One Month

How can it be that you've been with us an entire month already?! Time is just flying by and we are trying to soak up every little moment.

• You are growing so quickly, weighing 10 pounds and 3 ounces and 22.5 inches long. You still fit into your newborn clothes, but you can also get away with wearing some 0-3 month sized clothing and a few 3 month sized outfits (with plenty of room to grow too).  
• You a such a great baby so far and we are all so smitten by you. From nearly the moment you were born, you've been a professional eater! You have had no problems nursing which has been such an answered prayer. I love being able to nurse, but it definitely isn't easy and takes serious commitment. So when it is easy for the baby to nurse, it makes it that much easier for momma not to want to give up. We aren't on any kind of schedule yet, since you're still so young, and basically nurse on demand, but there are some patterns in your feeding schedule. In the morning, you typically eat every 2.5 to 3 hours. In the early evenings, typically between 5:00 and 9:00, you seem to do more cluster feedings, eating every hour (which I'm definitely okay with because this seems to set you up for longer stretches of sleep at night).
• On top of being such a great eater, you also love your sleep and will sleep just about anywhere. You take at least one nap a day snuggled up on my chest (because I learned with your brothers, that that won't last forever at all - so I take all the sleepy snuggles I can get!) and typically one nap on your daddy after work. You've had some pretty long stretches of sleep through the night too! You've had three nights where you've slept five hours in a row and two nights of six hour stretches!
• You are a very content, easy going baby. As of now, you don't do much crying, unless you're hungry or need a diaper change. I love your "hungry cry." It starts out as a little sniff and grunt, lip curled up as you search for food, and one eye winking at us.
• You adore your brothers already, and they you. As soon as they start talking to you, your find their face and watch them so intently. They love to sing to you, hold you, and help you with tummy time.
• You have begun to make a few coo-ing sounds and maybe even given us a couple "social" smiles (not just baby reflex smiles). You are a strong little one, and do great with tummy time. 

Not only did you turn one month today, it was also your first day at church! Your brothers have been going to church with Tse Tse and were excited to finally have the whole family back in church. You did great and slept most of the time, waking just for a few minutes for a quick snack.

We are so thankful for you Charleigh Jo and love watching you grow already. You are such a sweet, little, love bug! And as we sing to you all the time, Charleigh Jo...we love you so!