I meant to write this post on her 1 month milestone. Here I am 3 weeks later finally getting to it. Just another lesson learned on this new journey that we're on, but more on that in a bit. First an update on Zoe.
She is doing great our daughter has a weight problem no more. Our books are telling us that she should be around 9 1/2 pounds now. Our over achieving daughter is now 10 lbs 6oz! No wonder I'm hungry all the time, that girl must be drinking like crazy!
She is constantly smiling and cooing.
She can grasp things and loves to "sing and dance" with her father as he plays the guitar. Rob reports that Happy Hippo, Angry Duck: A Book of Moods is currently her favorite piece of literature. I'm sure it will be one of many of her favorite books as she gets older, especially since Rob is going to stay at home with her when I go back to work on January 30th.
Now, I have been meaning to share what I've learned as a seasoned parent in no particular order:
- Most child birth or parenting classes are based on one of the following books: The Birth Partner, Happiest Baby on the Block, And Baby Makes Three and Baby Brain Rules (maybe we can get Rob to write some book reviews on these since he actually read more than the first few pages)
Although this no longer applies to us since we are out of the crazy first few weeks, I would recommend that anyone visiting a newborn to take a look at this list blog post and think about how they could be the best visitor possible to parents of a newborn.- For better or worse a baby picks up people's scent in no time. When multiple people hold Zoe she comes back smelling like she hung-out all day in the perfume section of Macy's. Unless we bathe her it takes at least 24 hours for her to loose the scent. So if you come to visit please try not to wear perfume or cologne.
- Swaddling is great, if your baby isn't already a rebellious one. Zoe's new nickname is Houdini since she can bust out of almost any swaddle in about 15 minutes if she sets her mind to it.
- Onsies are overrated (at least in the winter). Footie pajamas are the way to go for everyday wear. They keep your kid warm, less clothes to worry about coordinating with or loosing,which leads me too...
- Baby shoes and socks are cute but useless and it only takes minutes for you to loose one of the mates (this is why I love the aforementioned footie pajamas)
- Used clothing is the way to shop! I am obsessed with Lollipops, our local consignment shop in Burien. Just the other day I bought 6 footie pajamas for 16 bucks, I couldn't find stuff that cheap at the after christmas sales.
- Speaking of shopping, Southcenter is a surprisingly good place to take your baby shopping thanks to the 2 family rooms with private nursing rooms.
I'm sure this list will grow with time but I thought I would share my new insights on life. If you've made it this far down the blog post you deserve some more Zoe pictures...
