One Month!

Oh Evan, you are ONE month old!

Eat:

You are nursing every 2-3 hours. About once a week you grace us with a 4 hour span between feedings at night.  It is glorious!  Every so often you get really fussy while you are nursing and we think that it may just be gas, but we are not quite sure.  We have started giving you gas drops to help with your pain. We always bring a bottle with us when we go out because I have not yet mastered the art of nursing in public yet!

 Sleep:

You are currently sleeping a LOT during the day!  There are times when you are awake and wide-eyed for up to a few hours.  You usually wake up 2-4 times during the night to nurse.  Two weeks ago you went through a growth spurt and you were hungry every 45 minutes!  It was a rough 24 hours!  We are hoping and keeping our fingers crossed that you will start sleeping longer stretches at night.

Sizes:

You are currently still in all newborn outfits.  The 0-3 month outfits are still too big and fall off your bottom!  We ran out of newborn diapers last week and went up to size 1's.  When we run out of size 1 diapers (they were all gifts) then we are going to start your cloth diapers.  I'm so excited about that!

Stats:

When you were born you were 6 pounds, 11 ounces.  When you left the hospital you were 6 pounds, 3 ounces.  Our goal for your 2 week doctor's appointment was to be back at your birth weight.  You exceeded that goal and weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces at 2 weeks old!  At birth you were 19 inches long.  At 2 weeks you were 20.5 inches long. 
Current Weight: 8 lbs, 11.5 oz (23rd percentile)
Current Height: 21 inches (29th percentile)

Evan proclaims his love for his Grandma and Nana

Likes:

You LOVE to eat!  Sometimes you feed as much as 14 to 15 times per day!  You love your bouncy seat and the fact that your bassinet vibrates.  You enjoy car rides and falling asleep in our arms.  You fall asleep in the Baby Bjorn most of the time.  Your addiction: being swaddled.  You calm down so well when you are tightly wrapped.  If you ever get really fussy and cry then we turn on the vacuum cleaner and you quiet down right away.  Now our vacuum cleaner lives by your bassinet.  You love to lay on your back on your play mat and grab at the hanging toys.  It is so neat to see you learn more and more every day!

Dislikes:

You DESPISE diaper changes!  You get pretty impatient when it is time to eat and you don't have your food right then and there, but I think most babies are like that.  When you get the hiccups you start to cry.  We think they make your stomach hurt a little.  You don't like being in your carseat unless you are moving in it or sleeping.  We have started tummy time and you only like it for about 10 minutes and then you start to scream!

Firsts:

Basically everything this month is a first!!  You are starting to hold up your head very well.  You are making better eye contact and will follow an object with your eyes.  You are grabbing on to toys very well and won't let go! We are trying to get you to smile on your own, but right now you are smiling a lot in your sleep.  I think you are dreaming of milk and cuddle time.  We are enjoying seeing your precious smile come out.

Before dinner on my 25th Birthday