5 Weeks Old

Yesterday Melanie turned 5 weeks old. She is now sleeping between 4 to 5 hours at each stretch during the night. What this means to us is that she is only waking up once during the night after we both go to sleep. Although Melanie is not in a complete routine, she does seem to be gathering a pattern in her daily activities.

Melanie is definitely staying awake longer after feedings now. She is looking around, reacting to our voices, waving her little arms and legs around, and attempting to take in anything within her limited vision. It's amazing to me to see how much she has grown in only a little over a month.

Next week Melanie and I will be going up north to visit Grandpa and Grandma Yoder for a couple days. Melanie's big visit will be to meet her great grandma Lily for the first time.

I am continuing to take pictures to see her growing and to share with family/friends on this blog page. My computer is still on the fritz... so as soon as that is taken care of I can add pictures and updates from that computer instead of Matt's PC (his computer doesn't have USB hookups).