One Month

It is so hard to believe that our little girl came one month ago today. ONE MONTH! Really? It seems like yesterday in some aspects but like an eternity in others. It's so hard to explain.

We don't go to the doctor for our 1 month check up until Friday so we will have our "stats" then but for now I do know this:

• We (okay she) is growing like a weed. I estimate she is close (if not over) 10lbs now. I'm curious to see what the scale says on Friday.
  
• She wears 0-3 month clothes and is quickly filling them out especially the length. She has long long legs like her daddy.
  
• We changed to size 1 diapers earlier this week. We probably could have done it sooner but I was leery since they looked so big. However the newborn ones were looking super tight on the chunky thighs.
  
• She is up to 3 fat rolls on each leg. The first and biggest one is so cute. This is the age it's cute to have fat thighs I guess.
  
• She has done much better with the recent baths. We made the water a little warmer than recommended. She must like warm water like her mom.
  
• There are good sleep nights and there are bad ones. While I prefer the good ones obviously, I try my hardest not to get frustrated with the bad ones. I have lots of wonderful readers to give me encouragement that the frustrations will soon be forgotten.
  
• She has accepted the pacifier a few times. She isn't quite sure about it (and truthfully neither am I) but we will continue to try occasionally to see what happens. Here is what we look like when we get the hang of it. Looks so big on her little face.
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• We have made a few field trips out. We went to visit Tori one afternoon and then went to see my work friends yesterday. Other than that and the doctor's visits, we have hibernated inside where it is warm and dry (aka NO SNOW).
• She seems not to like to poo. When she is working a good one out, she gets very fussy and very red. This is one of the few times (other than diaper changes) that you will hear her work her lungs. She can really wail until you feel the vibrations blow out the bottom.
  
• Diaper changes (as mentioned above) are not her favorite. You would think no one would like to sit in their own poo and pee but she doesn't seem to mind. Huh?
• She doesn't usually cry to wake us up when she is hungry ready to eat. Instead she will do what my mom termed "the whimper." It's a few small grunts here and there with a little whimper mixed in. I get up to go check on her and often she is still sleeping but then 20 min later when she starts again and I check, her eyes are wide open and she's ready to eat.
• Within the past few days, we have developed baby acne and it drives me nuts. I know the poor girl will have to fight with her skin her whole life I don't want it to start this early. However I also know that baby acne is normal. We will be asking the doctor on Friday what we should do to help prevent it. It seems to be spreading and it bothers me.
  
• She still gets the hiccups a lot. Again they supposedly don't bother her but they drive me nuts. They drive me the most nuts given they usually come right as she falls asleep during her late or overnight feedings and then they wake her back up. She will have them for what feels like an ETERNITY but really is 20-25 minutes (which still is a long time) and then finally they will disappear as quickly as they came. It seems she likes to try to eat when she has them which makes the sound even better.
  

In another big step, we gave her her first bottle tonight. (Yes it was the aforementioned rematch between the Brockmans and the bottle and why does it look so funny to say her her in a row like that?) Here are a few pictures to document the process.
She wasn't quite sure at first as you can see. I thought this was a funny picture. But eventually she settled in...
And daddy really enjoyed it. He said it was fun. He said she was a good "sucker" and I told him I already knew that ;o) Here is a picture of daddy and Kenley bonding.
We won't do too many bottles. Just 1 or 2 a week to keep "bottle practice." Daddy will enjoy the time and mommy will too (even though I pumped tonight while she ate. ) Maybe we can have a grandma come and babysit so we can go to dinner or a movie. That may be fun!

So that recaps a bit of our month. Life with a 1 month old keeps us on our toes! She has grown so much and I can't imaging how fast she will continue to grow this next month.

So in closing, here is a little comparison of how our Little Bean is growing from birth
to now at 1 month old ;o)
Now bring on Month 2!!!