Blog | One Month
Mackenzie is one month old – in the picture above she is in one of her favorite spots (her newest favorite) – the swing! Although I am not sure any spot is as beloved as the boppy, another favorite spot is the bouncy seat.
At the doctor’s office on her one month birthday she weighed in at 9 lbs. 10 oz (50%) and 21″ (25%), so I guess you could say she is eating just fine. She is pretty much in a regular schedule now, eating every 3-4 hours, and she occasionally goes 5 hours at night between feedings (though she also occasionally only goes 1-2 hours at night between feedings). She has a bit of baby acne on her face, neck and shoulders, but I am told that will go away in a couple more weeks. It thankfully does not seem to bother her at all.
Her hair is still dark and her eyes are still difficult to identify – when she was born they were blue, but really a dark grey-blue. Now, as you can see here, they are a very interesting grey color.
I don’t think they will end up blue, but Tia and I think they just might end up hazel. It is hard to say right now. Given that Brianna had dark hair until she was 4+ months old, there is also no guarantee on the hair either.
Her cord stump fell off a little before she turned 3 weeks old. I am highly entertained by her newly revealed belly button – it looks like a hurricane symbol so clearly she is the newest Caniac in town (and you thought I was kidding…)!
I have to say, so far she is a bit easier than B was at this age. So far she does not appear to have the reflux or colic that ailed Brianna at this age. The only times she REALLY screams is when she is REALLY hungry. She does have her fussy periods, which are generally mid morning (rarely) and/or mid evening (usually), but they are thankfully brief. You can almost always calm her by putting her in this position (preferably with your shoulder poking into her tummy).
Brianna, unlike her Daddy, loves to help M get a bath. Daddy’s reluctance has a lot to do with M’s reaction to the bath (not at all demonstrated by this picture, which was pretty much the only time she was calm the entire bath).
Right now Tia is visiting and is a big help with both girls! I love how M is looking so intently at B’s hair…I half expected her to reach out and grab it!
Everyone is slowly adjusting to our new lives, and we couldn’t be happier!
