1 Month with the Quiche

She is one month old.

Her father and I swore we were going to get a peaceful introvert... because it would be hilarious. Maybe one who is a little modest and doesn't fuss over her outfits. One that speaks when spoken to and gladly abides to stranger danger. But you were all right when you said there wasn't a change in hell. This baby is a force and her parents will never sleep again (insert evil laugh from both my baby and my mom who prayed for karma).

She laughs and smiles more than most babies her age, usually after she screams at the top of her lungs because she's pooping and it's scary(?). Or because it's 2am. She sleeps and smiles most during the day and in public, especially when people are ooing and ahhing over her and telling her she's pretty and adorable. She loves crowded bars and breweries so Alexa plays crowded bar sounds to help her sleep. She's clearly read the American Society of Pediatrics positions and items banned for babies and prefers all those things (anti-swaddle, pro-weighted sleep sack, and more things I shan't disclose, etc. etc.). She hates clothes and proudly lives in just a diaper. She has an awesome latch, but decided she's allergic to my milk and prefers formula that cost about as much as our mortgage and I suspect this is a foreshadow to her life as a sommelier. And when we take her bottle out to burp her, she screams or throws an awesome RBF. After she burps, she crosses her eyes and giggles. Her Paci is her most prized possession and she grips it tight and throws fighting fists up when it's in her mouth. She dares you to take it.

And in all of it, we're obsessed with our smiley and feisty babe. Among the chaos, she's packed so much personality and wonder into her almost 7 pounds. She's finally growing and in the clear for her size and has been given a stamp of optimal health. We're pretty relieved month 1 is over, to be honest, but watching her personality emerge has us so excited for month 2. The three of us are really starting to jive and rock this little family thing.