Enna Rhys- 1 month

Dear Sweet Enna,

It has been a little bit of a whirlwind since you came into this world a month ago.

You are so very precious to me and I am so grateful for the gift that you are. Your name (Enna) means "renewer" and Rhys means "enthusiastic." I am so excited to see how God uses you in the years to come.

This month has been an adjustment for us all. You have had to get used to being the 3rd baby and not always getting your every need met when you want. You have also had to go along with whatever plans we have for the day (you have even been to the zoo twice already!). While you don't seem to be the most flexible baby, I hope you adjust to our busy life.

You have the loudest cry/scream. That was one of the first thing I noticed when you were born. You are quite possibly a match for your older brother in that department, although you tend to give up on screaming a lot sooner than he ever did. You also have the cutest little lip quiver which accompanies the crying...but also happens when you are happy and looking around--cutest thing ever!

You don't  like the carseat, which is typical for a Simmons baby and scream/cry in the car most of the time. You don't really like to be tired either, and have a hard time settling down to sleep unless rocked, carried, shushed, patted, walked around, given a pacifier, or none of the above. :) You are not always very easy to figure out, but we are getting there.

You are an excellent eater and have grown so much this last month. You weighed 9 lbs. 5.5 oz and were 21 1/2 in. at your one month appointment. You nurse about 7-8 times a day (about every 3 hours). You wake up a couple times in the night to eat too, but I am hoping as you pack on the weight you will start sleeping longer stretches because I am so very tired these days.

You sleep on your tummy during the day (or in our arms) and we swaddle you at night and you sleep in our room/bathroom in the rock n play. I am ready to soon move you to your room at night though. Your naps are sporadic. Sometimes you sleep great and sometimes you are awake and fussy. There is really no way to predict what it will be. I think you and Nora must have some sort of secret club, because when one of you sleeps, the other doesn't.

I am really looking forward to getting to know who you are as you grow. Even though you've been fussy, you've still brought me so much pleasure. It is such a wonder to hold you and nurse you. I know that someday I'll miss all the extra cuddle time we've had this first month.

Love, Mama