One Month Old!

It is hard to believe that Layla is a month old already! We had her first appointment with her ped yesterday and she is now 18" tall and 4 lbs 12 oz--that is a pound more than her birth weight! Things are going good at home. I'm tired, but that's to be expected! Right now she has to eat every 3 hours. I asked the doctor when we can try to have her go longer between feedings during the night and he said he wasn't sure. Even to go 4 hours between a night time feeding would be great! I had mentioned before how we weren't sure if we'd hear her or the alarm every 3 hours, but so far we've been okay. I think only once did Joe turn the alarm off without knowing it, but thanks to my pumping schedule I woke up naturally:-).

For those concerned with how Elvis is doing, he is adjusting okay. I think he feels a bit left out and isn't quite sure what to think of her, but he's getting more used to her. The only time he really pays attention to her is right when we get home because he's extra excited. Today he nearly tipped her car seat backwards, but thankfully she was still strapped in!



Her Precious Moment doll has been teaching her how to pray:-)



She loves her "Layla" blanket lambie that she got as a gift:-)



Elv is not quite sure what to think of her...



Elvis does enjoy her toys though...thankfully he's been really good about not taking/biting them!



Layla is showing her patriotic side today!



Layla enjoyed her baby shower today (even though it doesn't look like she was enjoying it in this pic)!



Her cousin (or 2nd or 3rd or whatever), Lawrence, is only 8 months older, so someday I'm sure they'll be closer to the same size:-)