1 Month

I absolutely cannot believe that Kate is already a month old! It seems like we just brought her home from the hospital yesterday.  When I look at her, I can tell; all of her facial features are bigger, her hands fit a little differently into mine, and her hair is certainly growing.  When I pick her up, I can tell then too.  She definitely weighs more.

I can't say every day has been easy, but every day has been full of joy.  Kate has brought so much laughter and so many smiles to our lives in these short weeks and we LOVE watching her grow.

Right now, she's still in newborn clothes (though not for long) and newborn size diapers.  She's moving her arms and legs more and has more awake periods throughout the day.  She smiles more - not in response to us, but just because she's happy.  She usually falls asleep in the car, and she is doing great with feeding.  During the day, she usually goes about 3 hours between eating, and about 4 hours at night. She still has a very awake time from about 9:00 pm - midnight, but we're hoping that changes soon.  Matt usually stays up with her and gets her down and then I get up to feed her twice a night.

I am trying to treasure the times throughout the day that we have together and not worry about getting other things done too much, but for a busy-body like me, that's not always easy.  I love cuddling with Kate, holding her while she sleeps, her cute baby noises, and all of her expressive faces.  I especially love her little lips:)

In just one short month, we've learned so much about being parents, about each other, and about our beautiful, new little daughter.  She is amazing, and we love being her mom and dad.

I'm hoping to take monthly pictures of her to document her growth over this first year.  Here are a few from her 1 month photo shoot:)