One Month Old

I can not believe that Presley is one month old today. Where did the time go? It really and truly does not feel like a month has already passed us by. I guess when you have a wonderful baby, time does seem to fly.

We started off the month with her feeding every 3 hours and sleeping in between each feeding. Now she eats every 3 hours during the day, stays up for a hour or so, then sleeps until the next feeding. At night we feed at 9:30, she wakes up around 2:30, then again between 5:30 and 6:30, and falls back to sleep until 9:00. You can't ask more of a 1 month old. She usually falls right back to sleep after her night time feedings. Sometimes after eating she gets the hiccups which makes her pretty mad, and she spits up a lot. But I can deal with that.

I guess I have to mention that she does sleep in her car seat. I do put the car seat in her bed every night. So she sleeps in her car seat in her bed. We have tried flat on her back once or twice, but she does much better inclined.

Although she loves to sleep in her car seat, she is not a huge fan of riding in the car. If I did not have to stop at red lights and stop signs, we would be okay. The motion puts her to sleep. The stopping makes her scream and cry. That makes Rebecca moan.

Presley has gotten very good at keeping her focus on my face. She has even started to smile back at me, which I LOVE! She loves to lay on her back and kick her legs. She tolerates tummy time, but only for short periods of time. She loves to look out the window and at lights.

She loves to be held and bounced. It seems that most evenings are spent this way. Presley is a fantastic baby, but she does have her fussy time, which seems to coincide with John coming home from work. It has nothing to do with John, just the time of day. It makes me feel bad, but I know she loves her Daddy very much and will grow out of this.

I have noticed that her dark hair is starting to thin out on top. I wonder if it will come back dark like her Daddy's or come in lighter like mine? Only time will tell...and if the next month is anything like the last, we will know soon.

One Month Stats:

Weight: 9.15 pounds (75%)

Height: 21 inches (50%)

Head Circumference: 38 cm (75%)