1 Month Milestone Minutes

5.26.09—1st Appointment (4 days old)
Weight: 8lbs 3oz
Dr. Richter was shocked that she gained 10oz since leaving the hospital. She left weighing 7lbs 9oz…My milk came in much faster this time and Stellyn was born to latch so we work well together:) She got a clean bill of health and asked that we not return for 2 weeks…way to go Stelly!
6.9.09—2 Week Appointment
Weight: 9lbs 4oz
At Stelly’s first appointment we had some umbilical cord problems. Her cord was soooo stinky no one wanted to be in the same room as smelly stelly belly. We were convinced that it was infected…Although Dr. Richter said it was the smelliest she had ever seen, she assured us it was not infected but did end up cauterizing it and taking most of it off…no more stinkies after that. At her second appointment she removed the remaining piece. YEAH! Big girl baths here we come!
6.25.09—1 Month Appointment
Weight: 9lbs 15oz (75th percentile)
Height: 22.5 inches (90th percentile)
Head: 36cms (50th percentile)…although I don’t feel she measured properly
Got second Hep B shot

I am so excited that this is my first of many Milestone Minutes for Stellyn…so many more to come. I’m actually looking forward to seeing how she and her brother differ month by month. A fun mom game I suppose.
Stellyn has been pure pleasure in her first month of life. She eats well, poops well and best of ALL sleeps well. We have had a handful of nights recently where she sleeps 6 hours straight at night…what more can we ask for? She is simply delightful and I am crossing my fingers that I will be singing the same song next month. She does seem to spit up quite a bit more than Aston did but what’s a little white spittys on your shirt when you get 6 hours of sleep!

Notables:
· Stelly has absolutely already smiled on purpose…she started doing this right at 4 weeks
· Umbilical cord fell off at 2 weeks when Dr. Rich pulled the rest off.
· 1st bath was at 2 weeks with mommy (currently there has not been a bath she has not poo pooped in)
· First road trip was at 3 weeks to Blowing Rock, NC
· First bottle was at 3 weeks…pumped on our way to Blowing Rock so I could drink wine
· She has started cooing when she hears our voices or see our faces
· Her dime sized birthmark on her back is getting darker