* Your birthday!
* Meeting grandparents, aunts, uncle, and some extended family on Daddy's side
* First car rides - home, doctor visits, church, and a few errands
* First nights in your crib (kind of)
* Sponge baths (you love having your hair washed!)
* First & second doctors visits (both with great reports!)
* Tried a pacifier - ducky
* Activity mat time (favorite is the purple teething ring)
* Tummy time (already have great head control)
* Newborn pictures (you did great!)
* First bottles (6/16)
* First smiles (while asleep (5/30) and awake (6/26))
Mommy's Favorite Moments:
* Seeing you for the first time
* Watching Daddy hold you for the first time
* Daddy's skin to skin time with you our first night
* Bringing you home (5/29)
* You holding my hand
* Snuggling with you in the bunny towel after your first bath (6/1)
* Your first smiles as you dreamed (5/31)
* Sweet snuggles during and after your feedings
* Your sweet milk breath as you drift off to sleep
* Making eye contact with my sweet girl
* Our first family walks around the neighborhood (started 6/6)
* Seeing you smile while you were awake (6/26)
* Watching you play with Daddy
* Big yawns and little coughs
* Weight: 7 lbs, 5.5 oz at 2 week appt; about 8 lbs, 8 oz. now
* Length: 20.8" at 2 week appt
* Eating: Every 2-3 hours; "on demand"
* Diapers: Newborn
* Clothes: Newborn and a couple of 0-3 month onesies
* Favorites: snuggling, having your hair washed, bouncing, sleeping in anyone's arms, listening to Mommy hum, walks in the stroller, car rides
* Least favorites: getting into long-sleeved clothes, getting into the car seat, having a tummy that is too full, prolonged hiccups, losing your paci
* Skills: grasping fingers, eye contact, holding your head up briefly, following voices, slowly reaching towards objects, smiling
Memories from this Month:
{Hospital - Meeting you; family of 3;
skin to skin with Daddy; getting you ready to go home!}
{1st week - After first sponge bath; tummy time with Daddy;
sleepy smiles; family walk}
{2nd week - On the way to church; meeting ducky the paci;
activity mat time with Daddy; holding my hand}
{3rd week - Meeting Ellie the elephant;
practicing head control during tummy time; Fathers Day;
sleeping in on Saturday with Daddy}
{4th week - Week with Grandma Beck, first bottle;
Uncle Rhino's birthday; one of your first awake smiles}
{5th week - Nightly prayers; big yawns;
distinguished baby pose; admiring Mom's jewelry}
