One Month!

 

 

I can't believe that my little babe is a month old already!

It feels like yesterday that we were in the hospital.

She's getter cuter and cuter by the day!

And chunkier :)  She is a healthy size, that's for sure.

I love her little rolls.

Speaking of which, quote of the week from Christopher.

As he was holding her he said,

"Summer, if I ever get rolls in the middle of my forearms....Intervene"

I love it, I didn't even realize it but it's true, rolls in the most unusual places.

But she's a doll nonetheless!!

 

 

 

It's harder than it looks to take newborn pictures :)

These were 2 of about 100 that she wasn't screaming.

 

 

I'm starting to get more used to being a mama,

but I'll be honest, having a baby is hard!

I don't want to sugar coat it cause I want to remember the reality.

It's one of the hardest things in the world, especially

to hear your baby cry sometimes for hours and just

have nothing that you can do to help them.

Yes, it can be frustrating,

but it's moreso just heartbreaking.  She has pretty bad gas

and all I want is for her pain to go away and make her happy.

 

I've also come to realize that babies have no snooze alarm!!

I was the absolute QUEEN of the snooze.

But alas, when she is crying and hungry,

there's  no avoiding it.

Speaking of which, I read that crying is a late sign of hunger...

not for my baby.

She'll go from a deep sleep to screaming bloody murder

five seconds later because it's time to eat.

 

Although some times are hard, I wouldn't trade motherhood for the world.

This past month has been one of the hardest and BEST of my life.

I love everything about this sweet little girl.

 

My sweet parents were able to visit!

My daddy for three days, and my mama for two weeks.

I couldn't have done it without them!

 

We have fun with her :)

 

Scarlett loves her snuggle time with daddy.

She can be having a hard day,

but as soon as he comes home she cuddles up

to him and calms right down.

There's nothing sweeter than seeing how precious Chris is with her.

 

She found her thumb!!  Only a couple of times though.

I'm probably a bad mom for encouraging it, but it'd be SO

nice not to have to worry about having a pacifier.

 

I just can't get enough of this little face.

 

Haha, there are quite a few outfits like this one.

She couldn't wear some of her newborn clothes for very long :)

 

Family cuddles are my absolute favorite.

(I just realized that almost every picture of Chris is him sleeping...

ha we're pretty tired around here)

 

I think Scarlett is going to be a hand model when she grows up.

She holds them very daintily.

 

Well, this one's not too dainty :)

We call this her thriller pose.

 

 

She mainly sleeps with her  mouth open, and sometimes her eyes:

just like her mama!!

 

Chris was such a gem and went to pick up diapers.

He came back with a lovely package of the store brand.

After a long night which included FOUR blowouts

all over my pajamas,

I left this little note for him.

 

She's starting to kind of smile in reaction to us.

It melts my heart!!

 

Scarlett has a pretty awesome frown hahaha.

 

But she makes up for it with the most adorable smile!

 

I just love seeing them play together.

 

I was pretty nervous for it,

but we finally went to church for the first time!

It was so fun to finally dress her up in her

little church clothes

(which couldn't button up in the back)

 

She did pretty well!!

All the cute little grandmas watched her through the whole meeting :)

 

Well, we survived the first month!!

I love seeing her learn and grow each day.

She's the center of our world and I wouldn't have it any other way.