Month 1-Part 1

I feel like there's so much to say, so I've decided to divide up this entry into 3 parts: one for Maddie, one for Nate, and one for me. I will start with Maddie.

First, I cannot believe that a month has gone by. Only 11 more of them to speed by and she will be one. Since this is our last child (still have a bit of a struggle with this one, even though I cannot imagine having another one!) I really want to take in every moment with her and soak it all in. I love her little toes and the little sounds she makes when she's sleeping (like little grunts, so cute).

For the first two weeks she was a dream baby. Very content. The 3rd and 4th weeks she was pretty fussy every evening. It seemed like nothing would make her happy, and we could get her to stop crying by changing positions or walking her, she just wasn't very happy. And now, entering into the 5th week, things are calming down a little bit. She is still fussiest in the evening, but seems to be more content than she was. She is pretty good during the day, although she still sleeps a lot. She likes to be held most of the time when she's awake, but she will sit in the swing or in the play pen and just look around for a little bit.

She eats every 2-3 hours. She was a very lazy eater and would eat a little and then be back for seconds after about 30 minutes. This is getting better too. She is also only pooping once (sometimes twice) a day. I remember Nate doing this and the doctor said it was normal, but I don't remember him doing it so young (maybe around 6 months?) and it seems strange to me that a newborn wouldn't be pooping all day long--she used to after every feeding but now it's once or twice a day. And her stats: at her two week check up she was 10lbs 3oz and about a 1/2 inch longer. Anything else I want to remember? She's a big baby (even though she's tiny to us) but she has the skinniest legs. We call her a frog. She also has funny hair. It's almost bald on top except for a small thin patch of long hair and it's a bit thicker on the sides and back. It will be nice when it all grows in normal! :) She's smiling and I don't care what anyone says, it's not gas! I love to watch her sleep, which is precisely what I'm doing now as she is lying on my while I type this up.