HAPPY ONE MONTH!!!

Avery Mackenzie, You are one month old today!! Happy Birthday, love bug!
You have stolen our hearts and we keep falling deeper in love with you. The past few days you have started smiling, and it melts my heart.

We go to the doctor next week, so I will update with your stats then, but you definitely are growing. Our little five pounder, now is a HEAVY bag of sugar! We are guessing you are 5 1/2-6 lbs. Not all, but SOME newborn cloths actually fit you now! We are still in preemie diapers, but today we finally graduated from the Pampers to the Huggies. (The Huggies Preemies are bigger than the Pampers Preemies) Woohoo! You will definitely be in preemies a little while longer...you still have plenty of room to grow into these before we can wear Newborns.

You are the easiest, most content baby. You absolutely love to be held! We bought you a crib wedge and the Nap Nanny Chill and you now sleep like a champ! We believe you may have Acid Reflux. It all started when I got mastitis and my milk dried up in a matter of hours. Sorry, sweet girl! However, We have finally found a formula that seems to be helping the reflux. Hopefully the formula and propping you up to sleep will do the trick. If not, we will discuss medicating you. I do not mind giving you a baby Zantac if it will help, but so far we seem to have gotten it under control. I do not wish the projectile spit up/vomit on anyone. Poor baby! And poor daddy, who it ended up in his hair, face, and every where else.

You were eating 4 oz. every 3-4 oz. but now with your reflux we have tried to feed you less, more frequently. Every 2 hours you eat 2 oz. At night, you were sleeping 4-5 hours, but now you are sleeping 2-4 hour stretches. We don't mind though, since you are feeling better. You will usually take a 3-4 oz. bottle once during the day and once at night. You are just a little peanut!!

I know we have been slacking with the blog...I promise I will try to be better. Here are a few from the past month...

This was 1/22...your first time at church. You slept the entire time and Ms. Dianna held you. I think you won everyone over. One of the points of the sermon brought up the Bible verse, Ephesians 4:32, "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." I pray as you grow into a young woman this will be a life verse to you - that you will be compassionate and loving to others, no matter who they are or what they have done.

On 1/24, you had your first bath. As soon as we put you into the tub, you pooped! I know, so traumatic! We had to take you out, drain the water, and start all over again. We put you back in and you screamed bloody murder for most of it. We finally calmed you enough with a warm wash cloth and pacifier. You now, love baths! It's funny how quickly things change.

You found your fingers, and you aren't too sure about them!!

You and your friend...I don't think you are too sure about her either!

You are smiling now!!! You have the sweetest little smile!

We love you so much, Avery! You are perfect and absolutely wonderful. We are so lucky we are your parents...you are such a blessing! Mama and daddy love you, sugar butt!