Traxel Time: Lily's First Month

Big Events

6/7 - My birthday! (Read about my birth here)
6/9 - Came home from the hospital
6/11 - First follow up appointment - down to 5lbs 9oz
6/12 - 2nd follow up for weight gain - up to 5lbs 10oz
6/13 - Met Great-Grandma and Papa
6/14 - Met Uncle Tyler and Cousin Ben
7/15 - Grandma Sherry went back home after helping Mom and Dad for a week
6/16 - My due date. I went to Baby Basics at Cornerstone, my first trip other than to the doctor
6/17 - Lost my cord stump
6/19 - 2 week doctor's appointment - up to 6lbs 6 oz!
6/22 - Church and then newborn pictures with Katharyne Dunn
6/25 - Grandma Sherry, Melissa and Amanda came to visit, go shopping and have lunch
7/3 - Fireworks in the van (I was eating)
7/4 - Parade for the 4th of July
7/7 - 1 Month Old! Daddy left for a business trip overnight

Size/Percentile: At 2 weeks

Weight - 6 lbs 6 oz (6%)
Height - 19.75 inches (33%)
Head - 14.06 inches (75%)

Daily Schedule:
I wake up the first time in the morning about 6:30-7:30, around the same time Daddy leaves for work. Mommy and I usually take a nap until I wake up again at about 9:30. During the day, Mommy wakes me up with a diaper change every 2-3 hours if I don't wake up on my own. After my diaper is changed I get to eat. I usually eat for about 20 minutes, but I like to "comfort nurse" and use Mommy as a pacifier in the evenings. Mom feeds me right before she falls asleep, between 11 and midnight, and then I wake up once in the middle of the night to eat. Sometimes Daddy gives me a bottle that Mommy pumped if she's too tired to hold me to nurse.

Things I Love:

Boob.
Snuggling/sleeping on Daddy's chest
Having my arms swaddled (otherwise I punch myself)
My duck (Wubanub pacifiers - duck and giraffe)

This Month's Milestones:

I've cried real tears since before I left the hospital.
I follow Mommy and Daddy's voices by turning my head
My eyes rarely cross anymore and I focus on faces pretty well
I can hold my head up for about a minute when I'm on my belly
I smile at Mommy and Daddy (and after I fart)
I don't cry at baths, clothes or diaper changes anymore!
Two growth spurts - Mommy was amazed how much I ate!

Highlights of the Month:

I eat really efficiently, but only with the shield
I have scared multiple people with how loudly I can fart/poop
I kept almost all of my hair and the top of my head is finally filling in!
I still don't fill out my other newborn sized clothes, but my Carter's brand ones are getting snug now!
I slept in the Mei Tai for walks to the farmer's market on Saturdays
I stretch out my neck and purse my lips - Aunt Amanda calls it my "turtle face"
My baths are all in the bathroom sink, because I still fit laying down in the cradle
I usually sleep either in my carseat or in bed with Mom and Dad after middle of the night feedings