One Month

Weight: 6 lbs 6 oz

Length: 19.3 in

Head Circumference: 36.0 cm

Has it seriously already been a month since I got to meet my precious little girl? Time is flying way too fast.

This first month has been full of ups and downs. Transitioning into parenthood hasn't been hard, but it hasn't been the easiest thing I've ever done either.

Once we finally got to bring Penny home, we were up every two hours to feed her. We had to stick to that schedule pretty tightly since she was such a tiny baby. She's now eating anywhere between 3-4 ounces every 3-4 hours (longer at night). We typically let her wake us up to eat at night. We've been going to the doctor weekly for weight checks just to make sure she was eating well and gaining weight adequately. She finally got to be taken off the preemie formula last week and has started wearing some of her newborn clothes. Her pediatrician says she looks "absolutely perfect," she's just tiny, but is catching up quickly.

She is a great sleeper, most of the time. She'll wake up to eat and have her diaper changed. After she gets all cleaned up, one of us will hold her until she falls back asleep and then she's out until the next feeding. We have had to start using a pacifier occasionally to help her calm down & relax. She's awesome at putting herself to sleep and soothing herself back to sleep when she wakes up. We'll put her in the cradle when she's slightly drowsy to help encourage her to go to sleep on her own and typically within 5, maybe 10, minutes she is sound asleep.

Penny's One Month "Firsts"

Leaving the hospital & heading straight to the 930

First MC Family Dinner

First Bath

First Trip to the Park

First Pool Party (in newborn clothes!)

Penny is an absolute sweetheart. She's finally started smiling at us. It is seriously the most precious thing in the world. As different and difficult as this first month has been I wouldn't trade this life for any other one. She has made our lives richer in so many ways. I'm pretty excited to see where she is a month from now, the advances she's made and the things that we've done.