Andrew's One-Month Update!

Dear Andrew,

You are officially one whole month old!  I can’t believe it!  My how time flies.  It feels like you have been with us for forever already.  You fit in just perfectly.  Things are mostly the same from your two-week update except you’ve just gotten bigger.

We had our first big outing as a family of four… we went to a pumpkin patch.  You did wonderfully.  We got some pictures of you with big brother and mom & dad.  You slept most of the time and when you were awake you enjoyed just looking around at all the action.  Mom has also been getting out of the house with you… we’ve been to Target, the mall, Hobby Lobby, Kroger, Babies R Us and to pick big brother up from school.

Parker loves seeing you in the morning and still always wants to give you a hug and a kiss all the time.  The rest of us could be chopped liver, but not you.  He also likes to help you do tummy time… he gets excited when he can “play” with you.  Parker will still give you his elephant, but maybe not as much as before… he takes it back a lot quicker now.  But, it’s still pretty special that he gives it you.  You guys are going to have so much together soon!

You are doing a wonderful job at sleeping at night time, but you maybe require a little more work to get to sleep.  You have a certain point that if you exceed that time... it’s hard to get you to sleep and then you won’t sleep very long, either.  You love to be bounced and you also LOVE, LOVE the blanket Grandma Kathleen got you…. It’s all warm and fuzzy.  Nevermind that it’s still 85 degrees here, you are basically sleeping with a winter blanket.  You love to be warm.  You aren’t soothing yourself to sleep as much… it requires some work from mom & dad.  You still sleep in the rock n’ play and I’ve moved the rock n’ play to your room during the day so you can start to get used to the new environment.  We’ll be working on transitioning to the crib very soon!

You also like to be outside.  You and I will sit outside and just hangout.  I think you like to hear the wind/leaves and listen to our water feature.  We go on walks with big brother and you like to just watch him run around.

We take a bath every night and you still love the warm water.  You SOMETIMES take a pacifier--- I’m not sure if you really like it or not.  I’ve seen you suck on your thumb, too. 

We’re so glad you’re hear and look forward to watching you grow into your personality!  At one month you:

•          Have put on some weight!  You are somewhere around 8lbs and still wear newborn clothes.
•          Drink about 3 oz at every feeding.  The first feeding in the morning you will drink 4 oz and then at night you will drink a little more, too.
•         Sleep from about 10-7 consistently now.  Of course, now that I’ve typed that it probably won’t be consistent any longer. Hehe.
•          Poop 1-2x a day and wear size 1 diapers
•          Love to be bounced and rocked.
•          Love watching big brother run around and jump on the trampoline.
•         Do very well in the car… it puts you to sleep very quickly.  But, you like to be moving in it.  You aren’t really a fan of the car seat if it’s not going anywhere.
•          Nap about 1-2 hours at a time.
•         Don’t mind tummy time as long as your stomach is full.
•          Doing a great job of holding your head up and you will turn your head from side to side while on your tummy.
•          Like to lay on mommy.

We just got your newborn photos in!  Woo hoo!  See how much you’ve grown, too?!  Mom and Dad love you baby boy, always and forever.

Andrew's One-Month Update!

Dear Andrew,

You are officially one whole month old!  I can’t believe it!  My how time flies.  It feels like you have been with us for forever already.  You fit in just perfectly.  Things are mostly the same from your two-week update except you’ve just gotten bigger.

We had our first big outing as a family of four… we went to a pumpkin patch.  You did wonderfully.  We got some pictures of you with big brother and mom & dad.  You slept most of the time and when you were awake you enjoyed just looking around at all the action.  Mom has also been getting out of the house with you… we’ve been to Target, the mall, Hobby Lobby, Kroger, Babies R Us and to pick big brother up from school.

Parker loves seeing you in the morning and still always wants to give you a hug and a kiss all the time.  The rest of us could be chopped liver, but not you.  He also likes to help you do tummy time… he gets excited when he can “play” with you.  Parker will still give you his elephant, but maybe not as much as before… he takes it back a lot quicker now.  But, it’s still pretty special that he gives it you.  You guys are going to have so much together soon!

You are doing a wonderful job at sleeping at night time, but you maybe require a little more work to get to sleep.  You have a certain point that if you exceed that time... it’s hard to get you to sleep and then you won’t sleep very long, either.  You love to be bounced and you also LOVE, LOVE the blanket Grandma Kathleen got you…. It’s all warm and fuzzy.  Nevermind that it’s still 85 degrees here, you are basically sleeping with a winter blanket.  You love to be warm.  You aren’t soothing yourself to sleep as much… it requires some work from mom & dad.  You still sleep in the rock n’ play and I’ve moved the rock n’ play to your room during the day so you can start to get used to the new environment.  We’ll be working on transitioning to the crib very soon!

You also like to be outside.  You and I will sit outside and just hangout.  I think you like to hear the wind/leaves and listen to our water feature.  We go on walks with big brother and you like to just watch him run around.

We take a bath every night and you still love the warm water.  You SOMETIMES take a pacifier--- I’m not sure if you really like it or not.  I’ve seen you suck on your thumb, too. 

We’re so glad you’re hear and look forward to watching you grow into your personality!  At one month you:

•          Have put on some weight!  You are somewhere around 8lbs and still wear newborn clothes.
•          Drink about 3 oz at every feeding.  The first feeding in the morning you will drink 4 oz and then at night you will drink a little more, too.
•         Sleep from about 10-7 consistently now.  Of course, now that I’ve typed that it probably won’t be consistent any longer. Hehe.
•          Poop 1-2x a day and wear size 1 diapers
•          Love to be bounced and rocked.
•          Love watching big brother run around and jump on the trampoline.
•         Do very well in the car… it puts you to sleep very quickly.  But, you like to be moving in it.  You aren’t really a fan of the car seat if it’s not going anywhere.
•          Nap about 1-2 hours at a time.
•         Don’t mind tummy time as long as your stomach is full.
•          Doing a great job of holding your head up and you will turn your head from side to side while on your tummy.
•          Like to lay on mommy.

We just got your newborn photos in!  Woo hoo!  See how much you’ve grown, too?!  Mom and Dad love you baby boy, always and forever.

Parker's One Month Update

Parker and his daddy.  They complete me.

Dear Parker,

We made it!  Me, you and daddy all survived the first month without any major problems or upsets.  We didn't break you like we thought we might in the beginning.  At the first month you:

• Weigh somewhere around 9lbs
• Are wearing size 1 diapers
• Make crazy faces when you are trying to poop or toot.  It's still really hard for you to poop and when you need to go, you can't focus on anything else.  This sometimes impacts our feeding times because all you do is focus on "pushing" instead of eating.
• Still toot all the time and they are loud! You like to sigh after you toot also.  Mom has started giving you some gas drops to help alleviate all of your built up gas in your tummy.
• Have not smiled at us yet on purpose.  When you are done eating, you will just lay in my arms and these smiles will cross your face.  This is adorable and sometimes I don't want to put you down, but then mom remembers she needs sleep, too!  I think you are close to smiling at me while you are awake.
• Can focus on an object and every once in awhile you will follow it side to side.
• Don't mind tummy time and can lift your head from side to side.
• Eat for about 20-30 minutes every 2-3 hours.  You can sleep 5 hours at night, but this past week you have struggled to sleep more than 4 hours at a time.  We had one night where you slept 6 hours straight, but that has not been repeated.
• Still sleep in your swing at night.  Mom is scared to mess up a good thing!
• LOVE the sound of a hairdryer.  Me and dad have apps that play the sound of a hairdryer and you will instantly quiet and usually fall asleep.  It's amazing!  Sometimes when you go out for a walk with dad, he will come back with you and the hairdryer sound playing.
• Go on a walk with me and dad in the evenings, but dad walks the farthest with you.
• Love taking a bath, but you HATE getting out of the bath and being cold and wet. 
• You will take a bottle of breast milk and when we have done that you eat about 4 oz.
• Definitely more alert at 4 weeks than you were at 2 weeks.
• Have tried putting you in the Ergobaby carrier and the Boba Wrap, but you don't particularly like either of those that much.  I think we just get too hot and will be better when you can hold your head up.
• Your head control is definitely getting better.  You can lift it 45 degrees on your own.
• You don't mind your car seat as long as you are moving or asleep.  Hence the walk in the evenings.
• You don't do well at just laying and being still/quiet.  You aren't content to just "watch the world."  You prefer to be moving if you are going to be awake.  I can play with you on the floor for about 30 minutes each day before your attention span runs out and you want to move.
• Love your dad!  Your dad bounces you, swings you, practically tosses you in the air and you love it.  You and him are my world.  It's the best thing ever to watch you two.  I can only imagine the mischief you two are going to get into once you have head control and move around.

We love you sweet boy.  I can't wait to see what the next month brings!

Some of my favorite photos that we have taken are below.  We have ordered your newborn pictures, but I don't have the digital images to share.

At the hospital in T-Paw's arms.

You and me at the hospital.

You and DD Nana at the hospital.

 

Just hanging out with your great grandma, Nana in Galveston!

Happy Fourth of July! This picture cracks me up.  You kind of remind me of a little of my Pop because you have hair on the sides and not much on the top!

Your first bath.  You can be screaming when you go in, but as soon as you hit the water you calm down.  You love the warm water!

You sleep like your mama, with your mouth open!

 

Meeting your Aunt Jordan for the first time.

Meeting your dad's parents for the first time.

Celebrating mom's birthday.

Celebrating mom's birthday as a family of three!