Oh the joys of being one month...

So once again, I'm a little late with my post for Abi's first month birthday! It's been a fantasic month, and truly a whirlwind. I can't recall any period of life going by any faster, and really I can't imagine a 31 day period bringing greater changes to life! It's been such a joy to watch her grow (and kind of sad!). I was in the grocery store the other day, and passed a little baby in his car seat and started talking to his mom - and she told me that he was just 6 days old! Abi looked HUGE compared to him, and it made me marvel about how quickly they truly do change.



Some things we've enjoyed and delighted in this past month:

• Abi's birth and all of the wonderful family and friends that made trips to the hospital and to our apartment to meet our little lady. Beautiful memories.


• Abi's first bath - to recall, NOT a fan. However, now she really loves them!


• Figuring out how to effectively change multiple diapers - we've had multiple moments when we're mid change and Abi just starts peeing everywhere (and she raises "that" to the next level when it's just her and I at home) - Donald and I just die laughing which leaves Abi looking really confused.


• Donald and I being able to enjoy some time to ourselves and with friends thanks to the love of Grandmas!


• Watching Abi GROW! The girl loves to eat. At 5 days she had regained her hospital weight back and then some and at 2 weeks she had gained 21 ounces since birth!


• Seeing her start to take in the world. She is awake significantly more now than she was right after we brought her home, and it's amazing to see all that she notices.

Some highlights:

Just upon arrival:

Just about one week old, hanging out on her play gym:

Right after taking a bath, her towel is a butterfly! Check out her antennae:

Now she loves bathtime. Hooray!

Abi with her birthday cake! We celebrated by watching the Olympics with Mike and Rachel (thanks for taking the pic, friends!) Abi is very interested in the Olympics and insists that it is part of our daily plan.