1 Month Check Up

Today James had his official one month check up. I was so relieved to find out that everything is perfect and he is growing up! He is now 21 1/4 inches in length (That's a 1 3/4 inch increase from birth) and he weighs 8 pounds (He weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces at birth). A few other concerns I had were cleared up including a "rash" on the back of his head which turns out to be a birth mark and the spitting up is apparently normal and not worrisome. My doctor also advised me to give him a bit of Mylanta in the evening to stop the bouts of crying that tend to happen around 8 pm sometimes. He was super cute at the appointment even though he was undressed laying on a hard table, he still was smiling and cooing the whole time --even when the dr. was prodding and poking at him with medical equipment. However, there was a bit of a melt down when a nurse gave him his Hepatitis booster. It was one of those cries where no sound came out...if you know what I mean! I quickly scooped him up and hugged him and he forgot all about it. Now he just has a funny little band-aid to show for it. So all is well with the little guy. He has started to smile at us from time to time and he is sleeping very well in the night besides his feedings that at least are happening at predictable times. Brian has started helping with the early morning feeding around 5:30 a.m. so that I can get about 4 hours of uninterupted sleep which as it turns out makes for the perfect amount of rest for me right now to get through the day. I never thought in a million years I'd be saying that! Ha! Talk about a lifestyle change. But it's all well worth it, especially when he flashes that adorable little smile!

Kickin' It

Getting Bigger!

James' Faves

1. Being bundled up tightly
2. Bath time
3. Music

Bath Time is the Best Time

Cuteness!

Getting the Swing of Things

The last almost 2 weeks have flown by! James is starting to get used to his new surroundings, and luckily things are starting to become a little less stressful on our end too. He is a very happy baby! I guess he's not too unique in that all he does is eat, sleep, poop, repeat. I have started to work out a schedule where I can get about 7 hours of sleep at night (not in a row of course) so that has done wonders for my mental and physical health. In the morning after I feed him, I get a nice long stretch to shower, eat breakfast, have a cup of coffee, and check email before he wakes up again to eat. He most recently has had a clogged tear duct which caused his little eye to become weepy and gunky. The pediatrician told me to whip off the gunk regularly and to massage the inner corner of his eye three times a day to unclog the duct. I think this trick is working because the gunk is almost gone. He actually loves the eye massage too! It's so cute. He makes lots of noises and smiles a little while I do it. We have yet to venture into the great outdoors and I'm starting to get more than a little bit stir crazy watching the day go by out my window. Tomorrow my mom and I are probably going to make a trip to Target. Woo Hoo! Brian is back to work and studying up to prepare for his new role in a new school district. He is stressed out and also losing sleep (although I do my very best to not wake him at night I've have some nights where that was impossible). But he's managing just fine. Things are very quite around here for now!