Ella at 1 month!

Ella, you are 1 month today!

I have no idea how much you weigh, but I think it is close to 9.5 lbs! You have really grown in the last few weeks! We will know your stats on Thursday when we go see Dr. Nail for your check up, and I will post them, of course.

You are still nursing great, and are taking Mommy's milk from a bottle really well, too! I am SO thankful for that, because it allows me the occasional break!

You are not as great of a sleeper as your brother was, but we are working on that. So far, you would much rather be sleeping on your tummy. At night, when you sleep on your back, you are very restless and squirmy. You, my dear, have some of the LOUDEST grunts and moans I have ever heard out of a little thing your size. It makes it very hard for Mommy and Daddy to get good sleep because of all your grunting! I do let you nap on our tummy during the day (I know, shame on me), and you sleep SO much better then.

If you had it your way, you would be held 24/7, and probably by Mommy over anyone else. BUT that can't happen, so you are learning to be happy in the swing and bouncy seat. Besides my arms, your next favorite place to be is laying flat on the floor. You love to kick and look around, but only for about 10 minutes, that is your max. Then you want to be held again. Sigh.

You can hold your head up really well. I mean REALLY well. I have never seen a 1 month old hold their head like you can. And really, you have been doing it since you were about 2 weeks old. I need to get pictures of that soon to post because it is quite funny to see a tiny little head poking up from your Daddy's shoulder as he is walking away!

You are tracking us with your eyes so much now, and have even given us a few smiles in the last few days that I'm pretty sure were on purpose! I can't wait to get those all time!!

Here you are in your 1 month onesie! Love you so much, sweet baby girl!