What a difference a week makes

Wow! My baby will be a month old on Saturday. So hard to believe. She is making such great strides and we are so in love with her. She has been eating well and sleeping so much better. Last night she even slept for 5 hours straight. She has been going about 3 hours between feedings during the day and 3-4 at night. She really doesn't cry unless she is hungry, needs a diaper change, or uncomfortable so we consider her a pretty easy going baby.

After Brandon went back to work I found myself really having a hard time being alone with the baby. I was feeling inadequate about being a mom and crying all the time. I talked to my doctor and it was determined I was suffering from postpartum depression. This was not something I expected or wanted but something that had crept up on me and something I needed to deal with immediately. I started taking some medicine last week and I'm feeling so much better. As a new mom everything is new to you, but to not feel like yourself and not feel like you can take care of yourself much less your new baby is quite devastating. I'm so glad I listened to my instincts and got help when I did. Now I'm loving life again and enjoying my baby.

Anyway here are some recent pictures of our growing girl.