Micah Leigh: 5 Weeks, 6 days
Micah & I had our 6 week check up this past week and Micah weighed 10 lbs, 4 oz! It's such a moment of pride, as a nursing mother, to see that number on the scale go up, but I cannot believe how fast she is growing. I'm also so thankful she's growing well because it's unbelievable how much she spits up. At least I know she is actually keeping something in her belly! She's out of most of her newborn clothes and in size 1 diapers now. In some ways it feels like I JUST gave birth to her & in other ways I can't really remember life without her. (Well, I do vaguely remember a time when a burp cloth wasn't my number one outfit accessory!) Anyways, I always take a ton of photos of my kids because it's so important to document each stage of these little one's lives. They grow SO, SO fast!
She wore this adorable strawberry outfit for the first time the other day & I was a little snap happy and couldn't stop photographing this darling little girl. She's started smiling on purpose as a result of my insanely high mom voice and I just couldn't get enough. I never want to forget these sweet smiles, her silly faces, the way she stretches, her balding head, etc. Since, I took way too many photos to post on Instagram, I figured this adorable outfit (from H&M) was blog-worthy. Don't you agree?
Did you see that little cheerleading move she had up there? She looks like a flyer doing the liberty pose or a little Yogi doing tree pose!
Even though she's gained 3 pounds since birth, she's still so tiny & little! I feel like you can actually tell how little she is in this photo!
After I took a bunch with my phone, I had to pull out my "real camera" to snap a few more of her adorable little face.
When I get these big smiles out of her I feel like I must be the most amazing person ever. It's a REAL confidence booster. (Then I get throw up in my hair & I'm brought right back to reality, but that shining moment lives on in my memory forever.)
Next up was some tummy time! Micah does really well on her tummy right now, even though she doesn't last too long. I love seeing how much stronger she gets every day.
I hope this doesn't sound like I'm bragging, because I just wrote all about how adorable she is, but I really see myself in this photo! (Micah is a bajillion times cuter than me though!) It's so fun having a baby that looks like you! Max doesn't resemble me at all, so I wasn't expecting Micah to, but I definitely see it a bit! What's weird is that I also think she looks JUST like Max. I compare their baby photos all the time. (I really, truly don't mind that Max looks JUST like his dad... I mean I married Kyle for a lot of reasons & one reason was how handsome he is! #honesty) Anyways, do you see the resemblance here?
I hope you enjoyed these adorable photos. I'm kind of craving some strawberries now...yum!