1 Month Old!

Ruby Kate is one month old! I can't believe it goes even faster with the second one! At her doctor's appointment this morning she weighed 10 pounds, 6 ounces! That is between the 75th and 90th percentile! She was 21 inches long which means she shrunk 3/4 of an inch since birth...or I guess just that they measure differently at the pediatrician :) Her head circumference was 39 cm which is 90th percentile as well! So she is thriving as the doctor said, they are thrilled with her growth and said she looks perfect. We are loving our little chunker!


Ruby is doing really well. She is generally happy but has a little fussy time in the evening and sometimes in the afternoon. It usually just means she is super sleepy and I've been trying the 5 s's from the Happiest Baby on the Block and it seems to work magically on her. We are back to swaddling because she was waking herself up all the time and was hard to put down when she was asleep. I think the swaddle helps her startle less and also makes it so there is less change when we put her in the crib. The last few nights we have all been sleeping much better so I think we'll stick with the swaddle for now. Ruby usually sleeps around 4-5 hours which is pretty good I think and then eats and goes back to sleep.

Both the swing and the pacifier are starting to interest Ruby...finally! She took her afternoon nap in the swing yesterday and today. She is gagging on the pacifier much less often and when she gets going on it she seems to love it. She also has been enjoying the bouncy seat this week. She likes the vibration and is starting to just relax and look around from her little recliner! We just have to be careful with Ellie because there isn't really a good place to put a bouncy chair with a very helpful toddler in the house.


Ruby's eyes are starting to get lighter. Both she and Eleanor were born with very dark eyes. They were almost black, and you couldn't really see the pupils at all. Now Ruby's look grey so we'll watch and see how they change. I wonder if she'll have blue eyes like Ellie and I.


We're amazed at how well Ruby holds up her head. She really has a lot of control of that big 90th percentile head! We've been trying tummy time a little bit at a time although she isn't so thrilled with that. She is much more alert this week and is starting to really follow things with her eyes and spend a lot more time awake.


I've been joking that Ruby is still at the "annoyed with us" stage. She is carted here and there, we change her clothes and diaper multiple times a day, and give her baths when she is least expecting it....poor girl. She is very expressive with her eyebrows so lets us know how she feels about all of this commotion!