{"id":2739,"date":"2009-07-19T10:46:19","date_gmt":"2009-07-19T17:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/?p=2739"},"modified":"2009-07-19T10:46:19","modified_gmt":"2009-07-19T17:46:19","slug":"one-month-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/?p=2739","title":{"rendered":"One-month update"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently saw a friend’s baby for the first time in about a month. He’s almost four months old, and I was shocked by how much he had changed in just a few weeks. The same can be said about Avery, I guess, because she’s already quite different (and bigger) than she was on June 19!<\/p>\n

Though her next doctor’s appointment (and weigh-in) isn’t until next week, I’m going to guess that she’s gained about two pounds and at least an inch. In terms of physical appearance, her eyes are still a deep (almost violet-ish) blue, her face is rounder than it was at birth, and she now has visible eyelashes. (She had no eyelashes at birth, and it was something I was concerned about. When I fretted to Q that perhaps she had some sort of weird disease; he laughed and answered, “What, like the no-eyelash disease?” I guess the little hairs just needed time to grow in.)<\/p>\n

Avery is on less of a schedule than her sister was at this point, but she still eats about every 2.5-3 hours. And, like her sister, she is a very good sleeper. She has gone as long as six hours at night without waking up to eat, which we’re very grateful for!<\/p>\n

In terms of physical milestones, she basically mirrors Zoe at one month<\/a>. She can hold up her head on her own, grab things (necklaces and shirt-collars are her faves), and roll over on her side (something she’s been doing since she was about a week). <\/p>\n

Avery’s personality isn’t that different from her sister’s at this age, either: she’s also fairly mellow and easy to take care of. She actually cries a bit less than Zoe did, but she’s much louder – constantly grunting, squealing and panting. At times she sounds more like a little animal than a baby (Q has taken to calling her our little mongoose), and we’re more likely to wake in the night to her funny sounds than to cries. <\/p>\n

Avery has proven to be a bit of a cuddler: she loves being held and, when upset, is often soothed just by being picked up. I’m happy to report that she also appears to be a Mommy’s girl (she was particularly attached during her first weeks) – but we’ll see how long that lasts…<\/p>\n

Happy Birthday, Avery!<\/p>\n

-M<\/p>\n

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