Happy one month, my sweet sweet girl!
Wheww...
we survived the first month! Life with two babies is definitely twice
as busy but twice as fun as well. Emery's first month of life has not
been "typical." We have struggled with her feedings and it has been
quite the roller coaster. She has been fussy, mainly in the evenings
and has been often been restless. She has gained weight, lost it, gained it
and then lost again. So, now at the one month mark she is starting a
breastmilk/formula bottle feeding diet. :) She is also now on acid
reflux meds. So now with a new diet to assure weight gain and the
meds she is showing much more moments of contentment. Bless her heart, she was just hungry and in pain.
So, Emery let's see what this "untypical" month has been like:
- You weigh 8 lb 2 ounces which was your birth weight. Weight gain has been a challenge for us this month. You have been exclusively breastfed but it appears that although my milk is enough to keep you hydrated it is not enough to put meat on your bones. So, we are now on a formula and breastmilk diet via bottle!
- You nursed 8 times a day and now that you are mainly bottle fed you still eat 8 times a day. You eat about 3-4 ounces every 3 hours.
- You are a great sleeper at night. Just like your brother. From your very first night of life you slept a four hour stretch and most nights you sleep around a 5 hour stretch. You are finicky about being swaddled. You prefer to be swaddled at night but during the day you like to sleep with your hands up by your face. You go to bed around 11:00 and sleep till 4:00 before waking up to eat. Then you go back to sleep till about 7:00.
- You sleep pretty well during the day but this past month you had lost of fussy evening where you were awake all evening leading up to bed time and then you would crash for the nightime.
- Your favorite place to sleep is in the bassinet of the pack-n-play. You still sleep in there at night in mommy and daddy's room. I think you like it best because it is on an incline and it helps make your acid reflux feel better.
- You wear newborn clothes and newborn diapers.
- You love to be held!
- You love tummy time because you love to sleep on your stomach. You do not even try to lift your head up to look around because you are so content on your tummy
- You hated the swing but in the last few days with you seem to enjoy the swing more. I am hoping you continue to come around to loving it as much as your brother did.
- You did not enjoy your first bath but now you really enjoy it.
- You are very "mobile." You are constantly kicking and you can even roll up on your sides at times. You are constantly kicking and moving your hands up around your face
- You hated the carseat from the moment we brought you home from the hospital (see Exhibit A), but you are coming around (see Exhibit B).
- You started cooing around 2 weeks but they are few and far between.
- Your hair was dark brown at birth and you had quite a bit, however, it is slowly falling out and becoming more of a light brown. It sticks up most of the time. Your eyebrows are blonde.
- Your brother (and daddy) LOVE you to pieces too. Lincoln kisses you and hugs you about 50 times a day. He calls you "Emmy" or "Em-eny" and asks to hold you all the time.
And here is a comparison picture of you and Lincoln at one month of age!
Emery, we are so blessed to have you in our home to raise and love! You love to be held (especially by mommy) and talked to when you are upset. When you are awake you are always moving your head and looking around. You seem so alert to be so little. We are so excited to watch you grow and develop and see what another month will bring.
We love you, EC!
