It’s been one month since we’ve had Isabella, and time has creeped by so slowly. It feels like a year has passed. There are so many things that have changed and that I have learned in this one month.
- The nights are hard. It gets lonely rocking a baby for 3 hours straight at 2am. Looking out the window into darkness, it feels like I am completely alone in the world with this tiny baby.
- Thank god for: the hair dryer, the bathroom heater, vibrating chairs/beds, space heaters, the sling, the moby wrap, and help.
- oh my god how much can a 6 lbs baby eat?!? Is there a bottomless pit in there somewhere?!?
- I’m so glad I read all the books. Especially Happiest Baby on the Block. God bless Dr. Karp.
- Just like everyone lied about labor being so painful, they also lied about breast feeding being painful. I’m beginning to think women are wussies. (How un-feminist of me!)
At 1 month Isabella loves:
- snuggling very close
- The Sling and Moby Wrap
- The hairdryer and heater
- The boob
- SHHH’ing
- Her vibrating pack n play napper
- Swaddling
she hates:
- baths
- diaper changes
- clothes changes
- gas
- loud kisses
- burping
- tummy time
Her personality so far:
- god help us, she has her Daddy’s temper
- she loves being held and cuddled, this makes me think she’s a sweetie
- she has minnie’s appetite
My favorites:
- our morning naps in the big bed together.
- her face when she sleeps
- her eyelashes
- her snores