It's Official

Macy has a dimple!!!! I am so extatic about this. I'm going to let you in on a little bit of my history:

I have always LOVED dimples. I wish so badly that I had them. In church we would write down things that we looked for in a husband and first on my list was always DIMPLES. I really hoped that I would marry a man with dimples; of course if I was in love with a wonderful man without dimples it wouldn't have stopped the marriage, but still I hunted for dimples. Well it just so happens that the man I fell in love with and married has dimples. Hip hip hooray! Now I just needed him to give them to our children. Well he did. She only has one that I can see and it is on her left cheek. I have been searching since she was born to try and spot one. The nurse at the hospital said she did, but I wasn't going to take her word for it. I saw a dimple a couple of times, but I wasn't sure if it was my imagination. Then the other day, Macy had gas and was smiling a ton and I just stared at her cheek and saw her dimple appear over and over again with every smile. I was sure now. Then yesterday in her sleep she smiled huge and giggled. Clark got to see her dimple then. So fun!!! I couldn't be happier for my child.

One Month...Yesterday

I want to take a picture of Macy next to her little elephant at every month mark. It will be fun to see how much she changes and grows. She has already grown so much. I love her little rolls that she is getting. She now wears size 1 diapers and fills them too. She is already starting to not feel like a newborn to me. She is much sturdier and thicker than she was when she was born. She is much more alert. She loves to look all around. When I nurse her in my bed, she loves to look at the black lamp...I think she likes the contrast against the white walls. It is fun to see her become more aware of her surroundings. She is becoming more aware of me too. So fun to have her smile at me...it isn't too often, but it does happen.

I know I am going to miss this newborn stage, but I am also excited to see Macy's personality blossom. I can't wait to see who she is. I already know that she is pretty patient, and she is quite cuddly. She loves food, being warm, her daddy, her changing table, her swing, and sleeping. She also took a bottle for the first time yesterday...I am so proud. This gives me hope that Clark and I will be able to go out some day in the future.

I love my little munchkin and I am excited for the days to come!

Pictures!

So these pictures are backwards age wise...so you will notice that in the top pictures Macy looks bigger and chubbier.

Look how much chubbier she has gotten since her first bath! I love it!

Here she is in her swing...I don't know how often I should put her in it, because she tilts her head to the side...I should probably wait til she can hold her head up a little better.

I tried to have a photo shoot with Macy in her cute ballerina outfit...this is what she thought of that.

This is a typical Macy concerned face...so funny.

Oh and by the way...Macy gave Clark and myself some big smiles today. It melted our hearts right away.

GAS

This is the common thing happening in our house lately. Macy is soooooo full of gas. It is a constant stream of gas coming out of her; I can't even believe it. She is the perfect baby minus the gas. She would be a great sleeper, but having to fart or poop wakes her up and then she wants to eat.

I have had to use antibiotics for about 1-2 weeks and I think this has been making the gas worse. I read that the antibiotics can lower the good bacteria in a baby's stomach and cause gas. I am so excited for when I dont have to take the antibiotics anymore and see if it helps her tummy.

I feel so bad for her because I know how bad gas can feel. I am very grateful that she rarely screams and cries, but mostly just gives complaints. Like I said...such a good baby.

In other news...Oh how I LOVE my baby. She is so precious! She is starting to "engage" meaning she looks at me in the eyes...and she is almost smiling. She is giggling in her sleep though and that is soooo cute. She is super strong...I am amazed. She lifts up her head to look at Clark and myself; melts our hearts. She also holds on to our hands and whatever she gets close to. When I hold her, she lays her head down and rubs my arm up and down.

She hates her baths...she has started screaming the whole time. She is a great little nurser...thank heaven! I really wanted a good eater. At first, nursing was quite difficult. I admit there were some nights when I cried because how hard it was and how it hurt, but now it is starting to feel normal and natural. Nursing was one of the biggest shockers to motherhood along with the lack of sleep. I don't know how it's gonna go when I have another child and HAVE to get up in the morning. As for now, I am sleeping til 11 or 12.

Sorry for the lack of pictures, but my computer is dead and Clark's was in the shop for a while. I will hopefully be posting some pictures soon.