Hope last night was more restful for everybody!
I remember we went in for a check-up at 2 weeks, and the doctor said "where does she sleep?" We looked at each other and said, "mostly in our arms." He said, "You have to put her down sometime...?" We said, "Why?" LOL We couldn't stand her being the least bit unhappy, so Jim would go to bed early and I'd take first shift, holding and rocking her, alternately reading a book or singing to her while she slept in my arms, until 3 or 4 am. Then Jim would take over, and I'd sleep. Then she transitioned to a bassenette at the foot of our bed (with a cat-excluding cover... Eliot still kept watch over her and meowed in my face if she started fussing, "fix her! she is not happy!") and eventually ended up in her crib (and we even let her cry for a bit, so we could return to a normal sleep schedule).
BTW, if her weight doesn't go up "enough" and you have to switch to formula, Darcy shouldn't feel the least bit guilty. That's what formula is for, and many many healthy babies (including Joyanna) have been raised on it. The folks who support breast feeding go a little overboard sometimes, IMO. Also, bottle feeding means you can take a turn, and it's wonderful to cuddle your daughter while she's having a blissful meal. (Pumping is good for that, too, and gives Darcy a break for sleeping/napping.) Jim is a light sleeper and also gets back to sleep almost instantly, me not so much, so the middle of the night feedings were his thing after we were past the first few weeks of sleeping in shifts.
One of the best things about a new baby in the "family" is getting to remember all the special moments when your own kids were this tiny!
