Mardi Gras!

Vivi celebrating mardi gras

Today is Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday. People around the world are feasting and partying. Vivi joined right in. She, who normally eats every 3-4 hours, woke up every hour and a half to eat last night, more than doubling the amount of time she usually spends eating (and I presume the amount of food she consumed) - a feast of milk.

At the hospital, the nurses warned us that this might happen right around the three-week-old mark. Her more frequent feeding signals my body to produce more milk in preparation for a growth spurt. And she's right on time - her three-week birthday is today. What they didn't tell us is how long it lasts. I'm pretty sure my body has gotten the hint and she can go back to feeding every 3-4 hours.