Day Fifty-Four: Growth

This is part of a creative project called 100 Word, 100 Days. In this project I’ll be writing a 100 word piece about my experience as a new mother every day for 100 days. Read more here.

It’s too early to tell if the whole forgoing dairy thing is working. That’s what I tell myself, over and over. But her cheeks look fuller to me, and her arms and legs rounder. She’s sleeping longer too, which could be connected, but that’s speculation.

She’s eating like a fiend. Today at the pool she eats the bottle we bring, and is still hungry enough to nurse for a while after. I have anxiety about producing enough food for her. Will I be able to keep up with her appetite? It’s nice to worry about something good for a change.