Shelby is one month old!

Our sweet girl is already a month old! I can't believe it!

At one month, Shelby:

• Weighs 8lbs 2 oz. and is 21 1/2 inches long.
• Is pretty strong for a 1 month old! She can really hold her head up and keep it there for a long time. She tries to pull her body up when you hold her hands and she has strong legs too.
• Can roll from her belly to her back and from her back to her side. 
• Nurses every 2 1/2-3 hours during the day and will give us 4-5 hour stretches at night. 
• Has dark blue-grayish eyes
• Has light brown hair
• Wears newborn diapers and clothes. She has started wearing some 0-3 month clothes (mostly for length)
• Smiles a little
• Loves to take baths!
• Loves her pacifier!

34-40 weeks

It has been a very long time since my last post! Needless to say, Baby Whitlock was born and is a GIRL! Her name is Shelby Elaine Whitlock and she was born at 12:12pm on October 22, 2013. She weighed 7lbs and was 19in long. I'm not going to share the whole birth story, but I will say that it was  painful and beautiful at the same time. I was induced and everything went fairly smoothly. I had a few complications with the epidural and an unknown tear in the placenta, but all in all, it wasn't too bad...and completely worth it. I will admit that before the epidural I told Dustin repeatedly that I was never having anymore children, but after the drugs finally kicked in and Shelby was born, I changed my mind and was much more pleasant and positive! Dustin was amazing in the delivery room and I'm so glad I had him there to encourage me.

I'll also say that waiting to find out what we were having was such a good decision. It was so awesome to have everyone in the delivery room guess what we were having and then for the doctor to shout out, "It's a girl!" It was such a fun surprise and I'll never forget that moment! I only wish I could have seen our family's faces when Dustin told everyone about her. What an amazing day!

Now to catch everyone up on the weekly chalkboard posts...

Sorry I stopped updating the blog. I just got busy and tired and didn't feel like doing it! Here's weeks 34-40:

 Here are some pictures of our precious Shelby:

I'll post more pictures on her one month post! We are so blessed and love her so much!

Love,

Kelsey