One Month Old

I can hardly believe that our precious little girl is a month old already!! On one hand I feel as though she's been a part of our family forever. On the other hand I feel as though it was just yesterday that I held her for the first time. I cannot imagine our lives without her. I mean seriously what did I do before I had this little one to capture all of my time?? Here are a few fun facts about Ethnie and her first month of life.

• Weight: approximately 9 lbs. (It's hard to tell when you don't have an accurate scale :) )
• Height: 22 inches
• Nicknames: Peanut, Mini Muffins, Pumpkin, Ethers

• She now grunts a lot. It sounds like we have a little dinosaur instead of a baby.
• When she's hungry (which is all of the time, she totally has a Tobler appetite) she throws her head back and squawks like a little bird and makes the "boob face" (Big eyes and a round mouth)
• She still sleeps like a gem, only waking up twice a night to be fed and watered.
• Nursing is still going great, I just need to work on her feeding schedule :). Drinking water SUCKS though!
• She now burps after eating. She had her first spit up this week which spewed out her nose. It was a mess. :)
• She loves to be held, I'm trying not to spoil her but it's just so dang hard. Thankfully she loves her swing. As long as she can't see me she's content but as soon as she realizes there are arms there to hold her all of a sudden she acts as if she's in pain.
• She loves listening to classical music. We'll put it on while she naps. If Pandora stops she starts squawking until we turn it on again.
• She's finding her voice. She still doesn't cry much but when she wants something she'll let you know. :)
• She likes to be sung to and she LOVES rocking in the glider.
• Still zero nipple confusion which is WONDERFUL! She loves her soother and will take a bottle no problem.
• She enjoys bath time, drying off not so much but being in the nice and warm water really floats her boat. I think we may have a future fish on our hands.
• She can't stand being swaddled. Her hands have to be free or else you'll hear about it. Lately she doesn't even like having her feet rapped up. A huge thank you to Mom Tobler for providing her baby sack. It's perfect! All we do is place her inside and she can kick and stretch to her hearts content without throwing her blankets off and freezing at night.
• A girl after her father heart; she's not a fan of having her neck kissed.
• Her car seat is a hit or miss. She doesn't mind being strapped in and usually falls asleep while we're in the car.
• She's really working that neck and can hold her head up for several seconds before it flops down again.

Of course here's a silly picture. Further evidence of her cross eyed tendencies. Seriously, she had more pictures with her eyes crossed than straight. Silly girl.