Derek, Amber & Hayli: First Month!

It's so sad that a month has passed. It seems as if Hayli has been with us forever and like she was just born yesterday at the same time. :( She is growing up too fast already! Everyday she is doing something new and incredible that you just can't help but watch her all day long! Hayli has really been an amazing baby. Right away she was sleeping through the night and feeding so well! She hardly ever cries, (only when she is super tired or cold) and when she does cry it is the saddest, most adorable little cry in the world that you can't get even the smallest bit frustrated. (Plus it often takes me back to hearing it for the first time and how amazing that was.) She is already starting to smile and she is trying so hard to talk, every once in while getting the cutest little "coo" out that I have ever heard! At her last doctors visit she weighed 7lbs 14oz. -26th percentile. (Still tiny but gaining a good amount of weight!) For a little while we were having a problem with some bad acid reflux that she was having every night. It got pretty concerning because it was causing her to stop breathing, but the doctor quickly got her on some medication and it seems to be helping a lot! Right now she loves sleeping, baths, the sound of the shower, white noise, sticking out her tongue, being swaddled, dad's folk rock music, primary songs, cuddling in bed with mom and dad in the morning, her binky, laying on her changing table, and being outside. She is not a fan of her swing, being made to wake up, Jack Bauer, and being cold.

Her first month has also been full of some pretty big events. She has had her first "girls night out" on a shopping trip with her mama and Auntie Bree, moms first Mothers Day, her first big sleepover with mom at grandma's house while dad went on a overnight biking trip, a day at work with mom, 3 trips to the doctor, and date night with mom and dad to Olive Garden.

It has been such an amazing first month with this precious little girl! I cant believe how lucky I am to get to spend all day everyday with her, I cherish every moment!

Happy One Month Baby Girl!