One month

Happy 1 Month Kate!  As we realized Kate was turning 1 month, we remembered how when my mom, Grandma Susan, was here to help out when Emeline was born, she surprised us with not only a delicious dinner, but also a special cake to celebrate Emeline's first month of life.  It was a difficult month, given that at one month, she hadn't even reached her gestational due date, so it was definitley a month to celebrate accomplishing.  In memory of that celebration, we thought it was only fitting to get Kate a cake for her 1 month celebration too!  Here are some pictures of Katie Sue and her cake!

 

 

 

At one month, Kate is still very much a newborn, but getting more alert every day.  She mostly just eats and sleeps, but she has longer and longer periods of being awake.  She's pretty good at tummy time and getting good head control, and doesn't seem to fuss much at it.  She still eats every 2-3 hours around the clock. She's got a very loud squawking cry, that goes from calm to squawk in almost no time.  It's loud, but it's good to know we will always hear her.  She's got beautiful blue eyes, though I wonder what color they will be later, a very interesting color light blondish/reddish brown hair, and the sweetest little red lips.  Oh, and her cheeks are delicious and getting chubbier everyday.  Here's a little video of her I took at 4 weeks.

Here are some pictures with her piggy for her 1 month photo shoot.

 

 

 

 

And here is our first of her growing photo series!  Look how she's grown in 3 weeks!

One week, 6 lbs 8 oz, 20 inches long (down from birth weight of 6 lbs 14 oz)

One month, 9 lbs 9 oz, 21 inches long