One Month

Leighton is officially one month old....well actually as i write this she is one month and one week, I'm a little behind i know!

She's gained some weight for sure ( not sure exactly how much ) she's a GREAT eater, when she's not having gas/reflux issues. 4 oz at most meals :)

Speaking of reflux, i think she might have silent reflux. Its defiantly something I'm going to be talking to her doctor about at her next appointment, but I've done hours and hours of research, looking up her symptoms, and I'm pretty positive she has it. I lived with G.E.R.D for years ( before the Lord healed me of it..another day another blog ) so I know just how uncomfortable she is. After figuring out the silent reflux thing i got a little frustrated. I reallllly didn't want to start her on such serious medication at a MONTH old. It just seems like her little body wouldn't be able to process something like that without some side effects in the future. Thankfully I remembered a fellow blogger of mine, and someone who's becoming a good mommy friend, Amber Ruth, mentioning something about some all natural drops called "Colic Calm", so i looked it up in reference to reflux in infants and found a million testimonials from moms who had a lot of success with it! The minute Taylor got home that night I ran straight to CVS to grab some. At her next feeding, she swallowed a burp, which is always the start to her pain, and started screaming. I unloaded 1/4 of a tsp of that stuff into her mouth and she slipped into a little piece of relaxation heaven! It was amazing! The BEST part by far is that its 100% natural, and FDA approved! So to all the new moms out there...if your little one is having gas, reflux, colic, and even hiccups..try this stuff out! I promise you won't be disappointed!

On a brighter note! She's starting to get the funniest littler personality. She makes faces EXACTLY like her dad. It melts me every time. She smiles almost every time he kisses her...slightly jealous here. And when she's not having reflux issues she's a complete joy to be around! ( i love being with her all day every day, but I'm sure for others the screaming isn't so cute haha! )

She's doing really well on her schedule. She goes down for most naps without a peep. We rarely have to cry it out anymore! ( with the exception of right now, this blog is supposed to be distracting me from the crying coming out of the monitor...no such luck.) The past week has been a little more difficult, with the onset of her reflux, and waking up with gas pains. We've also started swaddling her. She WAS sleeping on her tummy, but she scooted all over the place and would wake up the complete opposite direction of where i put her..and it made me nervous. We have to swaddle because this girl has CRAZY arms! She also scratches the tar out of her face, so swaddling it is :) some days she's a little grumpy about it, others she doesn't mind at all! This week were going to start to try and ween her off her middle of the night feeding ( usually around 3 or 4am ) she eats well, but then won't take a full feeding at 7, so i pretty sure she's ready to go without it! Wish us luck! :) I would love a full nights sleep..im sure she would too!! ( full night meaning 11pm-6:30 am )


Life with Leighton couldn't be any sweeter. Sure there have been days when I felt out of control ( reminder to self..you are not in control...ever. God is ) There have been moments when she was crying and I couldn't fix it that i felt like a failure. Then i think, EVERY mom goes through this. EVERY mom doubts herself. Today is not going to last forever. Thats when you catch the good stuff, the smile amidst the cries, the snuggles in the morning, the sighs of relief when you lay them down to sleep. And every day, theres good stuff, no matter how much bad is mixed in with it. And one day she will be 16 rolling her eyes and saying "whatev" ( if my daughter every shortens her words i might lose it on her haha )

One month into this little life and I feel like there was never a day without her. Its like she's been here all along. I guess in a way, she was always part of His plan, and he's been preparing me for her from day one. Im so thankful for this sweet little soul, and for a God who ALWAYS knows what he's doing. :)

Be on the look out for our one month pics....yes I'm also behind on these. SORRY!!