Claire: 1 Month

I can't believe my baby girl is 1 month old! Time continues to fly by! I am torn between wanting her to stay small and loving seeing her grow and her personality develop!  

• Claire weighed 7lb, 7oz at birth and was 19 inches long
• She celebrated her first holiday, Easter,  in the hospital (2 days old).
• She left the hospital weighing 7 lbs, 1oz.
• At 1 week old she weighed 7.9 lbs and was 20 inches long!
• My aunt passed away when Claire was 3 days old.
• She had her first outing to Nana and Papa's house on a very stormy day!
• Claire met a lot of family at my Aunts wake at 1 week old. 
• She was  a champion eater but I struggled with a lot of pain!
• At 2 weeks old, Claire weighed 8.6 lbs and was 20.5 inches long.
• Claire eats every 2 hours during the day and 2-3 hours at night.
• She sleeps most of the day.  
• She enjoys tummy time laying on her dad's chest.
• She is in almost all newborn clothes and some 0-3 month onesies.
• After her 9-10:00pm feeding she is usually wide awake until her next feeding.
• She wakes up after being put in her cosleeper and then falls asleep in bed with me. 
• At 3 weeks old, I decided to sacrifice sleep and hold her longer after night feedings until she was in a deeper sleep and now she sleeps in the cosleeper all night.  
• Claire has made many trips to Target, Nana and Papas, and Pizza Hut. 
• She went to her first restaurant (Buffalo Wild Wings) with me and Nana.
• She facetimes a lot with Grandma and Boppa.  
• She went to Steak and Shake with me and Sean!
• At 1.5 weeks she visited with Great Papa Tom.  
• Claire attends church regularly with mommy and daddy!
• Claire loves all her cousins! They love her too!
• Claire has been away from mommy twice- once while mommy went to a work event ( that was difficult!) and once while mommy did some shopping! She enjoyed daddy time though!
• Claire has a had a few bottles of breastmilk.
• Claire smiles a lot in her sleep! 
• Daddy always cuddles with her as soon as he gets home from work!
• She watched the first round of the Bulls playoffs while Sean holds her (for good luck!).
• She snorts when she's upset.

We are loving this time with our girl! Now for a picture dump...

Claire's first Easter at the hospital, 2 days old.

Solly baby wrap!

Wearing one of the outfits I wore as a baby!

"Crazy Eyes"

sleepy smiles

cousins

wearing an outfit her Auntie Em wore as a baby!

watching the Bulls with dad!