Peyton - 6 Weeks

In the past couple of weeks, I've really noticed a change in Peyton. She is much more alert and spends more time awake. When she first wakes up, there is always a smile on her face. Unfortunately, she has lost almost all of her hair. She looks like George on Seinfeld, when looking at the back of her head. A strip of dark brown hair about an inch wide covers her hair line. It looks like her hair will come in a little bit lighter, possibly an ash blonde like Mason's.

Twice she has slept for 6 hours straight at night. It hasn't been in consecutive days just yet, but I'm hoping that will be soon. Usually she goes 4 to 5 hours during her first stretch of sleep at night and 3 hours during her next stretch. We still have her in our room at night and I'm transitioning her to sleeping in the crib in her bedroom during her naps. I'm not ready to put her in her room full time just yet. It makes my life easier to have her in our room and doesn't make the late night feedings as bad. When she starts to sleep 8 hour stretches, I plan to put her in her room full time.

I've been cleared to start working out again and plan to get back into running. While I'm still waking up at night, I feel like I'm getting a good amount of sleep or at least my body is used to it. Nursing has gone extremely well and she obviously loves to eat, just look at her cheeks or belly.