One month

Caroline at one month old is your pretty basic infant. 

Likes: Eating, sleeping and pooping. She is really starting to become more aware of her surroundings. Very curious and likes to watch us. She loves the vacuum cleaner and tolerates her swing and bouncy seat for awhile before she wants out. She prefers to be held, at all times, tummy to tummy is her favorite position. We occasionally get a smile but it is more due to having a happy full belly then a reaction to seeing us or a toy.

Dislikes: We think she is starting to hate her harness. When she is crying she tries to stretch and kick her legs which is possible but not fully unrestricted and so we think that this makes her more upset that she cannot kick and stretch like she wants. We are not into books yet. I try to read to her but she just cries. She really does not like it when the car stops moving. She does not like pacifiers and she does not like it when we try to put her down so we can do anything else. 

Sleeping: Caroline will sleep for 2 1/2 hours straight at night. Waking up to eat every 3 hours. She usually will go right back to sleep but this is not always the case despite her very tired parents.

Health: Today we saw the orthopedic surgeon for our two week follow up visit. I didn't think we would be doing anything today except adjusting her straps as it is apparent that she has grown since the last visit. Dr. Novotny came in to check her hips and I was pleasantly surprised by him saying that he no longer feels a click in either hip. He also states that upon viewing the ultrasound that was done in the hospital when she was 2 days old neither hip was out of socket. Thank you God! We can now start weaning her off the harness which should take another 4 weeks. This means he wants her wearing the harness for one more week 24/7, next week for 12 hours, the next week for 6 hours and the week after that for only 3 hours a day. After that as long as everything still feels good she should be healed and done. We are so thankful for all the prayers from our family and dear friends!

"Yay for me! Good-bye harness!"