Madi has turned one month old and is starting to behave like a normal newborn does. She is experiencing more awake time and we see her tracking other people's movement. It's so funny to watch her as she focuses on something because her little eyes become cross eyed (don't worry, the doctor told us this would happen). She is also starting to keep us up at night (boo hoo) just like a normal newborn would- gone are the days of the sleepy preemie- this girl knows when she wants to eat and wants it pronto. She has started grunting and making some very funny noises; Matt calls her a little gremlin (lovely thought).
At her one month check up, the doctor and lactation consultant couldn't be happier (she has become an office favorite and we are often visited by a different medical staff while we are there). She now weighs 5 lbs 12 ounces (10th percentile), is measuring 19 inches long (31st percentile) and her head circumference is 34 cm (9th percentile). The lactation consultant gave us the go ahead to move her to actual breastfeeding during the nighttime to help us get a bit more sleep (the feeding and then pumping takes a while) so we are going in for another weight check next week.
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