1 month well visit

Gracie at 1 month.

Gracie is already a month old and growing like a weed. There's a noticeable difference in size. She weighs 9 pounds 1 ounce, is 21.5 inches tall and has a head circumference of 36.8 cm. The doctor says she is "perfect." She's already taking more milk per feeding than Sadie did at 3 months old which means she stays full longer and lets her mom and dad sleep more at night!

My two girls

Sadie, top, and her sister Gracie, below.
Photos by Wendy Yang Brunk.

Hilarious!

Stomach bug

I'm better now!
Check out my cool sunglasses people!

Sadie caught something at daycare. She's thrown up four times now. Last night was not fun with a sick toddler to console and a hungry newborn to feed. Oh, how I long for the days when I only had to get up every three hours to feed said newborn!

Baby!

These photos were taken on a beautiful October
day in Charlotte. She was really proud of the fact
that she was wearing pink head to toe. What a girl!

Sadie seems to be adjusting well to the baby being home. She ran to grab Gracie's pacifier the other day when she started to cry. It was really cute. She gets a little jealous sometimes, but then gets distracted by her new crayons or her new tennis ball. She's talking up a storm! It's amazing how much kids can soak in on a daily basis.

Jaundice. Ick!

Gracie at the doctor's office.

Hello, world! I've finally opened my eyes!

With her dad at the doctor's office just before a heel prick.

We've been in and out of the doctor's office because Gracie had jaundice. No fun! They had to prick her little heels four days in a row to test her blood and measure her bilirubin levels. The levels are finally down to a normal number so she didn't have to undergo any treatment for it. I always thought jaundice was a minor problem that some babies deal with, but it can lead to brain damage if the numbers get high enough. It was a stressful few days.