Claire is one month old!

Claire turned one month old last Saturday! We are so, so blessed with our little (ha!) family of 5.  What a fabulous month we had with this precious baby.

Stats:  Claire hasn't been to the doctor since 11/8 and goes back next week, but her unofficial weight at one month is 9.5-10 lbs and she is about 21.5 inches long. Even though I know I have plenty of "baby" months left, I'm already getting sad because she is growing up too fast.  Much to the delight of Elise's baby doll, Lucy, Claire has outgrown almost all of her newborn clothes. She wears size 1 diapers.

Sleeping:  She continues to be a great night time sleeper and napper. At 5 weeks, she started sleeping 7-8 hour stretches.  Prior to that, she would usually sleep for one 5-6 hour stretch followed by a 3-4 hour stretch. We try to put her to bed by 10 and she sleeps in the pack n play in our room with the miracle blanket. Elise and Jack were in their beds by a week or two old, but they didn't sleep well in the pack n play and we didn't have stairs. I figure I will move her upstairs after we get home from our Christmas trip to TX.  She sleeps well in her car seat and now she definitely prefers sleeping in the pack n play for naps as well.  If we put her in the bouncer or rock n play to sleep she will wake herself up and not take a full nap.  She also enjoys a little catnap on the couch with mommy and daddy after her siblings are in bed.

Eating: She continues to be a great eater as well. We haven't introduced a bottle yet (let's be honest, it's way quicker and easier for me to feed her myself and not mess with the bottle and an extra pumping session). We do plan to add that in this month so that we can take advantage of free and eager babysitters in TX :). She has been very amenable to the eat-play-sleep routine and is quite predictable for a one month old.  She typically eats at 7:30, 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, and then cluster feeds several more times before bed.  She stays awake for about an hour (eating and playing) and then takes about a 2 hour nap before the next feeding.

Playtime:  Claire loves the activity mat and usually spends 15-20 minutes playing on it after she eats.  She also loves for her big brother and sister to join her.  She isn't crazy about tummy time.  She also likes to look at people :)

We love you, Claire!  This month couldn't have been any better :)  

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