oh how I love my life...: One Month Already!!!

I can't believe Carly is already one month old today! She has grown so much. Carly went to her month check up today. She weighed 9 lbs. 12 oz. and 21 inches long. (She was born at 7 lbs. 4 oz.!!) The doctor said that she is very happy with her weight and height today. She asked if Carly spits up. I said yes, sometimes it's a lot too. The doctor looked at me and said that she isn't worried about that because obviously she is getting enough to eat!

Today Carly was very smiley. I even got some pictures of her smiling. She sleeps pretty well. We have our rough nights every now and then. Like the other night she was awake for 3 hours and then slept for 2 and was up for another hour. It... was...rough!

Jeremy and I have learned a lot about communicating at night when we wake up when I need to feed Carly. For example, one night I nudged Jeremy for him to go and change Carly after I nursed her on one side. He said, "uh" and rolled over to turn the other way. So I had to go and change her and then feed her some more. I... was...so...mad! Another time Carly was crying and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I propped her up on my pillow and let her cry for a second. Jeremy rolled over to the other side AGAIN! So needless to say, Jeremy had eight hours of sleep that night! He felt great in the morning, wouldn't know why??! In the morning he said "hi Krystal!" I didn't give him the nicest look and he was like "what?!" I began to tell him about him rolling over. He wondered why he never got up last night to change Carly.

In the first month of Carly's life I can say that I LOVE watching her grow and having her in our lives. She is such a joy to have. One night when I was super tired and she was still awake for some reason. I held her up so I could see her face and I was talking to her. She gave off this big smile. I smiled back and realized that the night wasn't that long and that she would eventually go to sleep.

Nights are by far the worst part right now. Only because I have never had something take so much sleep away from me. I can honestly say that I have never had something take so much sleep away from and still love it SO MUCH. Everyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE my sleep. I have learned that it is important to get take a nap when she is napping.