4 Weeks Old!

I can't believe my baby girl is already 4 weeks old. It feels like yesterday that I gave birth, but it also feels like forever ago that I was 9 months pregnant. We can't really remember or imagine life without Laila in it.


I want to take a moment to thank our families for coming out here and helping us immensely during the first few weeks of Laila's life. We are so thankful for all you have done for us...grocery shopping, cleaning, running errands, and taking care of me, Collin, Chloe and the baby! We love you guys so much and miss you already.


Notes of Interest:
-She is still feeding on demand so she hasn't developed much of a schedule yet, but she seems to have more and more happy and alert time every day.
-She isn't sleeping quite as well as she did in the beginning, but we still get at least one 4 hour chunk of sleep each night, so that is good. She is typically going to sleep around 10:00pm, waking sometime around 2-3 and then again around 5-6 and then will sometimes go back to sleep until 8, but sometimes won't.
-She is starting to smile - sometimes it feels like it's intentional but I am still not convinced.
-She is a very musical baby and loves her mobile in her crib. She really responds to music.
-She doesn't love "tummy time" and tends to get frustrated pretty quickly but we're working on that.
-We're going to start her on 2 bottles per week tomorrow so that she will get used to a bottle and Collin can participate in feedings.
-We started trying to give her a pacifier last week but that hasn't gone very well. She has taken it a few times for a minute or two, but on the whole doesn't seem to like it too much.
-She continues to LOVE baths. She never cries and really seems to enjoy them every time I give her one.

she looks really good in yellow.

trying to nurse collin.

she really wanted a sip of my chocolate shake.
(she didn't really get any...don't worry folks)

flower power - hippie child.

did some tummy time in the boppy. fell asleep.
woke up and vomited all over herself and my bed.

note to self: don't do tummy time in the boppy right after a big feeding.

Laila is such an angel and we just love her so much.
Happy 4 weeks baby girl!!