Our sweet Ameliya Darby is one month old today...
Here's what I have to report, in no specific order:
- She has a beautiful smile.
- The nickname "Mia" is sticking.
- Her brother and sister are over the moon in love with her and hold her, talk to her and read to her daily.
- She nurses every 2-3 hours...except for one 5-6 hour stretch at night. She goes to bed between 9 and 10 and sleeps hard for 5 or 6 hours...no paci, no squirming...just zonked out sleep!
- She weights 10.8 pounds and is 23" long!
- She notices the world around her.
- She LOVES the outdoors.
- The vacuum sweeper puts her to sleep every time (and ours is a LOUD Kirby).
- She is a "good" baby but a particular baby...she likes things HER way.
- She has to burp big time after every eating and often in between - and she doesn't sound too ladylike!
- She has a 2 stork bites on the back of her head/neck (her hair will cover them someday if they stick around) and a small mark about her eye.
- She goes through a LOT of diapers daily, which means she's eating quite well.
- She's never had formula - only breast milk.
- She got a Mooshka Tots baby doll for Easter and is starting to take quite an interest in her. Her name is Kella. Mia will coo at her and suck on her pig tail occasionally.
- She loves being naked!
- If I stick my tongue out at her she will usually respond in kind.
- She continues to sleep in the co-sleeper attached to our bed. I'm loving it a lot and glad my sister, Andrea, suggested it.
- She loves her Aden+Anais blankets.
- She rolls from tummy to back (which requires concentration and terrible face-making!)
- She fights sleep already. She rarely will nurse to sleep, instead has to be full and then tucked in to my arms tightly or laid in her bed to drift off.
- She has almost 100% head control...a couple more weeks and I'd say she'll be there.
- And, of course, the most important things we want her to remember...she is wanted, she is priceless, and she is loved.
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