Today little EC is one month old. I suppose she was four weeks old on Tuesday, and when you’re only talking about one month, the difference between one month and four weeks is almost ten percent. As a smattering of things that she can do at one month:

• Control her neck reasonably well in all scenarios. She can raise her head during tummy time. If I raise her up using her arms from a lying position, she can make it all the way to sitting with decent neck stability. She can head butt me while I’m trying to burp her if she’s not 100% satisfied.
• Eat like a maniac. She’s gone from a little less than an ounce after birth to something like seven ounces per feeding on a regular basis. In the last week, she put on about a pound.
• Kind of hit and kick at a toy hanging in front of her, if she pleases.
• Sniper crawl, if I provide her something to push off of.
• Nurse. Two weeks now since we got the tongue-tie taken care of, and she now almost knows what she’s doing.

And things she can’t do anymore:

• Fit into a bassinet. We’ve gone through two, and have graduated to sleeping in either a buggy or a playpen.
• Wear newborn clothes. Even size 0-3 is getting a bit tight.

At the pediatrician’s office today, she discovered TV for the first time. We don’t generally have TV going around the house, but Disney was playing in the examination room…and once she saw it, she was riveted.

For the next month, we’ll just be working on physical exercises. She’s got a lot of growing to do, and developing some coordination will be key. Otherwise, those head butts are only going to get more painful.

She’s the cutest little thing…but all dads no doubt say that. At least I’m right.