Hello, sweetheart. It's hard to believe that you are already one month old. It seems like just yesterday we brought you home from the hospital. You're doing really, really well - nursing like a rock star and generally being adorable at every opportunity.
When I brought you to the Well Baby Clinic this week, they would have been very happy to see you gain between 4 and 6 oz. You had gained 13! So you now tip the scales at 7lbs 13oz, and are outgrowing your clothes at an alarming rate. We've put away your polar bear fleecy sleeper and broken out the 3-6 month duckie version. You look longer and rounder and generally delicious.
You generally seem pretty content, except for about an hour after you eat. Due to your stubborn refusal to burp, you end up with some rather painful gas. I'm not sure what more I can do to get you to burp, short of standing you on your head. (I won't do that, don't worry, sweetie.) Occasionally, I can coax a burp out of you, but it doesn't happen very often. And if I don't, sure enough, an hour later, you are root-toot-tooting along. I have found that giving you a soother during those times helps us both get through them.
In an effort to teach you the difference between night and day, I have you sleep upstairs in your bassinet only at night; otherwise, you're downstairs in your little cot. And I only cover you with a blanket and play soft music at night. Hopefully you'll eventually pick up on these cues and learn that at night, you should be down for the long haul. :)
Your eyes are getting brighter and more alert, and you love looking at the lights. You still get the hiccups about once a day. You make the cutest little faces.
We went out on Wednesday and bought you a stroller, and we got what I think is an awesome one. You and Granny and I took it out for a test drive yesterday, and it went very well. We walked to the community centre and back. Today, we might walk to the bank, except it isn't as warm out as it was yesterday, so we'll see.
You had a very nice week with your Tio and Tia and Cousin Isabel visiting next door. You were held and chattered to and generally showered with love. It was great fun to have them meet you. Everyone fell head over heels in love with you.
The quest for a routine is going well. It's still working pretty well to have us nap in the morning and get out and do things in the afternoon. Mind you, you nap through the afternoon, too. :) You're still sleeping most of the time, but I don't worry because you do wake yourself up to feed.
You're getting better and better at holding your head up for short amounts of time. I think next week, we can start doing some tummy time! I hope you'll grow to like that, my darling.
The most exciting news this week, though, is that tomorrow your Daddy starts four weeks at home with us! He's headed to Boston for five days at the end of next week, but then he's all ours for the three weeks after that. We're both really looking forward to his time off - we'll go on all kinds of adventures together! It's going to be a wonderful, very special time.
Sweetheart, I don't think there are words to tell you how awesome you are. You're sweet and cuddly and adorable and wonderful and we are just loving getting to know you. Keep being such a sweetie, and keep soaking up our love. You're simply amazing.
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