One whole month

I can't believe my baby girl is a whole month old. It has flown by! I'm going to try to keep with her exciting changes just like I did with my pregnancy.

Health: We haven't seen the pediatrician since her follow up for weight concerns at two weeks, three days old and won't again until her two month checkup. At that appointment she was back up to one ounce shy of her birth weight, 7lb 4oz. I weighed her last week at my breast feeding group and we were just up to 8lbs and that's pretty good. She's still a little peanut for one month considering I was a whole pound bigger when I was born.

Personality: Avery is getting so smiley, especially in the morning. She also loves her hands! They're always by her face and doing something crazy when she sleeps.
                                                  

                                                  

                                                   

Eating: The plan was to exclusively breast feed until I went back to work, but it didn't quite work out due to low supply. We started supplementing with formula when she was 2 weeks old and I was trying to pump as much as I could, but it wasn't a lot. She was getting mostly formula but I'm starting to make more milk so we're back to nursing more.

Sleeping: Avery is sleeping in her crib now and has been for about a week.  She had been in our room in a Rock n Play (love that thing!) until then.  I had no intention of moving her this early but she's doing great. She usually goes to bed between 930-1030 and sleeps 3-4 hours, then does a 2 hour and 1 hour stretch. She typically takes along morning nap and a few short afternoon snoozes. She does the funniest poses when she sleeps too, it cracks me up.

                                                       

                                                    
                                                       

                                                        

Her favorites: Avery loves skin on skin and tummy time with mommy & daddy.  She also loves her sungabunny swing, being worn in the Moby, car rides and baths.

Things she can do without: Avery didn't love lying flat on her back for any reason but is getting better since she's been sleeping in her crib.  She still isn't a fan of diaper changes, getting dressed, or getting out of the bath.

Mommy: I'm doing pretty good. The first two weeks were really hard with her nursing pretty much 24-7 but once we knew the reason and had a solution I was doing much better! The emotions were crazy there for a while. I'd cry just looking at her, but they're starting to level out these days.  I was back to my pre baby weight 9 days post partum and am even a few pounds less now...BUT my body is totally different now. My stomach is still a little jiggly and my hips are slightly wider (I can tell in my pants).