Grace: 5 1/2 weeks old

Grace is already 5 weeks old this week! I keep forgetting how little she is though. Having Atticus to care for (especially since he has been home all week with his virus), makes it harder to pay as much attention to her unless she is eating. I am trying to do the eat - sleep - play routine with her, but it doesn't always work exactly right. At least, for this past week, she has continued to follow and eat-sleep pattern with no play through the night. That helps. But, I do forget how much babies want to be held; although I love to do it! If she is sleeping, she will stay in her bed or swing, but if she is awake she wants to be in your arms! Okay, onto my notes:

A few notes on Grace at 5 1/2 weeks:

• 11 lbs. 12.5 oz at her Doctor. appt on Saturday for her cold. At her appt last week for her cold, she was already 10 lbs. 9 oz. 
• Size 1 diapers
• Wearing 0-3 month clothing
• Still fighting that cold, but now we have Amoxicillan to help get rid of it.
• Her hair on top has thinned, but is still around the back (just like Atticus did). Still darker, but has shades of red in the sun (just like Atticus did).
• Still has floppy airways and apparently, those can last months. 
• Has smiled really big once that I have noticed during playtime, but otherwise, no regular smiles yet. 
• Takes a pacifier.
• Barely starting to make cooing noises, but they are so sweet!
• Most of the little baby acne she had is almost gone. 
• She is still ok with being swaddled, mostly at night, but likes to stick her feet out of the bottom. She is also still sleeping in the bassinet. 
•  Has already made one road trip to Sanger, been to Church, been to a scrapbooking store, and met all of her living great grandparents. She's had a busy month!