Hattie Ross- 1 month

On September 17th our littlest lady turned 1 month old! It seemed like the fastest and also the longest month ever. I don't know how that is possible but that's just how it felt. Between the four of us we spent the first month snuggling Hattie and smothering her with one million kisses. 

Hattie's first month was honestly a little crazy. Two weeks after she was born Kade started Kinder and baseball and Ella started preschool, dance, and soccer. I feel like our lives are spent in the car driving to and from activities. Trying to adjust to all of that with a newborn in the mix has me feeling like a chicken with my head cut off. I'm trying to hard to keep it all organized but I feel like at any minute it can all unravel and fall apart. It is just a phase and I know all of this will become easier so for now I am just hanging in there! 

As far as Hattie is concerned we have had some really great moments and some very real newborn moments this first month. She either has days where she doesn't make a peep and is content all day long or days where she cries 90% of the day unless I'm holding her. And there is really nothing in between. We got her on reflux medicine and that has helped SO much. Her sleep is all over the place and I think she is winning the award for the worst newborn sleeper

of my three. She goes to bed anywhere from 7-8:30 and  has a really good 6+ hours stretch but then when she wakes up most nights she stays awake for a minimum of an hour but it is typically more like 1.5-2 hours. It is pretty rough but I'm learning to roll with it and it is amazing how just getting a 4 hour stretch of sleep is really refreshing at this point .  When it comes to eating she is excellent. She is low maintenance in that department, she will eat with me or a bottle with no question. I have given her formula here and there when I am not able to satisfy her and she still seems hungry and she has no problems taking that as well. Bath time is probably her (and mine!) favorite time of day. She can go from screaming to perfectly content sitting in her little tub. I love talking to her while I bathe her because she just stares at me with "happy eyes". She also loves her play mat. When she is fussy I can lay her down on that and she instantly stops and just stares at the toys and all the action going on around her. She is only s month old but she is very observant and doesn't like to go to sleep if there is noise or action going on around her, she wants to stay awake and take it all in. I can't wait to see her little personality start to develop on the next several months! 

Her stats at her 1 month appointment:

Weight: 9lbs 8oz (70%)

Height: 22.5 in (90%)

Head: 14.75 in