You are 1 month old today, congrats! It is hard to believe that a whole month has gone by since we first met each other. Time is moving way too quickly and you are growing way too fast! Thank you for being such a good baby and allowing me to transition into the role of motherhood with ease. You are absolutely beautiful and have the best little personality.
You are a growing girl and weigh almost 11 lbs today. When you are hungry, you put your fists to your mouth and you are now eating about 5 ounces every 4 hours. We developed a good feeding schedule in the hospital and it continued once we returned home. Since you sleep pretty solidly for 4 hours at a time, I only have to wake up once during the night to feed you. Your Daddy and I are extremely thankful for this!
You LOVE to be swaddled and have spent every night of your life wrapped tightly. You sleep wonderfully in your bassinet beside our bed and enjoy the white noise sound on your music box. After the sun rises, I usually sneak you into bed with me for some Mommy – Baby snuggle time! I cherish our quiet moments together and know they won’t last forever.
When you are awake, you are constantly moving. You love to stretch but sometimes hit yourself in the face when your arms spring back uncontrolled. You prefer to be vertical rather than horizontal, and you like to look around at your surroundings. You have a love – hate relationship with the pacifier. Sometimes it is the only way to soothe you but at other times, you lock your lips tightly and absolutely refuse to take it. You are beginning to enjoy your baths a little more (well, you don’t scream). After each bath, I cover you in baby lotion and then could spend all day smelling your sweet smell.
You are very strong and use your little legs to push and move around. You can also roll over and move your head from side-to-side while on your tummy. You’ve actually been doing these things for a while and even impressed the pediatrician at your two-week appointment. He told us not to be surprised if you were crawling at 6 months, but I prefer you wait a little longer if possible.
You make the funniest little faces and we’ve even named a few: the “One-eyed Willy”, the “Poopy face” and the “Lori look”, named after yours truly. Your face is full of character and makes your Daddy and I laugh a lot! You smile occasionally but I don’t think it’s been intentional. We are still waiting for you to smile directly at us. You also make lots of cute noises.
Your eyes are still blue but have lightened up a lot. According to standard genetics, since your Daddy and I both have green eyes, there is a 75% probability that your eyes will be green and a 25% chance that they will be blue. I guess time will tell. I think you have my eye shape and chin but your Daddy’s nose and lips. I think you will be a good mix of us both and we look forward to watching you change and develop over the next several months.
You have outgrown your newborn clothes and are wearing a 3 – month size. I don’t think you’ve worn a single outfit twice and we still have a closet full! Your Grandma likes to spoil you and is constantly bringing over new items. You look so darn cute in everything!
Yesterday was your first bad spit-up, and you showed us how you can make it projectile! Luckily, your Daddy was still home to witness it and we both had a good laugh. His exact response was, “That was so cool…like out of a movie.” I wonder if he still thought it was cool when he was helping me make the bed for the second time in two days, haha!
Daddy and I both love you tremendously and are so grateful to have you in our lives. We want only the best for you and look forward to watching you grow and develop over the next month, year, 5 years, etc.
Happy 1 Month, Abigail Suzanne! We love you bunches!
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