Clare is 1 Month Old!

Our sweet baby Clare has now been with us for one month and it has really flown by!  We have had so much fun with this sweet little lady and we can't wait to watch her grow older.  It has been a big adjustment, particularly for Grayson, but we have all enjoyed having her around.  It is truly amazing how much love is in my heart for both of my kids!

Our family of 4 on Halloween

My mom was a huge help for all of us during the transition from a family of three to four.  She was here for almost three weeks after Clare was born and I'm not sure how we would have done it without her!.  She cooked, cleaned, played with G a ton and did all of the shopping.  I am so grateful that she was able to be here for so long!  I feel like she really helped G in particular because she was able to give him so much attention while I was taking care of Clare.

Grandma is the best!

As with all newborns, C spent most of her first month sleeping, eating, and needing her diaper changed.  After her first week, I had to take her to the doctor for a quick checkup where they told me that she had lost too much weight so we had to go visit the lactation consultant but she has made up for it since then because she is now weighing about 9 pounds.  She is a very good little eater so I haven't been too worried about it.

Sweet Little One in a milk coma :)

Having two kids under 18 months and living in a small town, we haven't done a whole lot in C's first month.  J has worked 13 hour days without a day off since C's birth but hopefully he is about finished with this turnaround and then we can really settle in to life as a family of four.  I'm a little sad that J hasn't had time to bond as much with C as he did with G in the first few weeks but she has definitely stolen his heart anyway!

G has mostly been very cute with C.  I love watching him try to figure her out.  He occasionally gets jealous that she is taking up a lot of my time but he also likes to give her kisses and talk to her.  He doesn't totally understand being gentle yet but he is learning and does pretty well unless he gets excited.  I am just grateful that this transition hasn't been too hard on him!

At one month Clare:
-weigh about 9 pounds.
- is approximately 21 1/2 inches long.  She is very long and skinny with chubby cheeks :)
- is moving up from newborn sized clothes to 0-3 month clothes.  It's crazy how fast they grow at this age!
- usually sleeps for 3-4 hours at a time at night so I'm grateful for that!
- has started to focus on faces and lights.
- likes to make a very "deep in thought" face and has a very good furrowed brow which makes her daddy proud.  She isn't big on smiling yet.
-seems to enjoy music.
- doesn't like diaper changes or baths at all and she let's me know all about it.
- isn't a big fan of tummy time but she likes being held in ways that put pressure on her stomach.
- likes to sleep in the rock-n-play.  She is not a fan of laying flat while sleeping.  She also hates being swaddled.

We are so blessed to have two adorable sweet children!  I am so grateful to have added such a sweet little lady to our family and I look forward to watching her and G grow up together!