Selah is one month old!

 

Baby girl has had an exciting first month of life!

 

WEEK ONE

Being welcomed home by big sister

 

First outing - day 3 of life.  Night Eyes at the zoo....big siblings had to get out of the house!

 

First bath

 

 Diaper buddies

 

Selah was jaundiced.  She had lab draws 3 days in a row after leaving the hospital, and had phototherapy with the bili-blanket at home for 2 days.

 

Meeting cousin Noah

and cousin Caden

 

Our little glow-worm, on her first Halloween

This is the shirt I was supposed to wear on Halloween... but baby girl came early!

Hello, bright eyes!

 

WEEK TWO

Trying to rest/snuggle a little more this maternity leave, and enjoy the down time and these precious littles

 

WEEK THREE

When mommy forgets to restock the diaper bag, you wear brother's size 6 diapers!

 

Be still, my heart

WEEK FOUR

First Thanksgiving

One month pictures

 

Selah was baptized by Grandpa Jim on the day she turned one month old

At one month.....

Weight: Selah was a slow starter, just like our other kids.  Weight was up and down over the first 10 days, so we were intermittently needing to pump/give bottles.  Lowest weight was 5 lbs, 15 oz; but since her two-week appointment, we've been gaining steadily.  She was 6 lbs, 6 oz at that visit, and 7 lbs, 10 oz at 4 weeks. 

Length: 17.5" at birth, 19" at 2 week appointment (6th percentile).

Moods: Starting to have more alert times, usually one stretch in the morning and one in the evening.  If she cries, it is hunger or gas - she gets so upset over her burps and toots. :-)

Favorite foods: Milk!

Favorite toy: She will spend time on her playmat, and seems to like looking at the sea creatures.

Favorite hobby: Staring at lights, pulling mommy's hair, being held at all times

Playtime: If she is in the swing (which she rarely tolerates), brother and sister present her with stuffed toys and pictures that Chloe colored

Sleep:  Really no pattern here.  She wakes about 3 times per night to feed (often 11, 2, and 4:30?).  Sometimes a fourth waking as well.  The short stretches of sleep are hard for me, but she eats on only one side and goes back down easily, so I'm rarely up for more than 30 minutes.  Her naps are still irregular too, but tend to be cat naps in the morning and at least one long nap in the afternoon (probably because we go somewhere, and she falls asleep in her carseat.....she loves sleeping there).

Milestones: We are anxiously awaiting purposeful smiles :-)