Why can’t my baby stay tiny forever?!

Where did the last 7 ½ weeks go? Yesterday my eyes were opened for the first time to the fact that my newborn baby is no longer a newborn, she is an infant. My family members have all been commenting for a few weeks now how she is getting bigger. At church yesterday lots of women were commenting on Deliah’s rubber band rolls on her arms and legs. I have been in Mommy denial. I want my baby to stay tiny forever! Is that too much to ask? You think I would have realized this sooner. There were signs. When one of my favorite outfits on her became a belly shirt. When sleep nighties that used to cover her feet now only cover to her knees. When she switched from newborn diapers to size one diapers. How she holds her head up like it’s no big deal. How she is trying to stand up, to which I reply that is absolutely not allowed! She is no longer my narcoleptic little baby who fell asleep in the blink of an eye, now she is kind of stubborn and will fight her naps. When I take her to the Pediatrician and the stats prove she has grown.

13 July 2013: 3 weeks

9 pounds 6.5 ounces
21 inches long

8 August 2013: 6 weeks

10 pounds 13 ounces – 73 percentile
22 ¼ inches long – 79 percentile
37.5 cm head – 62 percentile

Some more Deliah tidbits…

I really enjoy the bonding time with my baby while I breastfeed her. Deliah eats like a champion. She is the happiest baby until she thinks she is starving. It’s a very small window when she wakes up to when she likes her boob time.

Deliah let’s her Mom and Dad sleep a solid 4 hour stretch at night. Sometimes Deliah wants to have an awake party in the night, but 90% of the time she eats and promptly goes back to sleep. I’m actually real alert during her 3:00 A.M. feeding. I like reading my favorite blogs at this time. It’s when I’m awake again at 6:00 that I feel sleepy.  

This girl loves her baths, and I mean LOVE! Her first bath was quite the event in this house and we had 5 people all gathered around the kitchen sink wanting to be a part of it. She loves to be sprayed and just soak in the water. She only gets sad when we take her out. I see hours of bubble bath time fun in this babe’s future.

Deliah has a lot of awake time during the day. She will just stare right at you now when you talk to her.

Deliah is so SMILEY! I love how she would have spontaneous smiles when asleep, and now it’s a lot while she is awake.

The hiccup monster comes and visits her every day. Her Daddy thinks holding her upside down is the key to getting rid of them.

She absolutely hates it when she is gassy.

She is the MOST LOVED BABY in the world. Who knew that people would jump up to be the privileged one to change her poopy diaper.

She is told she is pretty over 1,000 times every day!

I’m a little sad at how fast the days are going by. You are warned, but it’s the absolute truth. Each time I hold her, bathe her, watch her sleep, put on a cute outfit, I want to capture that moment. She has to be the most photographed baby ever! Deliah’s giggles, coos, and pretty face melts her Momma’s heart on a daily basis. Someone please freeze the clock and let me enjoy this time forever!



Day 3 of life.

Look at those arm rolls!

My happy girl :-)

I can't hide from the proof!