Evie Mae has grown so fast. When we got home from Modesto, Evangeline turned a month old.
At her one month appointment, she measured 10 lb 11.4 oz (80th percentile), 22 inches (73rd percentile), and 39 cm in head size (83rd percentile). The doctor said she was growing very symmetrically, which is always nice to hear :)
During her first month, Evangeline...
- slept very well during the day but decided her bedtime was between 11:30 and 1 am.
- enjoyed lazy mornings and waking up more/ being more alert around 10 or 11 am.
- spent lots of time sleeping in her Snuggle Nest (co-sleeper) in Mommy and Daddy's bed, on Mommy and Daddy's chest, snuggling with Grammy or Papa Chris, or sleeping in her fun swing (until she realized someone wasn't holding her).
- didn't have any stomach issues until Mommy ate raw broccoli in the broccoli salad at Christmas dinner (that was a huge mistake since she just screamed for several hours starting around 1am) or eggs cooked with runny yolks (I'd thought it was chocolate from Christmas fudge but figured out it was the non-scrambled eggs I'd started eating since I wasn't pregnant anymore).
- was pretty excited to do tummy her first week (she did a full 180 rotation on her stomach ha ha - my mom saw it and was freaking out!) but after that realized it was not fun and was a lot of work.
- the day after we got home from the hospital and had a home visit from the nurse, the nurse said she was "a mover and a shaker" and that the Gerber baby better move on over because that baby didn't even compare to Evangeline :)
- LOVED stretching and Mommy loved watching her stretch. Evangeline would wake up, we'd hold her on her sides, she'd keep her legs crossed, and she could arch her back until her head was almost touching her little bottom!
- had her first smiles in her sleep during her first week and would even laugh in her sleep but by about week three she could copy our smiles when she was awake but wasn't actually smiling on her own yet.
- became more efficient at nursing by week 2-3 and began nursing 8-10 minutes a side instead of 15 like in the first week - she's a quick learner apparently :)
- during week two let Mommy and Daddy know that she didn't like her vitamins the doctor gave us (a vitamin D supplement that had A and C in it too). We knew something was wrong when her behavior become more colicky (meaning screaming in pain), her poop turned brown and was almost all water, and she'd projectile spit up almost immediately after we'd give her the vitamins. We had to give her an entire dropper full of vitamins, which she hated, and she'd just choke on the vitamins no matter how we gave her the vitamins. Thankfully, we took her back to the doctor and our pediatrician suggest we just buy vitamin D drops at a health food store that only requires one tiny drop a day! And it is clear instead of icky brown and it tastes like berry instead of bitter cough syrup - poor Evangeline had to endure taking the icky ones for several days until we figured it out :(
- HATED riding in the car especially if she woke up while we were still driving because she'd want to eat RIGHT THEN
- would break Mommy and Daddy's hearts when she'd get so upset and scream until she was bright red, her voice would quiver, and then she'd get to where she was almost not breathing. It was heartbreaking.
- had a lot of tummy aches from gulping tons of air when she'd nurse. She'd eat so fast that she'd just gulp no matter what position we'd try (although the clutch hold worked the best for a while).
- had several favorite songs: "I Love to See the Temple," "I Love You So Much," and "Ma Belle Evangeline" (Mommy sang these to her while we nursed and got to know each other better and these were definitely the winners).
- ALWAYS got the hiccups (just like when she was in Mommy's tummy) and HATED when she'd get them. Mommy would have to nurse her just to help calm her down and get rid of them.
- loved her Moby wrap and the newborn hold and Mommy loved it because she got to still feel close to Evangeline and she got to keep her baby warm in the cold SF December.
- learned to love taking a real bath instead of a sponge bath (which she hated)
- LOVED watching Mommy while nursing
- LOVED watching Daddy all the time :)
- started "kissing us" during week four right before we went home to Modesto
- enjoyed lazy mornings and waking up more/ being more alert around 10 or 11 am.
- spent lots of time sleeping in her Snuggle Nest (co-sleeper) in Mommy and Daddy's bed, on Mommy and Daddy's chest, snuggling with Grammy or Papa Chris, or sleeping in her fun swing (until she realized someone wasn't holding her).
- didn't have any stomach issues until Mommy ate raw broccoli in the broccoli salad at Christmas dinner (that was a huge mistake since she just screamed for several hours starting around 1am) or eggs cooked with runny yolks (I'd thought it was chocolate from Christmas fudge but figured out it was the non-scrambled eggs I'd started eating since I wasn't pregnant anymore).
- was pretty excited to do tummy her first week (she did a full 180 rotation on her stomach ha ha - my mom saw it and was freaking out!) but after that realized it was not fun and was a lot of work.
- the day after we got home from the hospital and had a home visit from the nurse, the nurse said she was "a mover and a shaker" and that the Gerber baby better move on over because that baby didn't even compare to Evangeline :)
- LOVED stretching and Mommy loved watching her stretch. Evangeline would wake up, we'd hold her on her sides, she'd keep her legs crossed, and she could arch her back until her head was almost touching her little bottom!
- had her first smiles in her sleep during her first week and would even laugh in her sleep but by about week three she could copy our smiles when she was awake but wasn't actually smiling on her own yet.
- became more efficient at nursing by week 2-3 and began nursing 8-10 minutes a side instead of 15 like in the first week - she's a quick learner apparently :)
- during week two let Mommy and Daddy know that she didn't like her vitamins the doctor gave us (a vitamin D supplement that had A and C in it too). We knew something was wrong when her behavior become more colicky (meaning screaming in pain), her poop turned brown and was almost all water, and she'd projectile spit up almost immediately after we'd give her the vitamins. We had to give her an entire dropper full of vitamins, which she hated, and she'd just choke on the vitamins no matter how we gave her the vitamins. Thankfully, we took her back to the doctor and our pediatrician suggest we just buy vitamin D drops at a health food store that only requires one tiny drop a day! And it is clear instead of icky brown and it tastes like berry instead of bitter cough syrup - poor Evangeline had to endure taking the icky ones for several days until we figured it out :(
- HATED riding in the car especially if she woke up while we were still driving because she'd want to eat RIGHT THEN
- would break Mommy and Daddy's hearts when she'd get so upset and scream until she was bright red, her voice would quiver, and then she'd get to where she was almost not breathing. It was heartbreaking.
- had a lot of tummy aches from gulping tons of air when she'd nurse. She'd eat so fast that she'd just gulp no matter what position we'd try (although the clutch hold worked the best for a while).
- had several favorite songs: "I Love to See the Temple," "I Love You So Much," and "Ma Belle Evangeline" (Mommy sang these to her while we nursed and got to know each other better and these were definitely the winners).
- ALWAYS got the hiccups (just like when she was in Mommy's tummy) and HATED when she'd get them. Mommy would have to nurse her just to help calm her down and get rid of them.
- loved her Moby wrap and the newborn hold and Mommy loved it because she got to still feel close to Evangeline and she got to keep her baby warm in the cold SF December.
- learned to love taking a real bath instead of a sponge bath (which she hated)
- LOVED watching Mommy while nursing
- LOVED watching Daddy all the time :)
- started "kissing us" during week four right before we went home to Modesto
This was when she woke up and realized she wasn't being held anymore. She was not happy with Mommy...
Mommy loved, loved, LOVED all her snuggles and held her every chance she got :)
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