One month?!?! Seriously. Where does time go?
Dear baby girl,
Wow, you’re already one month old. We’ve already created so many wonderful memories with you! You’ve been on a marathon shopping trip, playing at the park with your big brother, out to eat a few times, running errands with mommy, to the doctor’s office, and even had your own party!
You’re a little angel, baby girl. You spent the first week or two sleeping a lot. You’re awake much more often now, but still a great sleeper. I’d say you sleep anywhere from 2-4 hours at a time and then you spend a couple of hours awake. Around your third week, you seemed to have a fussy streak every single night from ~8-10pm, but it really only lasted about a week. We’re co-sleeping and you wake up 3-4 times a night to nurse.
You’re an excellent nurser and you were from the start. Maybe because I’m a pro by now and Ryan was still nursing a couple times a day when you were born. Last weekend I went to a movie with my girlfriends (Hunger Games)–it was my first time away from you!–so I pumped some milk (7 oz in one sitting, whooo!) and you took your very first bottle (from Grandma) like a champ.
Unfortunately you haven’t been in cloth diapers yet. We tried when you were born, but we had leaking issues and honestly haven’t had the time to figure it out yet. I know it can be done though and that’s my goal this month! We just switched from newborn sized diapers to size 1 and told ourselves we would not buy any more!
You’re a chunk! Okay, not really, but you’ve definitely filled out and have a nice little belly 🙂 You were 7 lb 6 oz when you were born… you weighed 7 lb 3 oz at the doctor’s office when you were 4 days old… just over 8 lb when we saw the midwife the next week… and now you’re almost 10 lb! We see the doctor tomorrow for your 1-month check up so I’ll get a more official number 🙂
EDIT: from the doctor’s office:
~weight: 9 lb 11 oz (7lb 6oz at birth)
~height: 22 3/4″ (21″ at birth)
~head size: 14.5″ (13.5″ at birth)
~doctor was impressed with your growth! yay breastmilk 😉
I think you wore newborn sized clothes for the first 3 weeks! Size 0-3 is a pretty perfect fit right now, but you’re wearing mainly size 3 months–because it’s all so cute and I couldn’t wait to put it on you! but it is still a little big.
Ohhh, your big brother loves you so much! He gets excited to see you (“Good morning, Rebecca!”) and is always “patting” you, giving you kisses, and asking to hold you. He even attempts to feed you and says, “Don’t cry, Rebecca, I’m here!” It’s adorable. One morning he ran in to give you a hug and he said, “I love my sister!” and today he said, “Rebecca, you’re so lucky to have me!” He likes to read his books to you and sing “Rock a Bye Baby” when you cry.
Your daddy likes to carry you around the house and even wears you in a carrier once in a while! He loves to play music for you and he already has a favorite song picked out–“It Will Rain” by Bruno Mars. He calls you his princess… or little miss piggy, haha, because when you get hungry, you “oink” at daddy.
I love your adorable little face. I love that you stop crying as soon as mommy picks you up. I love you and your big brother together. I love when you fall asleep on my chest. I love watching daddy sing to you.
Rebecca, we love you to the moon and back 9,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999 times,
<3 mommy, daddy, and ryan
Wow a month she is SO beautiful & very lucky to have such a loving older brother!
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hey she has grow up so much and she is pretty .. hope that everything is going well for all of you .. well see you at the lake sometime this summer .. talk to you soon
From – havilah
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Wow! I can hardly believe it has been a month! She is so beautiful and lucky to have such a great big brother and family!
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Right…can’t believe a month already! It will go fast!!!! I think she does look like Ryan but definitely looks like you! 🙂 Those eyes are still blue!??!!! 🙂
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babydickey Reply:
March 30th, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Still blue!!
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Beth Reply:
March 31st, 2012 at 5:08 am
🙂 I know! When do they usually change??? Soon, right?
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Love that last picture! Beautiful! Congrats on the amazing breastfeeding success! That’s one healthy (and beautiful) baby girl!
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Wow. Thanks Emily, I needed a little cry at work today! So sweet.
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babydickey Reply:
March 30th, 2012 at 8:25 pm
🙂
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It’s crazy how time flies. I can’t believe it’s already been a month. Jolene will be a YEAR in a few weeks. I have no idea how this happens. Didn’t time DRAG when we were younger?
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babydickey Reply:
March 30th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
A YEAR?!?! Seriously. We blink and it’s gone.
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ONE MONTH ALREADY?!?!? NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
She is gorgeous Emily. Absolutely gorgeous. That last picture is incredible. It needs to be printed out and plastered on billboards or something. <3
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babydickey Reply:
March 30th, 2012 at 8:25 pm
awww thanks 🙂
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She is adorable! Love her little outfits! Happy 1 month old birthday to her!Your little boy sounds like he is so sweet to her!
-Hannah
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So sweet! I can’t believe she’s a month already – it’s flown by. And I love that she’s only a month and has her very own PBK chair, lol. ♥
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babydickey Reply:
March 30th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
haha… I took Ryan’s monthly pictures in a blue PBK chair (that I won)… so I had to buy one for Rebecca too!!
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Aww I love the photos! She’s super cute & I dig Ryan’s big brother shirt too!
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