One Month

At one month: 

Weight: Emma weighs 7 pounds and 9 ounces

        Percentile: 34%

Height: 19.5 inches

        Percentile: 85%

Sleep: For the most part has been pretty rough. The longest stretch at night has been about 4 hours but usually it's been between two and three hours. She slept a ton the first two weeks that she was home and still sleeps a lot during the day reaching about 3 and a half hour stretches sometimes if I don't wake her up.
Clothing size: Still in Newborn. It's going to be a little while still in them because she is very petite. 

Milestones:Getting passed her jaundice, picking up her head

Special Outings: Doctor's appointments, parents and grandparents houses, shopping at the store, the park with her sister, and even out to eat at denny's, we actually started going back to sacrament at 3 weeks old because I couldn't stand just sitting around the house anymore. She's just stayed in her carseat for most of these, but it's nice to get out of the house.

Month Highlights: To be honest, this month hasn't been easy. The first two weeks of Em's life were spent trying to nurse as much as possible to make sure she got passed her jaundice and then around week three we hit a growth spurt and some colic so things have been a little stressful. 

Big Changes: Breastfeeding is going great, she has already grown and changed a massive amount. and she's gone from sleeping non-stop to being pretty fussy when she's not sleeping. She definitely is a colicky baby at this point.

Emma's Favorites: Being held upright against your chest, eating, having a clean diaper, and crying.

Thoughts: While I absolutely adore Emma, this month has been far from easy. Learning to take care of two babies while recovering has been difficult. Luckily Colton was off for two weeks after she was born and that helped a ton. When she was three months old Emma got really fussy and screamed a lot and so we have been trying to work through that but mostly I'm exhausted. I've been making sure I pump every day to have a freezer stash when I go back to work and have been pretty successful with that and have about 100 ounces frozen so far. We haven't given her a bottle yet but am planning on doing it this week. I have loved watching Elli with her though. She completely adores her. Every chance she gets she's laying on the floor by her and kissing her and it's just the cutest thing ever. I can't wait until Emma is finally able to really start responding to Elli because it's going to be the cutest. The emotional tranisition has been much easier for me than I expected. Emma just feels like she belongs here and has always been a part of our family. She definitely is a sweet but strong little spirit and we couldn't love her any more than we do now.