Alethea’s arrival into this world was slightly later than we were expecting and things took a bit longer for her to arrive once labor started, but we are so thankful for such a sweet blessing in our lives. Her first month was a world-wind of firsts. It was crazy to have another little person living with us at home and every little thing that she did was so stinkin’ cute.
So glad she finally arrived!
What a special blessing!
For the first week home Ben’s mom was here to help us out and then for her next two weeks of life my mom was in town to help. That was an amazing blessing which also made for quite the shock for us when they left. We realized that she was so used to being held while sleeping during the day that she didn’t want to be put down when she slept during the day once it was just me at home with her all day. Plus the day before my mom left her crazy gas problems began. It was an adjustment at first, but that first week with just the three of us was a blast.
Grandma came to visit
And Mamaw too!
She has grown so much this month. She was born at 7lbs. 15oz., 8 lbs. 10oz. by 2.5 weeks and by the end of this month she was over 10lbs. Plus she just seems to grow longer and longer each day. It’s crazy and so much fun to watch her sprout! She is getting used to tummy time and has way more head control than we thought she would have. She loves to be swaddled, but absolutely refuses to have her hands in the swaddle. She lost her cord stump finally at 2.5 weeks so she got her first real bath and LOVED it! She started smiling in response to people at 3 weeks, the day my mom left. She went to her first party when we went to celebrate my cousin Bryant’s upcoming wedding with family. She absolutely hates her carseat. She is a pro at nursing and is actually quite the oinker. These are a few of the firsts and fun things we have learned about her this month and we are excited to continue learning more and more!
Hanging out with Mommy
Bath time!
Loving her daddy!
Smiles!
Tummy time!
On her 1 month birthday!
