Allie's One Month Mark

Allie was one month old on Sunday. We didn't get to post anything that day, but we thought we would give you all an update. On Monday, Nikki stopped by work to visit a coworker who hadn't seen Allie since she visited us in the hospital. Since she was there, she decided to weigh and measure Allie. (Nikki works at the Pediatric Clinic.) She weighed 8 lbs 5 oz, was 22 inches long, and had a head circumference of 14.5 inches. She is gaining weight at a steady pace, staying at the 23rd percentile. But she is growing in length more rapidly - she is now in the 82nd percentile for height. Her head is in between in the 44th percentile. And everyone agrees that she is still such a beautiful baby.

A picture to try to show how long Allie is getting (she just happened to be stretching when Mommy had the camera)

We are hoping that we'll start receiving more smiles from Allie soon. She gives us hints as to how cute her smiles will be when she has gas and is falling asleep. But recently, there are also times when she seems to smile when Nikki holds a little mobile that has little birdies and a flower and makes noise above her head. Though there may be some slight jealousy if the mobile receives her first real smile, we'll be very excited when she starts smiling socially.

Allie almost has a smile in this one, and yes, Mommy was holding up the mobile to try and catch a smile.

A fun picture of Allie and Daddy waving =)

Mommy thought the following video was kinda funny. She had fed Allie, and then really had to go to the bathroom. But she hadn't gotten a good burp yet, so she put Allie up in the car seat so that she wouldn't spit-up or vomit like she does on occasion. When seeing Allie try to eat from the buckle, Nikki decided she should feed Allie some more.

I'm still hungry!