Harper is One Month old

Harper is one month old. I finally feel that we are getting into a good routine and its hard to believe what life was like without her. In one moment its hard to believe its only been a month and then the next it feels like she's been here forever! Here is a little about life with Harper right now:

Sleep: We definitely have been blessed with two very easy going and sleepy newborns. Harper is very chill and pretty much only cries when she is hungry. I've been starting bedtime at 9:00 or 9:30. She gets a fresh diaper, is swaddled and eats and then will usually sleep until 1:00 or 2:00. This feeding takes a while and she does take about an hour to get back into a good sleep and will want to wake up around 6:00 to eat. (The last few nights she hasn't been sleeping good from the 1:00 feeding until about 5:00- I think she is going through a growth spurt and hope this ends soon!! We are exhausted!!) We both go back to sleep until Hadley wakes up but Harper will stay in bed until about 8:30 or so. She has been sleeping in the Fisher Price Rock and Play and will probably stay in our room for the next few months.  During the day she naps in the MamaRoo and in my arms. No matter what time of day it is, I can put her in my sling and she will fall asleep instantly! She is just like her big sister!

Eat: We've had some difficulties with eating since she was born and our pediatrician has diagnosed her with a short tongue. She has difficulty sucking and is thrusting her tongue instead of curling her tongue.  Because of this eating takes a looooong time and she isn't super efficient. She is gaining weight at a great rate so we know she is getting food. The sucking is getting better and hopefully this problem will correct itself without any intervention! She eats about 3 oz every 3 hours and she has to be hungry to eat. She definitely isn't a baby that will just eat for fun- it takes her way too much work!!

Play: Right now she loves sitting in her MamaRoo swing and laying under her play mat. Her favorite thing to do is lay on our chest and look up at us. Her neck is getting so strong!

We are really trying to enjoy every second with our baby. Its much different the second time around- easier in so many ways. Instead of dreading her getting older, we are excited for what is to come. It only gets better! It feels like a dream come true to call these girls our own!

I don't think Hadley and Harper look very much alike, but a lot of people say they do. Here is a picture of both girls at one month old:

To celebrate Harper's one month birthday, we went on a walk to the park. This summer they completely re-did our neighborhood park (Coyote Creek Park) and it is amazing! We stayed for over an hour! 

                          

Beautiful big sister!