one month new

our little girl is one month old.  i remember how fast things seemed to go with liam, but this passed month has really flown by quickly.  i feel like we just brought her home and yet i feel like she's been here always.  i love this girl to bits.  she has really made me feel like our family is now complete.

how are things around here?  well they are starting to get a little easier.  averie is starting to move towards some sort of predictable schedule.  we know that she gets fussy at night, particularly between seven and ten.  but this has been helped by the introduction of a soother.  this was life changing.  both of us went from crying messes because we couldn't help each other figure things out to complete calmness.  never occurred to me to give her a soother because liam flat out refused them.  she's started to show more of her personality, she's stubborn just like me.  and she's awake more during the day, this has made nights better.  we do a feed around eleven and around two and again around five-ish.

how's liam doing?  well he has his moments.  there are days i feel like i'm living with dr. jekyll and mr. hyde sometimes.  one minute he's totally fine and we're playing ... the next he's in complete meltdown mode.  i know it's just a phase and that this will eventually pass, but wow, does it ever make for long long long days.  we were hoping to transition him into his big boy bed this month, we may postpone it just to get him a little more settled into our new routine.  it's been a lot of change for our little dude.

month one highlights

week one

averie made her appearance; 7 lbs. 21"

first car ride home

met her older brother

met her grandparents and cousins

made it back to her birth weight by day five, she's a good eater

week two

first trip to the zoo

two week check up, already up to 7 lbs. 10 oz.

first shopping trip with mommy

moved into her crib in her own room

grabs liam's fingers and holds on, he just loves this 

week three

starting to wear "real" clothes, not just her jammies

she's awake more during the day and sleeping a little better at night

she no longer looks like a newborn, starting to look like a baby

averie coos and squeaks all the time, it's super cute
we learned that she likes soothers, what a difference its made

week four
attended her first wedding
had her first "camping" trip (we spent one night in the trailer)
wore her first dress
weighed in at 8 lbs. 5 oz. at her four week appointment
moved into size one diapers
saw her first snow storm (yup you read that one right, we got snow this week!)
tons and tons of smiles that are not gas induced
definitely more awake these days
went four hours between night time feeds this week (woo hoo)

for as hard as it can be sometimes, i keep reminding myself that i will never get these days back.
so enjoy them.
all of them.
even the sleep deprived and not so good ones.