Katarina at One Month

Katarina's one-month check-up was on Tuesday, April 6th, when she was exactly 5 weeks old.

She weighed 9 lbs even, a 2 lb 11 oz gain from her birth weight (placing her in the 40-45th percentile). Soon she will outgrow newborn sizes ("up to 10 lbs") and instead wear 0-3 month clothes and size 1 diapers. She measured 20 and 1/8th inches long (only 10th percentile). Her head circumference was 14 and 1/4 inches (also 10%, making her the first of our children not to have a huge head).

For reference, Katarina's measurements at birth were 6 lbs 5 oz, 19.5 inches long, and 12.5 inch head circumference.

Katarina loves her baby sling! Daddy and I like it, too, as it allows us to hold her and also accomplish things. Gabi is a wonderful big sister who loves to help care for and entertain the baby, as seen in these pictures where she was reading Kätchen a book. Bella continues to be loving and generous as well, bringing Katarina blankets and sharing Lily bunny.

At Katarina's one-month check-up, the pediatrician remarked at how well she could focus and move her eyes together, although she does still go cross-eyed sometimes. She is working on visually tracking objects. She is also developing strong neck muscles to hold her head up, and she does baby push-ups with her arms.