The Alderman Family: Aubrey is one month!

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Aubrey is one month!

Well it has already been a whole month since little Aubrey was born. We have had some great times and some not so great times, but I wouldn't change anything. We started off a little rough due to the fact that Aubrey wouldn't latch on to breast feed, so she wasn't gaining any weight. We met with a lactation specialist several times and after talking with her pediatrician we learned that she has a high palate. I now get to pump several times throughout the day and we bottle feed her which has become a lot easier. Randy is also able to feed her so he gets that special bonding time with her, and lucky for me he does the feedings during the middle of the night while I pump.

With us bottle feeding her, she was able to start gaining weight which is what we needed. She now weighs 8 pounds and 2 oz which is a whole pound more than her birth weight. Aubrey has come down with a small case of thrush but is on antibiotics to take care of it. She doesn't seem to be bothered by it so that makes us happy. She often doesn't sleep during the day, she likes to be awake so she doesn't miss anything. As for Randy and I we would like to take a nap but it rarely happens. When she does choose to sleep it is usually between 3-4 hours at a time. Although, during the night it's another story for us. For the most part it is between 2-3 hours but we have had a few of though nights where she will only sleep for 1-2 hours.

It is amazing to see how much she has changed since we brought her home. She makes funny faces, smiles at us and what really gets us, is all the noises she makes. She really likes to grunt especially when she is sleeping. Aubrey definitely has her own personality, and is just such a happy baby. Both Randy and I look forward to the many more months and years to come that we can share with this little girl. Here are a few pictures from Christmas and her first month.