Amaya is 1 month old

Our sweet little girlie, Amaya turned 1 month old on August 3rd.  Her first month went very smoothly and she has been a very easy baby.  She goes with the flow and fits the 3rd child well.  She is oh so cuddly and also is good at sleeping just about anywhere!

At one month old she was waking up usually 2 times a night and would do a 5 hour stretch and a 4 hour stretch.  She slept in our room the whole first month.  I really grew to love the mid night feedings because I could relax and it was just us!  Something that is very far a few between when you have 3 kids 4 and under!

Amaya passed her birth weight and was 8 lbs 14 oz at her 2 week check up and a week later we got her weighed again and she had gain almost a full pound!  She was 9 lbs 13 oz.  Just like her brother and sister!  She is in 3  month clothes and wearing size 1 diapers.

She is on a good 3 hour schedule and typically can stay awake for a short time after each feeding.  The later it gets in the day the more sleepy she gets and by evening she spends most of her time sleeping.

Amaya likes her swing, and laying on the floor.  She also likes to sit in her bouncy seat while I shower (its about the only time she likes to sit in there but she loves the dark/light contrasts in our basement bathroom).  I love it because I can actually get a decent shower and she just looks around happy as can be.

Ayden and Ahnie have loved on her from the moment they met her!  At about 3 weeks old Ahnie started to realize that Amaya was here to stay and started saying things like "Mommy you not hold Amaya, you hold me?"  if I would ever hold Ahnie.  That is when we started taking Ahnie on some special trips to the store or a few dates by herself!  She never once took it out on Amaya but we could see that she needed some special time too.


 Amaya, you have fit right into our family!  We all love to give you kisses!  Ahnie loves to tell everyone she sees that she has a baby sissy and her favorite thing to do it hold you!  Ayden loves to hold you too!  Usually in the morning he will ask to hold you and he will cuddle you for a while!  You are soo sweet and both your mommy and daddy love your cuddles as well!  Everyone that meets you comments on your beautiful, full head of hair!  We wonder if you will keep it.  We are excited to see you grow and change in the next months.  Love, Mommy