update

Well we made it through the first month with Allison. We can't believe it's been a month since she was born, but then sometimes it has seemed like a year. She was not the happiest of babies for the first month. She was rarely happy during her waking hours – always grunting, fussing, turning red, kicking her legs and flailing her arms, etc. We thought perhaps she had colic or reflux or some kind of stomach problems. Her 1 month check-up was on Monday, and we had made my list of questions about these problems for the doctor. He quickly dismissed all of them with the response of, “Babies cry.” While this somewhat made us feel like idiots (of course we knew that), We are thankful that Allison is okay. Here are a few stats from her appointment:

Weight – 9lbs. 9oz.
Height – 20 5/8”
Head – 14 5/8”

But we are glad to announce that Allison has been a completely different baby this week. No more fussiness and grunting. She has even been sleeping in her bassinet on her back (she previously slept in her car seat). While she used to not let us put her down very much during the day, this week she has been playing on her Baby Einstein play mat for long stretches every day with no fussiness. She even slept 6 hours straight one night! So, hopefully this is a sign of good things to come from baby Allison.