One Month

Sweet Sibley, you are now more than a month old! As of today you are 4 weeks, 4 days and growing more every day. It's been quite an eventful month for all of us, to say the least, but we wouldn't change a thing!

Based on our fancy system of weighing ourselves then weighing ourselves holding you, you're tipping the scales at a solid 10 pounds, almost 11. You're eating about 4 ounces every three hours, give or take, then 5 ounces at bedtime and in the middle of the night. If we wait too long to get your bottle ready you get really mad at us.

And speaking of mad, you make these little cough sounds when you get really frustrated. It usually coincides with the woodchuck. We have to be ready to jump quickly when you start to tell us you're hungry or we have an angry little girl on our hands!

You've been sleeping in your swing in the living room at night, which means mama spends most of her nights on the couch to be right next to you. It's just easier that way in the middle of the night rather than stumbling around in the dark in our room. You're not a big fan of your Rock and Play just yet, but I hope you'll grow into it. Same goes for your crib, although you don't mind doing a little tummy time in there.

Right now you usually wake up for a little while from 6ish to 8 in the mornings before taking a nice, long morning nap, then another nice nap in the afternoons. Your most alert time is from about 6 to 8 or so at night, which makes for perfect snuggle time while your dad and I catch up on our favorite shows.

You seem to love bathtime, just not the drying off part of it. We're bathing you every other night right now, but this will probably become a nightly routine pretty soon.

You can still wear newborn diapers and clothes, but we're transitioning into size 1 diapers and some of your smaller 3 month outfits.

You've been on a few outings this month, including your first July 4th at the lake. You loved it there and stayed awake almost all day long!

You are a sweet baby, and we continue to learn more about your cries and signals every day.

Happy 1 Month, baby girl! It's been a fun one!