Grace is One Month Old!

At one month old, Grace is doing great! She is gaining weight really well; she weighs 7 lbs. 3 oz., a significant gain from her 5 lbs. 12 oz. birth weight! She still spends most of the day sleeping (and much of the night awake and eating), but is becoming more alert with every day. When she is awake, she enjoys looking at our faces.

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Griffin is one month into being a big brother - and he's a good one! He has been making us laugh with his big-brother antics:

• One time when Grace was crying, he walked over to Grace's co-sleeper, pointed to it, and said, "Grace go to time out." He said it quite matter of factly, as if there was no question about it!
• The other night Josh told Griffin he was going to feed Grace. Griffin looked confused since he always sees me nursing her, so Josh clarified that he was going to give her a bottle. Griffin insisted on helping, and wouldn't let Josh touch the bottle the entire feeding. A few minutes into it, Griffin said, "I need Boppy." He got the Boppy pillow (what I use to nurse with) and put it around his waist like I do, then rested his arm on it while he fed her the bottle!
• Grace is swaddled most of the time, and in the first few days Griffin would go up to Grace and say, "Grace cozy."
• Griffin likes to give Grace a kiss when he first sees her in the morning; it's pretty cute! He also loves to hold her.
• In the first week or so, we always got excited when her eyes were open since she didn't open them much. Every time she opened her eyes, Griffin would say, "Grace pretty."