October 18, 2020 Update

We are doing well and have officially survived 7 weeks of life with a newborn! We do miss the freedom to sleep exactly when and as long we want, but Juliet is a joy in our lives. She melts our hearts with big dimpled smiles and cute noises and shrieks (not to be confused with her angry shrieks, which are significantly less cute). She is growing out of her clothes so fast, it seems like something that fit her two days ago doesn't anymore. She has lost a lot of the hair she was born with, so she kind of looks like an old man with the baldness on top and hair around the sides. Some hair is already starting to grow back on top though. She is a champ at nursing, which Amy is grateful for. We have been to lactation clinics for help a couple of times since she was born, but now we're getting the hang of things and she does really well. Amy likes to watch Grey's Anatomy while she nurses when Nathan is at class. Juliet is almost always very mellow and content. We feel lucky that she isn't super fussy or colicky, and it is pretty easy to soothe her when she does get fussy. She is becoming a good night sleeper and will almost always do a 6-hour stretch between her last feeding of the night and the first one she wakes Amy up for. That has definitely helped us feel more rested! 

Daytime naps have been our biggest struggle lately. Juliet can often put herself to sleep in her bassinet, but then wakes up crying 10-15 minutes later for some reason. When she refuses to sleep in her bassinet, Amy gets to enjoy snuggles while Juliet naps in her arms or on her chest. Juliet will have her 2-month well visit and shots at the pediatrician soon, so hopefully that won't be too emotionally traumatizing for her.

Nathan is doing an amazing job at juggling his heavy workload from his classes, and being the cutest dad. His 25th birthday is next weekend and we are excited to have family come celebrate with us by carving pumpkins and eating food and cake. 

We had a visit from Amy's parents last weekend. Since they are retired, they have a lot of flexibility to hop in the car and come see us and Josh here in Provo. They love to hold and play with Juliet and it was so helpful to have them here to order yummy take-out, make us some freezer meals, and watch Juliet so we could get things done like mowing the lawn and doing some laundry. They also watched her so that Amy could go to her 6-week postpartum checkup, which went well. We see Josh occasionally but he is keeping super busy with classes, research, and social life. 

We are loving the cooler fall weather and the beautiful trees. We went and drove the Alpine Loop a few weeks ago and got to appreciate how lovely Utah is in the fall. We'll attach some pictures of that adventure. Other than that, we honestly haven't left the house much with Juliet, besides walks around the neighborhood. 

I think that's about all from us. Our lives aren't too eventful lately - our time is mostly consumed by Juliet, and we wouldn't have it any other way. ♥ 

Here are some pictures, and a couple of videos of cute things that Juliet does: https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/HFzavPQOQiWU2Cftpt2e2A.UuE3xDgL0r7IWKnoG-ox_T