Saturday was Lydia’s one month birthday!  Happy birthday, Baby Girl!

This past month has had some ups and downs, but overall I am amazed at how quickly and easily Lydia has fallen into a schedule of eating and sleeping.  Generally our days involve eating every three hours with about ten minutes of awake time following the feed and then Lydia goes back to sleep until her next feeding a couple hours later.  Of course, we’ve had bad days where the naps were a lot shorter, or didn’t happen at all, but mostly we’re able to keep the routine going.

Nights are also pretty routine with feedings at 2 and 5 a.m. most nights.  I do keep hoping Lydia will spontaneously decide to drop the 2 a.m. nursing session, but at least most nights she goes right back to sleep after eating, so I’m not complaining.

Because Lydia sleeps so much, we haven’t had a lot of time for developmental milestones.  We have noticed that her neck seems to be getting stronger (she can actually hold her head up briefly) and she doesn’t go cross-eyed as often as she used to.  She has also smiled at me a handful of times, but it doesn’t happen often enough for me to be certain that she’s doing it on purpose.

We have had some bad days this month that involved projectile spit-up or horrible gas, but I am slowly figuring out which foods I eat cause Lydia to have a bad reaction and am eliminating them from my diet.  So far at least it doesn’t appear that dairy is a major concern, so (Hallelujah!) I don’t think I have to give up all things milk like I did with Alethea.

So to sum up, Lydia’s first month involved a lot of sleeping, eating and pooping, as well as some moments of fussiness when spit-up and gas were involved.  However, she really is a super sweet little girl and we’re so pleased that she’s a part of our family!