One month

Here's our little Adele at one month.

And just like the other two girls, we celebrated her one month with a cake! She looks a little bummed out that she doesn't get to enjoy that cake herself.

Adele is a pretty sleepy girl these days, still very much a newborn.  She tends to be wakeful for a short time mid morning and late evening, other than her times to eat.  She has been pretty mellow, and relatively easy to get to sleep, with some exceptions when she's uncomfortable after eating.  She'll eat every 2-3 hours during the day, except for when she takes a long 3-4 hour afternoon nap, and at night she's been pretty consistently giving us a 5 hour stretch.  This has been wonderful, except our other two girls have been keeping us up so we haven't quite been able to enjoy it yet.  

Here's a little video of her during her wakeful time at just over 3 weeks old.

Since Adele is still mostly in the eat/sleep routine, we haven't learned too much about her personality yet.  But she is beautiful, soft, sweet, and so wonderful to cuddle with.  When she falls asleep on you, especially a deep sleep after nursing, her presence is so comforting and nourishing.  Despite all the new logistics and challenges of having three children, Adele reminds us how wonderful it is to have a newborn again. We are so glad to have her.

Look at how she's grown in the last month!

 

One week, 6 lbs 15 oz (birth weight of 7 lbs 2 oz, 20 inches long)

One month, 9 lbs 10.5 oz, 21.5 inches long