Can’t have maternity and birth photos and NOT have newborn photos. Justine came over 10 days after Malia was born to snap some photos of our precious little princess. Here are a few of my favorites:
And my good friend Jenny with Tayter Bug Design custom designed Malia’s birth announcement. She did such an awesome job – I was so excited to send them out!
4 weeks, 32 days, 1 month old. She is growing up way too fast!
I think I am still on a high after having Malia. I just can’t stop holding, kissing, loving, snuggling and wanting to be with her 24/7. I’m not sure when this high will wear off, but I don’t think it will be anytime soon. Malia fits into our family so well – and she takes all of the kisses and smothering from her brother without one peep. We can’t imagine what our lives would be like without her – she is just perfect.
STATS:
Weight: 10 lbs, 3oz. (75th percentile)
Height: 23 inches (99th percentile)
Head: 14.5inches (50th percentile)
Here are the latest and greatest about our little princess:
*Eating every 3 hours (this just started over the weekend – before it was every 2-2.5 hours)
*Eats like a CHAMP – I still tell her during every nursing session how proud I am of her.
*Introduced the bottle this week as I had my best friend’s bachelorette party to attend. Malia took the bottle so well – and even took the pumped milk right out of the fridge.
*She still isn’t sold on the binkie. She’ll take it for about 5 minutes and then spit it out.
*Malia would LOVE to be held all day. Seriously, she could be screaming her lungs out and once I pick her up and snuggle her – she is asleep in my arms almost instantly. So glad you can’t spoil a newborn.
*Just like her brother, she wanted NOTHING to do with being swaddled. I swear we have the only babies in the world that HATE being swaddled.
*Malia’s nicknames are: Honey Girl, Honey baby, Peanut and “Yee-Yah” (this is what Jackson calls her).
*Wearing 3 month onesies and newborn pants.
*In size 1 diapers.
*Cries before every poop.
*Isn’t a lady when it comes to her farts – they are EXPOLOSIVE and LOUD! She’d put some college frat boys to shame!
* Loves to be worn –yesssssssssssssss!
*Has been to more places in her first month than her brother went in a year.
*The first 3 weeks Jackson had to kiss Malia 100x a day. Now he’s down to maybe 3x a day. I loved it when he loved her…..hoping that will come back again soon :)
*Has just started sleeping in the co-sleeper. Breaks my heart as she would MUCH rather sleep with me….and only me. But alas, my husband must come back to bed :)
*When she cries (which is VERY rare) her forehead scrunches up and she gets one little red mark on her forehead. 
After a MUCH anticipated wait, they have arrived – Malia’s birth photos. Justine took over 700 photos, so I knew it would be awhile before I got them in hand, and the wait was well worth it. She gave me over 100 edited photos – but I’ll post my favorites.
I know people probably think it’s weird that I had a photographer in the room, witnessing such a personal moment – but I don’t regret it for one second. Yes, she took photos of my junk – but I don’t care, in the moment I was SO happy she was there to document such an amazing experience for our family. And the after birth photos –ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS. I know that every year on Malia’s birthday, I will look at these photos and cry – tears of happiness. What a beautiful day this was, and Justine – THANK YOU for being there and providing our family with such cherished memories.
The labor photos of me look AWFUL – but after battling the flu the day before, 3 failed IV attempts and a completely drug-free labor….I was bound to look pretty haggard!
I know I’ve said it a million times, but I can’t thank my mom and husband enough. They were such a great team together, getting me through each contraction and every push was like it was the first one. The moment Malia arrived was such a special moment for all 3 of us (and Malia) – we are all bonded in a way no one will ever understand.
