Wow. I can hardly believe it has gone by so fast, our little one is here. I am honestly suprised how little it feels like life is changed. At our last doctors appointment Lillie measured in at:
December was an amazing month. It was wonderful spending time together as a family, what little time there was. David finished his second semester of the UVU Culinary program. Two down, two to go! Between that and work we did not get to see a ton of him but what little time there was we held on to jealously. Lillie loves her dad and tracks his every move when he enters the room.
My mom was able to come and stay with us the first week we were home from the hospital. Honestly, I felt like a burden to her and kept trying to get her to back away, then when she did I had a complete come apart as I didn't feel I could do this without the help of my mother. I guess in a way we will always be out mommy's little girls. After getting life into a bit of a groove, David's sister Katherine came and visited for a couple of weeks during Christmas break. We were able to create our own little routine while she was here, where I would feed and she would burp/cuddle. The rest of David's family arrived on Christmas Eve. It was a bit tricky juggling the two families during the holidays, especially with Lillie here and the demand to see her. All in all though everyone had a good time and we tried to hold on to every little moment of the holidays.
Lillie's first month practically flew by. She is characterized by her tendency to poop, her first week home she once went through 12 diapers in 2 hours. She has the most adorable quirky smile, just like her daddy, where she will turn up one side of her mouth. While looking back on photos I have realized that she does this with both sides of her mouth. If you are truly lucky you will get a full smile, and at times even an adorable laugh. She is not a fan of the car seat or rides in the car. We go NO WHERE without her green bink. We have tried every type of pacifier we can buy and there is only one that she will deem worthy of her attention.
Sad the difference one month makes isn't it!
Uncle Stephen and his little Elf.
At six weeks her favorite thing to do is wake mommy up in the middle of the night and then coo and giggle as I bemoan her "stinky bum." I swear she is going to think that is her name. We have even slept through the night, twice! With all that boasting, we are all still adjusting a bit, the new semester really threw us for a loop.
So far she has mastered holding her head up, although at times she kinda looks like a bobble head doll. We have night time down to a routine, bath and bed by nine, and usually sleep until 3 or 4, or even some times all through the night. She loves being held and cuddled and is becoming very interested in the world around her. Television intrigues, people amuse, although loud or surprising noises are still scary. We have a variety of cries for various different things, although most of these are completely fake. My favorite is her little growl when being picked up and hugged she sounds like a puppy, which she imitates when eating she will bite down on her bottle and shake her head while growling. Thursday is her 2 month well baby check, I am excited to see where she lands in her growth percentile, and am absolutely dreading the shots.
Sunday, February 5th will be the baby blessing. We are going to use my blessing dress, something I have always wanted to do. David's family is coming in and will be able to see her again, basically everyone is excited. The hard part is giving her up to all the people who want to hold her. Where we both work so much we don't get much time with Lillie so every little moment is held sacred.
