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Jordan is 1 month old today, and we took a trip to JCPenney to get her 1 month portrait taken. She really did quite well, and only started fussing at the end when we were trying to do some pictures with Mike and me in them. Unfortunately none of those really turned out too well, but we did decide on 4 poses that we really liked. She was a trooper, and I would say her first trip to the mall was successful. Only a bit of screaming at the end, but that was to be expected as she was hungry! I’m not going to put the portrait shots on the web, as they are professional pics, and shouldn’t be scanned for printing out on your own. (Even though the portrait prices for reprints are a bit steep) But they were cute shots. I also took some pictures of her at home in my old dress that she wore for the announcement picture. I even got one with a very similar pose, so I put that picture of me in that album as well. I also got some pictures up of her at 4 weeks old, and those are at the end of the 4th week album. The newest pics were taken Friday and today, and those are in the 5th week album.

As of last Thursday she is officially 8 lbs! Yeah! And her “up to 8 lb” clothes are still a bit big on her. I think she’ll outgrow the length on most of them before the width. But I guess that’s usually the way it is. So far only one of her Newborn size pj’s is getting a bit snug in the length. (And no, Mom, it’s none of the ones you got her! )

Jordan’s doctor on Friday doesn’t think she has acid reflux, but just thinks she’s colicky, or just “an average 3-6 week old baby”. I guess they’re supposed to be fussy from 3-6 weeks, get to the peak of their fussiness at 6 weeks, stay there for a couple weeks, then gradually come down until they’re 3 months old when they magicly become angel babies. Who knows. She’s followed the textbook examples fairly well so far, I just hope that the fussiness doesn’t get worse!! Anyway, the doctor did gie her a percription for Zantac to see if that helps her tummy troubles, but I’m to try that after a full week trial of no dairy for me, and trying the other suggestions from the doctor. This week has been a tad bit better, but then again, I haven’t been forcing her to sleep in her bassinet or crib for naps, or at night. She likes to sleep on people, and she especially likes to be in our bed. I don’t want her to get in the habit of sleeping in our bed, but at the moment that is the only way any of us get any sleep around here. She’s usually only with us for a few hours at night, when she’s the most fussy. I refuse to let her “cry it out” at this age, and there’s no way we’d get sleep that way either. Now I realize that I have opened a can of worms here for everyone to think I’m making horrible mistakes in my parenting by letting our baby sleep with us for even a second, but that is what works for us right now. And no, we will not still have her in bed with us when she’s 5 years old! Anyway, I’d better scoot- I want to get a few things done before feeding the little one and heading to bed!