AP Baby

I love nursing my baby. I knew I was GOING to breastfeed. But I really did not know how much I would love doing it.

Don't get me wrong, it is not always easy. I had scabs on my nipples from a bad latch at first, and had to have help from a lactation consultant (worth their weight in gold, honestly) to really get going. But now...

I love it when she starts fussing, and I begin to bring her to the breast. She is 5 wks old now, and her eyes open so wide, her mouth opens, and her whole face and body have this look of happy expectancy. I am going to have to try to get a picture of it, because it is absolutely so precious!

I love it when she doesn't latch on right away... I think babies do this to encourage the milk to let down. She will first just kinda mouth the nipple, then pull back, her whole face still full of that excited, happy look. If I don't put her back quickly, she'll start twisting her head from side to side like "Mommmmm!!!!" Then when I put her back on, that unmistakeable sensation of the latch.

I love watching her nurse. Her little lips all flared out like a fishface, eyelids fluttering, ears wiggling as she sucks and swallows. Her whole tiny little head bobs with it. She always has her little hands in fists up by her face or jammed under her chin. Sometimes, when she is awake and alert, she will be peering around at everything in the room, and whenever she sees something interesting she'll pause in sucking... like... "WHOA!" Wide eyed!

She is so beautiful and amazing and I just adore her every molecule. And I *love* nursing my baby!