One Month Eve

Tonight is the Eve of Hazel’s one month birthday. Four weeks ago we were in the hospital trying to get Hazel to come out- now she’s here and we’re all getting to know each other better every day.
We had a nice visit with Grammy and Grampy Benoit, followed by one more weekend before Jered had to go back to work. Monday was Jered’s first day back at work since Hazel’s birth. Our time at home has been challenging, but fun all at once. Hazel seems to be going through yet another growth spurt- she eats almost constantly and has been sleeping very little the past few days. We are hoping that it is almost over and that she will start sleeping well again soon!

It’s amazing how much babies change from week to week. This week Hazel is turning her head from side to side when she lays on her stomach. She is also staying awake for longer periods of time during the day- in fact, we are lucky when she takes a two hour nap during the day, whereas she used to take at least a couple every day!

We’ve settled into a bit of a routine at home now that Jered is back at work. We wake up- sometimes around 7 am, other times around 9, it all depends on when Hazel decides she is done sleeping for the morning. I usually feed her and then take advantage of her quiet and alert time and put her in the vibrating bouncy seat so that I can take a shower and get ready for the day. Once we go downstairs we usually do a little tummy time and then a bit of time in the swing while I make breakfast. Usually by then she’s ready to eat (again!). She eats while I have my breakfast, and then usually gets pretty sleepy (but not lately!). This general pattern of eat- play- eat- nap, repeats itself until Jered gets home. We are both looking forward to Hazel sleeping through the night, we’re both worn out! Keep us in your thoughts as we hope for our first night of 6+ hours of sleep!

And finally (because I like all my posts to have pictures)- here is a picture of Hazel taken one week ago. Tomorrow we will take pictures of her at one month- and maybe even take a little video!

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