Look at that face!!

What can I say that I haven't said already? Charlotte is just adorable!!! I can't stop looking at her and telling her how sweet and precious she is to us. Her Daddy and I are so in love with this baby and we couldn't imagine our life without her. Earlier this week we went to her 1 month well visit and couldn't believe how much she's grown already. She's grown a half an inch from 21 1/2 inches long to 22 and went from 9 pounds 2 ounces to 10 pounds and 14 ounces!!! She's our little chubbas! ; ) One of the major adjustments to having a child is the lack of sleep I get. Since we've decided that breastfeeding is the best for our daughter I'm essentially the only one that can feed her. So that means I'm up nursing every time she's hungry. 'Feed on demand' they say, which means every 2 to 3 hours. Needless to say I don't get much sleep unless I pump and have Gene take a shift for me to allow me to get some more Zzzz's. So I totally look forward to the weekends when he can do that for me. ; ) Eventually, as she gets a little older she'll sleep a little longer, but I don't want to rush her life away. I try to nap when she does and look forward to those late night moments when she stares at my eyes and gives me the most precious smile in the world. It's as if she's telling me that she loves me which is more precious than all the money or gold in the world. I LOVE THIS BABY!!!!!

Daddy's Little Girl

Couldn't resist posting this adorable video of Charlotte with her Dad - who is AMAZING!!! Gene is sooo good with her and just adores his little girl. Charlotte and I are both so very lucky to have him in our lives. I can't wait to see how their relationship grows!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oL9I8yn9Gc

Charlotte's first trip out, aside from leaving the hospital, was on Monday, September 28th to go to the pediatrician. Dr. Nassim is a super sweet lady that owns her own practice and just had the sweetest, most gentle touch. She said Charlotte is super healthy and very beautiful. I couldn't agree more! ; ) When Charlotte & I were discharged from the hospital her weight had dropped from 9.2 pounds to 8.6, which is normal. Babies tend to lose about 10% of their body weight within the first few days. Most of the time they regain their birth weight within 2 weeks from birth. Just a few days of being discharged she already gained about 6 ounces now at 8.12 pounds. She's almost at her birth weight & doesn't have far to go by her next appointment on Tuesday. After that we only have to go for monthly visits instead of weekly.

Charlotte is really a great baby. Aside from the normal peeing, pooping, sleeping and eating she's really an exceptional baby. She's already responding to our voices, focusing on our faces, smiles alot and holds her head up pretty well and she's only 8 days old!! They weren't kidding when they said breastfed babies are pretty intelligent! Of course, she's my baby so I'm going to assume and believe that she's meant for great things. ; )

I LOVE THIS GIRL!!!!!!!!!