Weight? At Monday’s appointment, he weighed in at 11 pounds 4 ounces. My little fatty!
Height? 22.5 inches
Development: (Taken from ivillage.com)
Your baby is one month old! Can you believe that just 4 weeks ago, he was still inside your tummy? In one month, he's grown from a tiny, helpless newborn into a not-quite-so-helpless baby. Sure, he still needs you to change his diapers, fill his tank and play with him, but he's definitely more aware today than he was on his birth day.
Most four-week-old babies turn toward familiar sounds (mom's voice being the favorite), gaze attentively at faces and may even start to smile. (Don't listen when everyone tells you it's "just gas.") Think of these early smiles—which often occur as baby drifts off to sleep—as a practice run. Your baby's neurological system is preparing for the not-so-distant day when he'll unleash a toothless grin in response to your smile.
Some babies also begin making breathy vowel sounds around now. Encourage your baby by talking back, singing or playing music. Pretty soon, he'll figure out that if he talks to you, you'll respond, and he'll try to keep the conversation going. Pay attention to his cues, though. If your baby turns away mid-conversation, he might be over-stimulated. Give him a break for a while.
Something else you might notice over the next couple of weeks: little pimply bumps all over your baby's face. Newborn babies retain some of their mothers' hormones, which can cause acne breakouts that might rival any teen's. In a few weeks, your hormones will flush out of his system and you'll see the silky smooth skin babies are famous for.
Sleep? actually getting better, we’re definitely finding our routine. Especially now that Daddy is really not available at night. Just me and my little man. We have an understanding… just because mommy isn’t talking to you during the night feedings like she does in the day time doesn’t mean she doesn’t love you the same, she just wants you to go right back to sleep… and honestly, she’s on the verge of sleep herself. He seems to get it. He really only fusses if he has a complaint. Usually if the diaper is dry, belly is full, gas has expelled (either up or down), and he’s nice and warm but not hot, he’s out like a light right away. We’re getting into the “between 3-4 hours” stretch. Hopefully it’ll keep increasing.
Number of Diapers Changed? 291... Just kidding, I changed 2 more since I started writing this… 293
Best Moment This Week: Seeing Stephanie and Flo. We miss them SO much it’s crazy. It was awesome that they got to meet their nephew and snuggle him for a little. They’re coming back for Christmas and so is Simone and Carlos!! I can’t wait!!
Favorite toy? For my birthday, Gayle got me this awesome kit to have a mommy and me type thing at home. It’s called Time to Play Baby - this morning monkey and I did the first class. I think I loved it more than him. He also had hiccups at the moment, but he seemed to really enjoy it. His favorite part was the fish rattle. He watched it the whole time we played with it. So cute. I sang to him (itsy bitsy spider, the ants go marching, and twinkle twinkle little star, what else?!) while tickling and making goofy faces. It was fun. As we keep doing it, he’s supposed to react more and more. I can’t wait until he giggles.
Milestones: he’s now in size 1 diapers. He’s no longer a newborn. (tear) my baby is growing so fast!!
Number of Times the Pediatrician was called? Zero! But while we saw her on Monday the only question I had was really about me again. I’ve been feeling extremely run down lately and had a sore throat Thursday and just icky since then. My right eye is completely bloodshot and there’s a ton of pressure behind it. Like migraine type headache. I just wanted to know if I could keep breastfeeding while sick if I ended up really getting bad. The answer: basically, never stop breastfeeding. LOL I was relieved again. I don’t want to stop.
Mama and Daddy? Daddy went back to work on Monday and it seems as though they really couldn’t wait! He’s been working late every night. They also decided to just throw him a crap schedule simply because he wasn’t there to defend himself. So much for an adjustment period… oh well. I’ve said it over and over, he loves his job, and thank God because this would be so much harder on him if he hated it. I’m more upset for him than he is. At least he gets to sleep through the night though.
Mama is doing ok. Aside from my failing health lol. I know it’s just from the lack of sleep and it’ll get better with time. I’m back to my pre-pregnancy weight, although I cannot stop eating. It’s from breastfeeding. It makes me STARVING all the time. I’m not kidding, starving! I’m trying to eat healthier foods but I’ll take what I can get right now. If the munchkin is feeling up to it, I’m going to take him out for a walk. I have the stroller all set up for him. I’m going to try to walk as much as possible with him. I’d like to lose weight, and dieting is not an option while breastfeeding. My belly feels exactly how I thought it would. Smooshy. Creeps me out. It must go. Lol
What’s coming up?/Looking forward to next? nothing really this week. Last night I got our tickets to go visit Jess, Ryan, and Ella for Halloween! That should be a lot of fun! I’m really excited!
Weekly Photo:
I know it's weird, but I put a paper towel roll in the photo to gauge how big he is. I couldn't think of anything better. LOL
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