I'm ONE month old today!

Can you believe it? One month ago, Caroline was born. WOW! It's been one crazy month, but it's been amazing. We are so excited to have this little girl in our life! She has added so much life and love and we are enjoying her so much!!!!!

What I Love About You...4 Weeks

Here is Caroline at 4 weeks old. I can't believe it's been 4 weeks already! (And at the same time, it seems like it's been forever!)

I love...

-to watch you sleep! You are so sweet and you sleep so many different ways.

-your milk drunk look after you eat!

-the way you hold your hands while you eat. So sweet!

-the feel of you sleeping in my arms

-the way you grasp my finger

-to steal all your kisses!

-to listen to you trying to work your voice out, although, sometimes I don't know if you are upset or happy.

-your soft, soft skin

I love you, sweet Caroline!

Caroline Newborn Pics

My friend, Angela, that took my maternity portraits, took Caroline's pictures last week! They are wonderful! I hope you enjoy!

http://www.kariseenimages.com/Portraits/Stanford-Family-0809/9362576_Em2Zm#626593244_G8kGk

3 Weeks Today!

What I Love About You

I Love:

-to watch you and your Daddy play

-to watch you suck your thumb, but I hope it doesn't become a habit!

-it when you grab hold of my necklace. It's so sweet!

-to kiss your sweet little toes!

Here's another video of her hiccups. Look at her little chest. I can't believe she is usually happy through all of this.

Caroline weighs EIGHT pounds!

Caroline had her second pediatrician appointment on Monday. I know I never wrote about her first one, so I will give a little summary of that one first.

Her first pediatrician appointment was on Tuesday, August 4th, 5 days after she was born. We had to wait for an HOUR before we went back. I found out the other day why we had to wait that long, but let's just say it was not a good thing for an emotional new mom, her newborn and Daddy too. Caroline had left the hospital at 6 lbs. 8 3/4 oz. At her appt., just 3 days after we left the hospital, she weighed 6lbs. 12oz. That was great gain for 3 days! Dr. Shade said that Caroline was the happiest baby in the nursery during our stay in the hospital. I was so proud of her!

At her second appointment, we waited for 45 min. I don't know what the deal was, but I hope this is not a pattern! I remembered to ask what percentiles Caroline was when she was born.

-Length - 23 in. - Of course, she was completely off the chart! 21 1/2 in. was the longest on the newborn chart and it was the 97th percentile. Craziness!!!

-Head - 14 1/4 in. - 75th percentile - much smaller than the ultrasound predicted

-Weight - 7 lbs. 4 oz. - 35th percentile - Of course, she looked smaller because she was so long!

Caroline actually got her first prescription from Rite Aid on 8/13. It was because she was having some excessive eye drainage out of her right eye. So, we talked about this at the appt. and Dr. Shade said she was looking good. We are to continue the ointment for a total of 10 days. Her cord has still not fallen off, but the doctor said it is looking good. She said it will be off by her next appt. on 8/31...that's still a while away! Caroline weighed EIGHT pounds at this appointment! I was SHOCKED! My little baby is 8 pounds! Dr. Shade said if she could pick a poster child, Caroline would be it because she is gaining her weight so well! She is an amazing breastfeeder!!! I asked Dr. Shade about breastfeeding. I had heard that I could let her go one stint of 4-5 hours every night without waking her. Dr. Shade said that since she is back to her birth weight plus so much more that I could let her sleep as long as she will at night as long as I make sure I feed her ever 2-3 hours during that day! I had been worried about affecting my milk supply, but she said everything should be great if I follow these instructions. YAY! I love that I don't have to wake her up at night anymore (not that I had to much anyway)!!! Her head was 14 3/4 in. today. They didn't measure her length. :(

So, that's her first two doctor's appointments. She is doing GREAT! I am so proud of my sweet Caroline!!!

What I Love About You...2 Weeks

I love...
-the way your hand lays on my skin when you are nursing
-watching you smile...finally got a little bit of a picture!

-to watch you throw your hands and feet in the air!

-how when we turn on the vibration when you are in your bouncer, you just stop and we can see you wondering what just happened!

-your little birthmark that is just like mine

-your LLLLOOOONNNNGGGGGG legs - people just can't believe how long they are!

-to watch you as you sleep so sweetly

2 Weeks Old - August 13, 2009

Caroline was 2 weeks old on August 13th. Sorry it took so long to get these pictures up! She will be 3 weeks old tomorrow. Maybe I will actually get those pics up tomorrow!

One Week Old...A few days late

Here is Caroline at one week old.

Here she is with her gloworm. ;)

Caroline and her hiccups...so cute.

Caroline, I love:

-your beautiful blue eyes!

-how sweet you look when you are sleeping

-to watch you and your Daddy as he plays with your feet

-your smiles as you sleep that are way to quick for me to capture on camera just yet

-you!

I can't wait to see how you develop. You are so beautiful and amazing!

Here is the link to a bunch of pictures of our little Caroline from the first week. She is such a joy to us! Our Lord has blessed us in a huge way with this little girl!!!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2007047&id=176300502&l=c644cfa598