Maddie Claire: Week Five

Went back to the breastfeeding TEA and participated this time! Maddie weighed in at 9lbs 1oz and ate a whole 2.5 ounces while we were there. We also sat next to our soon to be neighbor baby Chase who is 4 weeks younger than Maddie. Chase, his big sister Ella, and their mommy and daddy are scheduled to move in across the street at the end of February.
Took a big adventure with mommy on Thursday. We went to Chick-fil-A for lunch, the post office to send our pretty birth announcements, and to Babies R Us to use our $50 in rewards money (yay for free stuff!). Maddie drank a bottle at Chick-fil-A while mom had some chicken nuggets. It was a nice afternoon, but it really takes some energy to haul that car seat around!!
Grandma came to visit on Friday night! While grandma was here, I was able to go and join the professional world! On Saturday I headed out to the all-county band events and had my band fix with my wonderful colleagues. Saturday night, grandma and I got dressed up and went to the all-county concert. Daddy was thrilled to watch Maddie...this meant he didn't have to get all dressed up and listen to a 2.5 hour band concert!
Thanks to Grandma, mom and dad had a dinner date at Outback on Sunday night! Maddie loved spending time with Grandma and Grandma just adores little Madelyn. :)
Did some great tummy time on Sunday. Maddie doesn't have enough really awake time during the day to always do a lot of playtime, but when she is alert we make the most of it.
Had a few bad nights due to gas. I think it may be from having more bottles recently. It is much easier for her to drink out of a bottle, so when she drinks from the bottle she drinks as though we've been starving her! We bought her some gas drops and have started to burp her/keep her upright more often, which has helped. Her sleeping otherwise usually includes a long stretch of 4.5-5.5 hours and then 2-3 for the rest of the day.
Enjoyed another visit on her 5 week birthday from our neighbors Michelle and little Emma. We love our neighborhood!
Went to mommy's school on her 5 week birthday. We only went to the bookkepper's office, so mommy could write out some POs and deposit some checks for the band. I didn't want to expose her to too many people, so we didn't stay long, but everyone that was there LOVED her!
Has started to focus her eyes. She is starting to find things in the room to look at focus on. It's fun to watch her eyes start to really work!