One Month Old

Dear Caroline,
I can't believe you are already one month old! These last few weeks have flown by, and you are getting bigger and stronger every day. Even though you came sooner than we expected, I wouldn't trade these "extra" 5 weeks with you for anything. You have already brought us such joy with your sweet smile! Every few days we hit a rough patch with sleeping (you are quite the diva at 2:00am!), but we've gone a whole week without a difficult night so hopefully that's behind us. Even though the nights have been a challenge, you are an angel during the day. You are a great napper, and I hardly hear a peep from you all day. This has really helped your brother with the transition of becoming a family of four. Now if we could just switch those days & nights! :)

Here are some things that we love about you already:

-I'm not sure where you got that beautiful chestnut brown hair, but it's gorgeous! It will be interesting to see if it changes or not...

-You are quite the snuggler...just like your brother was. You love to be held, especially by me or your dad...

-Your brother is obsessed with giving you hugs! He is always on the lookout for you, and he never passes up an opportunity to love on you...

-The only place you will sleep right now is either in our arms, in your little chair, or in your car seat. It seems like you prefer to be upright instead of laying flat. We aren't pushing you to change right now since technically you aren't even full term yet, but hopefully you'll start to sleep in your crib sooner than later...

-You are not a big fan of the swing yet--you will only tolerate it for a few minutes. But you love your chair, your Boppy, and being rocked. One of your favorite things to do is to look out our front window during "play time"...

-You love being swaddled, but you like your hands close to your face at all times. :)

-You are a great eater & had gained over a pound at your 2week check up when you weighed 7lb, 13oz! You are doing so well, in fact, that the doctor doesn't want to see you until you are 2 mths old! It will be fun to see how much you weigh in December...

-Your sneezes may be the cutest things in the world. You always sneeze at least 3 times in a row, and they are so dainty! You are a true lady...

Those are just a few of the things we love about you! I can't wait to learn more about you and see the girl you will become. We love you, Caroline, and we thank the Lord for blessing our family with your sweet presence.
Love,
Mommy





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