Leaving the hospital
Hailey is one month old, where did the time go. So much has changed in the past month, it’s hard to imagine my life before baby Hailey. Many emotions have been experienced, some positive and some negative but I’d have to say the positive outweigh the negative by far.
Hailey stretching after being unswaddled after a nap
Before Hailey was born I had not held very many babies, now it feels so natural. It’s amazing how quickly you can get used to incorporating a new life into your life.
I love everything about her. Her cute nose, ears, lips, fingers (which are getting chubby), her big feet (yes she takes after mama), and well just everything!
I haven’t posted much about life with a baby, I guess I’ve been preoccupied.
My day goes a little something like this.
- 2:30 or 3am Pry myself from bed, feed Hailey and put her back to sleep
- 6:30 or 7am Feed Hailey again entertain her for a bit and then back to sleep we go.
- 10am Feed Hailey
- 10:45am Play a bit until she gets sleepy and I put her down for a nap (which is challenging at times).
I won’t write out the rest of the day because it is very repetitive but I feed her every 3 hours (which takes about 45 min), we have some activity time and then Hailey naps while I get stuff done around the house, do some of the never ending laundry (this girl can easily go through 4 burp clothes in 1 day! She’s a spit up queen), or try to convince myself to take a nap. It’s fairly exhausting and Scott and I normally end up crashing on the couch at 9pm feeling exhausted (with one more 10pm feeding to go after that).
And just when I tell Scott that I think I’ve gotten the hang of this baby thing, Hailey goes and throws a loop in our day- She has her first cold. She started getting congested on Saturday and wouldn’t you know it, by Saturday night she was sneezing and coughing like crazy. She woke us up every 2 hours on Saturday with her coughing, making me feel so devastated for her. I think we’ve finally gotten over the worst of the cold, it certainly has not been fun. It’s also really thrown off her schedule making life a little unpredictable right now.
At Hailey's baby shower
I know she’s grown a lot in this past month (at birth she was 7lbs 15oz and on last Wednesday Feb 17 she was at 9lbs 10oz-she’s probably at a 2 lb weight gain now) but I don’t really notice it that much, probably because I’m with her every moment of her life. She still fits into her (borrowed, thanks Harry!) newborn clothes but they are almost reaching their stretching max point. She’s still not broad enough in the shoulders for her 0-3 onesies so they look large on her but I still put her in them, just because she looks so darn cute.
As for my recovery over the past month I seem to have bounced back pretty well. I have about 7lbs on top of my pre-pregnancy weight (I ended up gaining just over 30 lbs), but I fit back into all my clothes already so I think most of that weight lies in the chest region. I have a lot of back pain so I plan to book a massage with my favourite massage therapist when she gets back from her wedding!
Over the month I thought of many things I would write in her 1 month post, but surprise surprise I have mommy brain and can’t remember what I had planned. So I’ll leave it at that, and will add a few more photos for your viewing pleasure.
Playing with Aunt Lauren
How Hailey spends most of her day
- Mesmerized by the play mat
I can’t believe she is already a month old. She is so gorgeous!
AH! The last picture is so cute!! Love the eyes, what a beautiful girl =)
Thanks for stoking the fire of my baby fever lol
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Yay! I love starting baby fever!
Happy one month Hailey! Kate I’m so glad you are loving and adjusting to the mommy thing. You seemed extra happy on Saturday. One month hasn’t gone by too fast and I’m glad I have the chance to see her every couple of weeks. I’m so excited for her to be a cute little toddler but I know when she gets to that point we’ll miss her babyness. By then there will probably be another one somewhere though!
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Hehe, that last photo is ADORABLE!!
so sweet!
also, love her little leg warmers!
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She’s perfectly adorable. I love those little leg warmers!
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can’t believe how fast the time is going and at the same time how far away our old lives seem!
AHH!!! She’s absolutely wonderful. I’m freaking out at the thought of kissing her soft forehead in just a few short (LONG) days!
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Happy one month birthday darling baby! And Kate, someone should definitely mention that you look amazing! (had to check to make sure that wasn’t one of Leahs verboten words! )
The last photo is adorable Kate!!! That face is beyond cute! I want to come meet her!!! I can’t believe you lost most of the baby weight so fast – CONGRATS! She looks like such a little bundle of cuteness! I can only imagine how happy, but exhausted, you are.
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She is beyond adorable, look at her eyes in that last picture! I also love that she has leg warmers and uggs.
she is seriously a supermodel baby, I love her little lips!
I’m glad to hear you are hanging in there and getting the swing of things! Is Scott at home with you girls, too? How nice to have a bit of help if so. Cannot believe she is already a month old…where does the time go?
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Scott was home the first week, now it’s just evenings, and occasionally during the day he pops in.
Could it be, Hailey is already one month old? Time sure does fly by. She is absolutely adorable! Happy 1st month Hailey….
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aw she is just all sorts of cuteness. i love all the pictures. i can’t believe she is a month old already!
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such a beautiful baby.. i love her eyes..