a Month

Say it ain't so!! It doesn't seem possible that Katie could already be a month old

Here’s a few tidbits about Katie:

• Still likes to be swaddled - although I only wrap her up at night
• Stays up with Justin and I until we go to bed (or more like we stay up with her until she's ready to go to bed)
• Is usually wide awake for a few hours in the morning and a few hours before bed
• Enjoys baths
• Awesome burper
• Likes to stretch out - before she was born I could tell she wasn't a baby that liked to be curled up in the fetal position
• Has very dry, flaky skin
• Pediatrician thinks its likely she may end up with allergies based on how sensitive her skin is now
• Makes squeaky noises when she eats
• Looks most like Carly
• Doesn’t cry often, but when she does you can't miss it
• Hasn’t stayed awake during the night since her first few days
• Rarely spits up – although the last two people that have held her had a different experience
• Is working on a smile - from her gassy smiles I can tell the real thing is going to be gorgeous
• Justin and I still aren’t used to her name, we definitely like it but there are times it just doesn’t come out naturally
• Is incredibly gassy and can stink up an entire room

Yesterday Katie had her one month check-up with our pediatrician, here are her stats:

Weight: 10 lbs. 1.4 oz. – 75th percentile – it only took a month, but Katie is finally back up to her birth weight (and beyond) and is eating wonderfully

Height: 22.5 inches – 90th percentile

Head: approximately 39 cm – 90th percentile

AND here are a few of my favorite pictures of Katie we've taken over the past few weeks:

I love those pictures of newborns where there's something or someone in the shot that puts their smallness into perspective. But since I can't simultaneously cradle Katie’s body in my arms and take a picture I needed Justin’s help. We finally found a time last Sunday when Justin was home AND we still had some decent natural light.

I showed Justin what I had in mind, stripped Katie down to her birthday suit and put her in Justin's hands.

Here's my first shot:

I put the camera down so I could turn Katie’s face toward the camera, then it happened. Katie peed. And since Justin was lying on his back holding her in the air above him, it trickled down his arm onto his chest and as he bolted up screaming "take her, take her" it trickled under his shirt, pooling in his belly button. The girls and I were hysterical, I was laugh-crying so hard I couldn't do a thing to help him. Needless to say I didn't get the shot I was looking for and Justin put an end to assisting in any more naked baby poses.