Lucy at 1 month

After yesterday's downer of a post, here's some happier fare.

I'll be honest, I'm crazy lucky.  I made cute, easy babies.  Both Clara and Lucy have been easy infants, although in different ways.  Clara was easily appeased with nursing and she rarely fussed.  But she really struggled to sleep longer than 2 hours at any given time.  Lucy fusses more frequently, is harder to calm down, and is overall MUCH louder than Clara.  But she makes up for it by sleeping... oh, the sleep!  She sleeps for at least 3 hours at a time, often 4, and I've even gotten some 6 hour stints at night.  SO GREAT.  I didn't get that out of Clara until she was 5 months old.

So, Lucy sleeps in longer chunks.  That meas she also doesn't nurse nearly as often, and the space between feedings is getting farther apart everyday.  This is both awesome and unnerving.  I never stop worrying if my kids are getting enough to eat.  But Lucy gives every indication of excellent growth (with some delectably chubby arms and legs... yum!), even if she only eats every 4 hours at 6 weeks.  Really, we've nailed down a routine.  Not quite a regular "schedule" yet, but definitely a routine.  She wakes up, eats, stays awake for about 45 min-1 hour, then we get her to go to sleep (this is when she's at her fussiest), and she sleeps for 2-3 hours.  Extend that time at night.  Really, you can't ask for an easier newborn.

These are pictures from her newborn session with Kailee Judd, a friend from Alaska who did a FANTASTIC job.  I love them!

I like her so much.  We've seen a couple of genuine smiles, but they are pretty rare so far.  She tolerates Clara well enough, and it's so fun to see her grow.  It's happening so so fast!