1 Month

Dear Emily,

Literally can not believe it has already been a month.  You came early in standard King fashion and we are so lucky to have extra time with you!!  You are soooooo cute and scrumptious!!  You are such a sweet and amazing little baby.  Your eyes are a deep/dark blue, your nose is like a little button, your lips are adorable, you're soooo long, your fingers and toes are so cute and long too!!  You love to have your hands near your face!!

You were born at 11:15 pm on July 5th, 2013.  As soon as we heard the scream I was full of tears and couldn't be happier to hear that sound.  You came out kicking and screaming much like what I felt you were doing on the inside!  We got to our post pardum room around 2am and you were making a grunting sound so we sent you to the nursery so we could catch a quick nap, it had been a long day!  The next day you started throwing up and breathing heavy, you were admitted to the NICU for a tear in your lung, which healed on it's own and we went home on the same day!!  We were so excited to take you home and introduce you to your big brother and show you your new purple palace.

You are A GREAT baby!!  You wake up once, yes ONCE a night to eat.  You sleep in the little rocker thing right next to me.  You make a ton of noises when you sleep, so funny!  Today at your one month appt you weighed 8lbs 9.6 ounces which is the 32nd percentile and was 21.5 inches long (68th percentile) and your head was 15" (76th percentile).  You have really only had breast milk to this point with the exception of maybe 4 times you had some infamil.  You are a great eater!! You are awake more and more everyday and so are much more alert every day as well!  You lift your head up really well, actually have been doing that since the first day and have a killer grip!  You love to be held and love being in the baby K'Tan I bought!  You wear size newborn clothes although I think you are too long for them now so we will be moving on tomorrow, newborn diapers but since we only have one left you will be in size 1's by the end of the day!

It's amazing how quickly you forget whats it's like having a baby in the house and someone being so little that can have such a HUGE impact on your life.  You bring us joy, you are our little girl.  We love having the girly stuff and having our little princess.  It really is like we have a baby for the first time and every experience is just as exciting as it was the first time!  You grow and learn and become more aware constantly and it's amazing to watch!

You are a great addition to the family and we love you so much!