One month

Little Claire is a month old today. She's been a very mellow baby, for the most part, only fussing when she's hungry. I love seeing the faces she makes, I'd forgotten how much fun a newborn is to watch. She's losing her dark hair. She eats a lot, it feels like constantly but I know it's not that much. It might be because I'm so afraid of a low supply I've been taking fenugreek, so that might be giving me too much foremilk, which doesn't fill up a tiny tummy as well. I've also noticed green poop and she's been a little fussy in the evenings lately (gassy?). Or, I could be overanalyzing the whole deal. She's still very tiny, barely getting into 0-3 month clothes. We've been using a fleece pouch, which I adore. As soon as we put her in it she conks out, all snug and cozy. Love!! She seems to be avoiding the worst of the baby acne that her brother had at about this time. She gets furious when she's naked but gets over it quickly. She doesn't hold grudges. We're swaddling her and she sleeps pretty well at night for a while, but then she starts to fuss so I give up and haul her into bed. She gets her snack and then snuggles into the crook of my arm. I think cosleeping is great for some people, it sounds so sweet, but I feel uncomfortable doing it, even if she is very cute and snuggly. I'm looking forward to getting a new cosleeper bassinet next week and hoping that will help.

Owen started preschool last week so I've had a few afternoons this week with just me and Claire. We have been able to have some nice naps together. I was worried that I wouldn't have enough one-on-one time with Claire but the problem has been my poor, neglected 3-year-old. I spend so much time on the couch feeding the baby and dozing that Owen has been watching way too much TV. Poor kid. We made it a point to get out this afternoon for a while, and he's really enjoying school, so hopefully it's not as bad as I think it is.