A baby’s umbilical cord stump typically falls off sometime between 10 and 21 days. Piper held on to to hers until she was 43 days old. It finally fell off Sunday night and I noticed it while changing her diaper in the middle of the night.
Piper- 1 Month Old
Piper turns 1 month old today.
She…
• weighs about 11.8 pounds
• still has her umbilical cord stump
• wears size 1 diapers
• wears size 0-3 months (some newborn) clothes
• sleeps in the napper in the Pack n Play
• likes: her swing, burying her head in Mommy’s belly after eating, looking at the wall next to the changing table, chewing on her hands, being sung to
• dislikes: gas, hiccups
She plans to spend the day going to get her picture taken with Santa.
Top 5 Newborn Essentials
Baby Piper is 1 month old, and I don’t think I could have made it through this first month without these things. Beside the basic crib, clothes, and car seat, here are some of what I would call must-haves for moms of newborns.
1) A swing. We have the Snug-a-Bunny and she loves it. Anytime we put her down, it’s usually in her swing. Sometimes we don’t even turn it on. She just stares at the mirror or birds above her. The first week she was home, there were several nights when we slept on the couch and she slept in the swing.
2) My Brest Friend. This is so helpful when nursing to support her weight without her sinking to the middle like she does in the Boppy. The My Brest Friend straps around me and always stays put. It also has a convenient pocket where I keep burp cloths, gas drops, and the TV remote. They are always at my fingertips so I don’t have to reach and risk breaking her latch.
3) Swaddles. Everyone told me to be sure that I had swaddling blankets, but the best are the SwaddleMe ones that have Velcro to tightly wrap her without her squirming loose. We had one SwaddleMe when she was born, but after using it, we immediately ordered 3 more that are now in constant rotation at bedtime.
4) Mittens. Part of why these are essential is because of my anxiety of cutting her nails, but even the nails that don’t look like they have anything to cut will still scratch the heck out of my little baby girl who doesn’t realize what her hands are doing.
5) Cloth diapers. But not for diapering. I use these as burp cloths because they are cheap and not like some that are too cute to spit up on. You can get a pack of these and have them placed all around the house, ready to grab. And if they get too dirty, I don’t feel bad about throwing them out.
Newtown, Connecticut Tragedy
I wanted to share this piece from GMA this morning where a co-worker and his wife were interviewed. They lost their daughter in CT school shooting.
Newborn pictures for Piper
We recently had the privilege of getting Piper’s newborn pictures done by locally renowned photographers Ashley and Brock Barnes. You can check out the entire set on flickr.