Hazel's First Month

This is Hazel at 1 month old.  The first month with this little one was pretty dreamy... a little foggy, but pretty dreamy.  Its kind of crazy that you wait 9 months for your baby to arrive and then all of the sudden she is here and you are a mom, responsible for a tiny little human.  And you have no idea what you are doing, but somehow you figure it out... sort of... at least enough to keep them alive, and to love them more than you knew was possible.

 

 The first month mostly consisted of me staring at this beautiful babe while she slept... like a creepy stalker mom.  Also, changing a LOT of dirty diapers.  And us trying to figure out how to feed and take care of this little one, all the while trying to function like normal humans.

 It can be pretty exhausting but then she pulls out the most ADORABLE little smile and your heart melts and you forget that you had to get up 3 times the night before to feed and change her.

 This is the first of many cuter-than-ever smiles.

 Hazel at one week old.  Its crazy to think she used to be this tiny once.  At her 2 week appointment, she weighed 7 pounds 15 oz (not quite her birth weight, so we had to do a 2nd weight check a week later, and she was 8 pounds 8 oz)

Another adorable smile.

 Hazel's first bath

And this right here, has got to be one of the best parts of being a mama.  Love this girl with all my heart.