I can’t believe our Liddy bug is over a month old! In fact she will be 6 weeks on Wednesday. Time is flying. I keep telling her she needs to stop getting older, but she is not listening… I can see why people have more babies, this little bitty stage goes by so fast (as I am sure all the rest of the stages do too)

What a joy it has been to be her momma. It feels like she has always been apart of our lives. We are enjoying every minute with her. I can’t snuggle her enough, give her enough kisses, or praise God enough for her.

Clothes: She is still wearing newborn onesies, but her newborn pants have gotten too short and some a little tight.. who would have thought that a daughter of ours would ever have too short of pants! ha She is wearing 0-3 months pants now (rolled over). Still in size 1 diaper, but we don’t have to fold them over anymore. Some of her newborn pjs are getting short in the arms. She is growing! I would say we might have one more week till we can’t wear the newborn stuff anymore.

Sleep: We are getting more into a routine (ish). She has been sleeping anywhere from 5-7 1/2 hours straight at night… mostly the 7 1/2 lately! We are spoiled- I know. In the mornings she will usually wake up about 5:30, eat, go back down at 6 and then wake up again at 8:30, eat, and sleep till 11. Then she has about 3-4 hours of good awake time. Will take an hour nap or so, then is awake again for a few hours and we are trying to get her to nap again in the evening before “bedtime”, but it doesn’t always happen, which makes for a fussier night. She is in bed anywhere from about 9:30 – 11, depending on what we have going on. We leave for America in 3 weeks, so I am curious how her whole schedule will change… I am trying to be flexible, because I know that we won’t have much of a routine once we get home. Any suggestions on traveling and keeping on some sort of schedule?

Food: She is eating anywhere from 2-3 hours during the day still. I have been able to tell more now when she is fussy because she is hungry. It is nice to start to learn what your baby needs/wants. We are still learning, but getting better. She has a dirty diaper after almost every feeding and HATES having a wet diaper. I am still trying to remember to always check and see if her diaper is wet and 9 times out of 10 if she is fussy and she is not hungry or tired its because she is wet (even just a dribble can bother her!)

“how big’s the baby?!”… “Soooo BIG!”– she loves this

Other:

*Lydia loves to be held over our shoulders with both arms hanging over like a monkey and she works on holding her head up in this position by looking around.

*She has started to notice her toys hanging above her or beside her and smiles at them. It’s so sweet.

*When she is sad she puts her bottom lip out and pouts and looks at you with the saddest little eyes… breaks my heart.

*She is starting to escape from her swaddle and wiggle around at night.

*She is starting to follow us with her eyes when we talk to her.

*She loves to dance with me and lay against my legs and “play” with me.

*She has started to want me more than dad the past few weeks… I assure Chase that she will still always be a “daddy’s girl”.

*She is starting to “talk” and make noises… we just love her voice- it is so sweet.

*Everyone says she looks like Chase, but some say she has my chin and my ears and maybe my nose, but overall they say she looks like Chase.

Travel:

We have been mostly at home this month with one trip to Al Ain for her one month check up! We went to the mall after and spent most of the time in the BabyShop nursing room 🙂 Going to the mall looks much differently these days, but I wouldn’t trade it for nothing!

Lydia’s first time to a wadi! She loves the baby carrier- falls asleep as soon as she gets in it. 

Stats: (at one month appointment on November 1)

• Weight: 8 lbs 2 oz… she is liking her momma’s milk
• Height: 20.8 inches
• Percentile: 5-10% for weight & 10-25% for height… we have a little peanut on our hands!

Liddy bug,

Mom & Dad love you sooo much and are so thankful for the joy that you bring to our lives. We can’t believe you are already over one month old! How can that be?! Thank you for being a sweetheart and for showing us a love we never knew before. You are a gift from God. 

lots of love & sugar, 

momma & dad