One Month Old

Quinn is one month old!!

The first month of her little life has been busy adjusting to our new life as a family of four and getting to know our daughter.  She has been sleeping a lot during this first month so it is hard to describe what her personality is like but so far she is a good baby.  She has her moments where she likes to scream and cry for no good reason (usually around dinner time) but, otherwise, she cries when she is hungry, eats, looks around, and goes back to sleep.  She definitely has become more alert in the last couple of weeks and loves to stare at the ceiling fan, the reflection in a mirror, and the toys over her head in her play yard.  I have caught a couple "coos" and some more smiles (but I'm pretty sure these are still a reaction to bubbles in her tummy).

Quinn is eating every 3-4 hours (day and night).  I made the executive decision this week to switch her to soy formula after she continued to spit up most of what she was eating of the regular formula.  We are on day two of soy and since the switch she barely spits up during her feedings.  Our only complaint/worry is that she has a hard time pooping and you can tell it bothers her.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the soy will be easier on her system and things will all level out in the next couple of weeks :)

When it comes to sleeping at night I think she is a little behind in this department.  Most one month olds will sleep stretches of 4-5 hours but she is still waking up consistently every 3 hours.  This makes for some very tired parents but we have survived the first four weeks of sleepless nights and it can only get better from here!

At her one month appointment she looked great, got one shot, and weighed in at 9 pounds, 5 ounces (51st percentile) and is 22 inches long (81st percentile).  She'll go back to the doctor for a two month appointment.

I am really looking forward to the next few weeks when she will really start to interact with everyone :)

...and we have had enough!!