1 month old!

O. M. G. How has it been one month since our sweet little angel was born? Here is a quick run down of our month:

Week 1: Our first week as parents. Minimal sleep, trying to figure out breastfeeding, crying because of minimal sleep, figuring out how to do everything for Elle, and Casey and I growing a million times closer all because of one sweet little brunette girl.
End of week 1: SURPRISE! My appendix decided it didn't want to be a part of Team Sarah's Body anymore and I had to make a trip to the ER followed by a lovely appendectomy. There is nothing like pushing a baby out, except pushing a baby out followed by major surgery. Ouch.

Week 2: My mom and Aunt Karen came in to help with Ellie while I was in the hospital. Got to FaceTime with my sweet girl while I was in the hospital which was awesome because I missed her SO much. Came home from the hospital and spent the rest of the week recovering and taking care of Eleanor with the help of my mom.

Week 3: Mom went home and Casey went back to work Elle and I are on our own for the first time! We made it through the first week with no major issues except one day of cluster feeding and Ellie being a little fussy during the days.

Week 4: This week was SO much better thanks to a little thing called BabyWise! If you haven't heard about the book On Becoming BabyWise you need to check it out IMMEDIATELY. (Like now... go ahead, we'll wait). BabyWise is basically a schedule for your baby. The whole concept is that babies need and want structure so you give them just that. Right now Eleanor's schedule is: 1. I wake her up from a nap and immediately change and feed her. 2. When feeding is done we play for a while. This may include a walk, bath, tummy time, or running errands. 3. Playtime is over and Elle goes down for a nap. 4. Repeat every 2.5-3 hours from the beginning of each feeding. The only time her schedule is different is night when she doesn't get playtime and we sometimes go 4-5 hours between feedings. This schedule is working out great and it's so much easier to plan our day when I know when she's going to be napping and when she needs to eat.

Today Casey took off from work and we ran errands and had lunch at Jason's Deli. It's so nice going out to eat with her now that I'm not terrified that she will scream the whole time. We also went by Baby Gap and found some jeans and a jean skirt! LOVE! What 1 month old doesn't need a jean mini skirt?

And now some Ellie updates:

Likes:
-Casey's shoulder (also a Mommy favorite)
-Me singing silly songs and tickling
-Breastfeeding. So glad she's a good eater!
-Violet, her sleep time puppy
-Her SleepSheep in the car set on creepy whale noises.
-The ceiling fan in the living room, aka: Mr. Fan
-Watching Riley and Zac
-Sleeping on Daddy's chest
-Pacifiers... sometimes.
-Her butterfly bouncy chair

Dislikes:
-Naptime during the day
-Sleeping without being swaddled
-Being held like a baby
-Being changed
-Baths
-Having clothes changed
-Tummy time
-Not being strong enough to move herself where and when she wants

Overall she's a very happy baby, just opinionated like us.

I can't believe it's already been a month. We are so insanely happy!


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