Allie's a month old :))

Good morning! It's Monday morning, and our sweet little Allie celebrated her one month birthday this past Saturday, April 13th!

She is doing really good. We haven't posted updates in a while, so I figured it would be great to do a long one.

She is weighing 8 lbs 12 oz, which means she gained 2 lbs in her first month. I am still going to a breastfeeding moms group on Tuesday mornings, and they say babies her age are supposed to gain 1 oz per day, on average. She is way ( or weigh? :)) beyond that.

Her height and weight are in the 50%, and her head is on the 75% ( smart little one :))

She is holding her little head up more and more each day, up to a 45 degree angle. She can smile when we smile at her, she can get her hands clasped together, and as you will see in this picture below, she loooves to sleep with her hands up :)

She is wearing a onesie that Daddy bought for her ( look at the celebratory balloons :)).

During the last couple of days, she has gone through a growth spurt, eating hourly and at night, eating every two to three hours, when she was nursing three to four hours before.

We thought she had graduated to size 1 diapers, but she is still too big for it ( let's just say we had a couple of BAD accidents over the weekend), so we bought some more newborn diapers for her.

I have started going more places with her, and she really likes the car rides. We had lunch with Daddy last Friday, and she did really well. I tried to give her a pacifier prior to the ride to see if she would take it, but she spit it out :) So, no pacifiers for her yet.

This last weekend, we were going to try to give her a bottle ( mamadeira), but we got too busy. Experts recommend introducing a bottle between 4-6 weeks, so we will try again next weekend.

Allie spent quite a few hours this last weekend watching some golf on Daddy's comfy chest, so I think she will be a golf pro in her future.

She is really starting to notice all the toys around her, and is kicking quite a bit when we put her on her little gym.

I think Bryan and I are starting to figure out her many kinds of cries, so, we are starting to feel more and more confident as parents.

Last Friday morning, while watching the Today show, I saw this commercial, which touched me and I thought I would share it here :) good advertising.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yotq4zr0dRc




Ok, that's all for now,
Love you all
Have a blessed week

Playing on daddy

She enjoys sitting on the lap.

 

 

With a little smile (and some messed up hair)

 

 

 

 

Allie is doing well and enjoying Grandma Tina's visit.

Seems like she really is growing everyday!

She has started to move her head more and is also 'speaking' a little more in baby talk.

Allie has been getting some good workouts in at her "gym."

 

 

She also loves her swing.

 



Her features are also becoming more distinct every day. She really has a lot of traits from both sides of the family. Here are a couple of pictures of her with Grandma Tina.