Aubrey is One Month old!

I cannot believe that Aubrey is one month old today (well, yesterday since it's after midnight when I finally get this done)! It seems like we just brought her home from the hospital. She is
growing so much!

She's eating 6 oz. and a tsp. of rice cereal every 5-6 hours. She usually sleeps most of the time in between feedings, but she does stay awake for an hour or two. She loves to look at everything around her, no matter where she is. She loves to sit in her swing and listen to the music and watch the birds go around above her (she has the nature swing from Fisher Price). She loves to look at me with her beautiful big blue eyes while I'm feeding her. And she's recently started to grab and hold on to my shirt or hair while she's going to sleep. I'm still trying to get her used to sleeping in her own bed, but she usually sleeps in bed next to me or on my chest (her preferred spot). I secretly enjoy that, but it doesn't make for very restful nights! She smiles a little and is starting to make cute little faces by moving her mouth around while she's awake. We just love to watch her! She is starting to enjoy her baths more, although she doesn't like being naked afterwards. Chad is starting to take a more active role with her. He hasn't changed diapers, but he will feed her sometimes. He'll hold her, but gets frustrated if he can't get her to stop crying. I'm trying to get him to understand the more time he spends with her, the better it will be. She just has to get used to him too. He's so busy with work right now that he doesn't get much time at home with her. It will slow down soon and they'll really have time to bond. He does his best to love on her when he's home and I can tell he loves her more and more each day.

We went to take some family pictures and her one month pictures yesterday. I'm really excited to see how they turn out. She slept almost the whole time, but I think we did get a few with her gorgeous eyes open. I'll post them when I get them. It's amazing to see how big she has gotten in just a month.

I'm enjoying this time with her, but I'm so anxious to see how she grows and develops in the coming months!

--Amy