Baby Update: 1 Month

Well... here it is! My little man is One Month Old!

First Day out in the world

One Month Later

I sure am in love with this little guy; especially as he grows every day and gains more and more personality, weight, and strength in holding himself up.

So here are the questions:

Sleep: We are getting better, however it is an every other night thing. On a good night he'll wake up and eat and be back in bed within a 30-40min block, on a harder night it takes about an hour to feed him and get him back to sleep. From the minute he wakes up he will go, almost to the minute, 4hrs before he gets back up; this leaves me with 3hr stretches in between... honestly he does well, and the harder nights are usually compounded by brother Maddix waking up having to go to the bathroom, or with a nightmare or falling out of bed. When the two of them are both up, this mama ends up awake pretty much every hour. Still, regardless of a good or bad night he wakes up at 6:00am no matter what; whether he ate hours or minutes before... it's strange. Sometimes we can get him right back to sleep, but more often than not Travis ends up taking him out of the room until it's time for his next feeding.

Weight: Not sure; he sure is getting big! Clear back at his two week apt he was weighing in at 7lbs 7oz. I'll post his weight after his apt.

Milestones: You're SO strong! Seriously, I don't know if babies are supposed to be this strong when they're so young. So, regardless of whether you agree or not, my baby is a stomach sleeper, or on his side, but absolutely HATES being on his back. Anyway, when I put him to sleep in one spot of the crib I rarely find him in the same spot the next time I get him out. He will roll over to a new spot, or scoot to the other end, OR most impressively, he will spin himself on his belly in circles and do a 180 and sleep the other direction... serious. Also, he can hold his head up for extended periods of time, support his weight on his little legs, and almost jump out of your lap by flexing his abs:) Separately he is starting to make the cutest sounds, and his eyes are starting to focus in when you look at him. I love when we lock eyes and I actually feel like he is seeing me, and maybe even recognizing me.

Likes: He likes sitting straight up. Loves being propped up on your shoulder so he can lift his head and look around. Starting to enjoy baths (unless it gets even slightly cold). Loves his brother. Likes laying across Grandma Lori's legs on his belly, it puts him right to sleep. Likes being a big boy

Dislikes: Any moment he's on his back. If he has even the littlest bubble in his tummy. Getting his diaper changed. Getting too warm (he overheats too easily). Being tired and not getting to sleep. Umm... every other day he sometimes just doesn't like the whole day in general :)

Anything Else: Well... oh, you've had pretty bad baby acne that seems to be getting better today. Anytime I get you dressed you HAVE to christen it with puke. I don't think there's been one single outfit you haven't puked on within 30 seconds of having it on. You seem to really enjoy this new blue knit blanket we just brought home for you. I pretty much just love you

Mom & Dad: Are tired :) We are happy. We are adjusting and feeling more normal about our new life. We are extremely excited when we picture the future and how it will be watching our two boys running around playing together. I keep picturing us in New York and me watching the boys in their room playing on a car mat in front of their bunk beds while Nala lays next to them in the sun coming in from the window. We're also very excited to know what You're going to look like once you get a little bigger.