I got out of the house both yesterday and today and it felt REALLY good. Yesterday was the first time I took Scout out in the car all on my own. The other few times that she's ridden in the car, DH or my mom was driving and I was sitting in the back seat with Scout. I was pretty nervous at first, but she did really well. We went to the chiropractor's office (Remember when I reluctantly started seeing the chiro in an attempt to turn Scout when she was breech? Well, I'm still getting chiropractic care.....that we can't afford, but our chiro is insanely nice and insists on letting us go there for free - maybe I'll expound upon that later)

While we were there, Scout pooped LOUDLY while in the arms of the chiropractor like 4 or 5 times. It was hilarious. When I changed her, the poo was all up her back and all over her clothes (she was wearing a disposable). Good thing I'm neurotic and brought everything but the kitchen sink in her diaper bag. After the chiro appointment, I dropped off a book I had borrowed from the local LLL leader, and then we headed home. Scout started crying during the last 5-10 minutes of the drive. It broke my heart. I was about to pull over to pick her up and comfort her, but she settled down. I contorted my arm all funky to reach back and stroke her hair while I was shushing her and then she grabbed my finger really tight and calmed right down. It was really sweet. I've tried and tried to give her a pacifier to use on such occasions, but she will not take it. I need to buy a few more different brands to try. I was thinking about ordering a Gerber NaturalFlex pacifier because it's supposed to be more like the breast. I was reluctant about giving her a pacifier at first, but I think she could benefit from it during times like that. Plus, she's got breastfeeding down pat.

Today, we went to see the midwife. We didn't have an appointment for a check-up, but I was curious to know how much Scout is weighing these days. She weighs 10 lbs at 4 weeks and 1 day old. (She weighed 8 lbs 5 oz at birth) That made me feel really good - that she is obviously getting plenty of my milk and thriving on it. I nursed her while we were there and the midwife and her assistant commented on how great of a latch she seems to have. Way to go, Scout!

I've been thinking about cutting dairy out of my diet because she seems to get very fussy and sometimes inconsolable in the evenings. She wants to nurse and nurse and nurse, I think to soothe her gassy belly, but then her belly gets too full and it makes things worse (yet another instance when a pacifier would come in handy). I could have it all wrong - maybe.....HOPEFULLY, she's not really in any discomfort and she's just predictably cranky around the same time every night, I don't know. I've just read that sometimes dairy in momma's diet can cause tummy aches in breastfed babies, so I figure it might be worth a try to eliminate it.

After we saw the midwife, I wasn't quite ready to go home. We're sticking to the no-going-to-crowded-public-places rule until she's 6 weeks old, so I couldn't go shopping. I went through the drive-thru at Chic-fil-A and got a grilled chicken sandwich, fries, and a lemonade. Yum! It was the first time I had been out to eat since I had the baby. Not the fanciest meal in the world, but it really hit the spot. Scout only started fussing a little when we were about a mile from home.

I nursed her and we took a 2 hour nap together. I nursed her again and I started some laundry and put a whole chicken in the oven to bake. It won't be done until like 8 o'clock this evening, but DH has been getting home from work pretty late so I bet it'll work out just great. Scout's sleeping in her bouncy seat right now. I should go around and straighten up the house a little before she wakes up.

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