Happy 1 Month Birthday

Happy 1 Month Birthday
February 6, 2010

Wow! One full month of your life on this earth has passed. I am amazed at how quickly it happened. I feel like I just blinked and you were out of newborn diapers. My sweet baby, in your first month of life, you met many people. You went to church for the first time (outside the womb). You liked looking at the light (or maybe it’s the ceiling fan) in our bedroom. I know you cannot see clearly things that far away from you, but you seem to really enjoy looking at it. You will be fussing and it will just catch your eye and make you forget that you were cranky (at least forget for a few seconds). You decided that late evening, and I mean very late (10:30 to midnight) is a great time to get the urge to scream. You have a very deep cry. We found out that turning on the shower or the faucet in the bathroom calms you down for a while. Our water bill is going to be very high. You really enjoy your time with Daddy. He’s the one who discovered your love for the sound of running water. He’s the one who seems to be able to calm you down much easier than I can.

You are gaining weight like a champ and nursing like it’s your job. Oh wait! That is your job right now: eat, poop, sleep, and grow. You really are doing very well at all of that. You outgrew your newborn clothes. You have such a long torso, even the 0-3 month onesies seem to be getting a little tight (with the length, you aren’t chubby enough yet). At your 4 week doctor’s appointment you weighed 10 pounds 6 ounces and were 22 inches long.

You seem to enjoy being here. You’ve enjoyed going to meet other babies (okay, you sleep most of the time) at the breastfeeding group at Middlesex Hospital on Tuesdays. It’s a fun outing each week that mommy looks forward to going to with you. You love your swing (and the music setting on the swing. You’re not too keen on the crickets chirping setting which is a good thing because mommy hates that sound). You liked getting your picture taken. You had to pose for a few hours one day so we could get some beautiful pictures of you. You were a little annoyed when we accidentally woke you up while trying to get you into certain poses. We asked for your forgiveness, fed you, and you seemed to be okay with the whole ordeal then.

We just love looking at you, whether you’re asleep or awake. You are beautiful and are changing every day. Since you won’t be a little baby for very long, I am so very happy that you are content to let me hold you, cuddle with you, hug and kiss you all the time. I hope that doesn’t change.