It’s been one month since our sweet little Zoey arrived and stole our hearts! So far, time hasn’t been flying by for us. I’m sure when she hits six months we will wonder where the time went.
We have been very blessed to have such a GREAT baby. Zoey came out sleeping 3-4 hours at a time and eating great. The second night at home, she slept for 6 hours; I did go in and check on her a few times to make sure she was still breathing. She doesn’t cry unless she is hungry, tired, gassy, or needs her diaper changed. We are getting plenty of sleep at night. We typically put her down between 9:30-10 and she sleeps till 3-3:30. She wakes up again around 6. I am very thankful for such a good baby; I do not feel tired or sleep deprived at all. She is doing great about staying awake during the day as well. She typically stays awake an hour to an hour and a half after each feeding. We try to get her to stay away from the 6:00 feeding till the 9:00 feeding so she will sleep better at night too.
Right now the biggest struggle is gassiness. She seems to have a lot of it after each feeding. I’m trying to avoid foods that might cause this, but I’m still learning. I made the mistake of eating broccoli a few times this week and I think that has caused a lot of it. I’m hoping this gets better. I give her gas drops after each feeding to try to help, but doesn’t seem to help all the way.
When she was born she weighed 6lbs 13oz; when we left the hospital she weighed 6lbs 5oz. On the follow up appointment 2 days later, she had already gained 4oz; she was up to 6lbs 9oz. The nurse did not like the fact she had slept 6 hours the night before and told me I needed to wake up her every 3-4 hours (even at night) to feed, but I think that if she gained 4oz in 2 days she is getting plenty to eat and not going hungry.
We started giving her a bottle for the last feeding of the day so her and Brian could bond more. Her first bottle.
Zoey had her 2 week doctor appointment on January 4. I hope she does as well at her 2 month appointment as she did this one. She did not cry at all when they were measuring her or weighing her. Nor did she fuss when the doctor was checking her out. 
She sat contently in her Daddy’s arms as we waited for the doctor to come in.
In 2 weeks she grew an inch and half, up to 20 inches from 18.5 inches at birth, and gained almost a pound since birth; up to 7lbs 11oz. I think we are doing ok with letting her sleep as long as she wants to at night; she is getting plenty to eat. She has been holding her head up since Day 2. I know you might not believe me, but the girl has some serious neck muscles. She loves to hold her head up. She is still wobbly and doesn’t hold it up long, but she does better each day. She loves to sit up as well. As soon as she can hold her head up I plan on buying her a bumbo seat so she can look around.
We started doing some tummy time after the doctor’s visit. She’s not a huge fan of being on her tummy unless she is laying on you. She loves to lay on Brian at night and take a deep nap.
Tummy time; which last only about 15 minutes or less.
Her favorite type of tummy time; laying on Daddy.
She tends to love her bath as long as the water is being poured over her or the warm washcloth is on her. While she loves this, she is not a fan of being washed. We have discovered that she sleeps better at night when she gets a bath before bedtime.
I know it’s a long post, but I wanted to track all this stuff since the baby book doesn’t have a place for most of this. Here are a few of my favorite pictures so far. I really need to get some printed to put around the house. :)
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