The Lloyd Surprise: November 2011

I can't believe it has been one month since our baby girl was born. It seems like just yesterday we were a family of two...but then again it seems like a lifetime ago.

Instead of the novel I could write about the past month, I will try to condense my thoughts down using bullet points.

Taking care of a newborn is hard, frustrating, tiring, fun and totally fulfilling.
Nursing a baby is also more work than I thought it was going to be. She doesn't always "get it" when I am feeding her, especially during the middle of the night.
At her 2 weeks appointment, Avery weighed 9.3 pounds
I takes me FOREVER to get ready to go anywhere.
She wakes up every 2 hours to eat. It still surprises me how on the clock her stomach is. I don't ever really need to look at a clock...I know what time it is by her feeding schedule.
Speaking of the aforementioned feeding schedule...I don't sleep much. But, I still manage to get by somehow.
Avery is still learning how to keep her pacifier in.
Avery is still learning how to sleep in her own bed. We made some progress last night, but with Kris sleeping, it is hard to let her fuss too much before picking her up. I am a new mom...I don't really know what I am doing. I think I need to read a book on it!
Baby girl grunts. In her sleep and when she is awake. Always grunting!
She has started to smile back at us. It is so fun to look into my baby girls eyes and talk to her and have her react with a big grin.
Her dimples kill me, they are so dang cute!!
We got professional pictures done of Avery this weekend. She did so well. I was worried that she was going to cry all the way through, but instead she slept!
Her hair is getting a tint of red. You can really see it in the sunlight.
Baby girl is very gassy. Sometimes she hurts and we don't know how to help her. It is hard to try and console such a little person when they are in such pain.
She really is so fun! I love being able to stay home and watch our baby girl. Only 4 more weeks that I can do that. I am going to cherish every moment.

Here are some fun pictures from the past few weeks:

I am going to take a picture of Avery in her chair every month to see how much she has grown. Kris thinks she looks like a doll in this picture. This is her Newborn picture. I will take a picture of her 1 month soon.