Week:Five

Kenley is now 5 weeks old. She has really progressed so much this week. We've noticed that not only is she focusing on our faces more this week, but she is also focusing on other objects. When we put her in her swing, she loves following the black and white mobile with her eyes. I move it back and forth, and she tracks it. It's so amazing to see these little changes in her. She is also just looking around the house more as a whole.

Not sure how much weight she has gained, but from our guesstimate, she seems to be about 8.5 lbs. Her newborn clothes are getting tighter and smaller as the days go by, and she is starting to fit in some of her 0-3 month clothes (like the striped shirt below, the jeans are still a little big!).

Everyone that sees her comments on her big eyes! They are still blue, but we're hoping they change to brown eventually. Her hair has definitely taken on a strawberry blonde look, which makes us wonder where she got that from. I think it will eventually be blonde like mine, especially once summer hits. She even has a baby mullet, which you can't see from these pictures...thankfully! :)

We've gotten into a pretty good routine lately. Kenley wakes usually twice in the night, anywhere from 2-3am first, and again at 5-6am. I've been dealing with this unbelievably well, especially since it was my biggest fear about having a baby...the lack of sleep. I've learned to cherish the 4 hour stretches, and so far, have seemed to get by on it. I'm sure once I go back to work, that will change...but hopefully she will be sleeping longer stretches by then.

All in all, we are doing pretty well. Mike even likes the cloth diapering...so I'm going to have to have him do a guest post about it. Between me breastfeeding, and us using the cloth diapers and even cloth wipes, we have not had to spend any money on these things that you would usually have to replenish every couple of weeks. I can't even imagine how much we are already saving by going the granola route. But again, that's a post for another day!

Here's hoping that we have continued smooth sailing, until of course, Kenley hits her 6 week growth spurt, which is just around the corner...eek! :)