makayla a bottle. Holly has been putting her breast pump to good use and we have a few days supply of milk in the fridge for those times when she is too sore to nurse. Daddy being able to feed Makayla takes a little pressure off of mommy and allows her to have that much needed cocktail every now and then :) Daddy has also realized how special those feeding times are now that he is able to contribute to MJ's fat little belly. Yesterday we took Makayla to get professional newborn photos done. They will be available soon to order so we'll let you know.

Just chilaxin' (chilling and relaxing) on the new blanket that Great Grandma Mary Jean made for me.

My first time "accepting" a binky... hmmm.... I might be able to get used to this.

I also found my thumb this weekend, which will suffice in an emergency.

Aren't I precious? Mommy sure does think so.

My very first bottle! Well Daddy, you don't smell as nice as Mommy, but this tastes good so I guess you'll do.

Blue eyes, brown eyes... I'm thinking blue.