How is it that four weeks have already gone by??? My little baby is growing so quickly, and you're slowly becoming the size of other babies. Your dad and I have definitely been soaking up every little noise, cry, face, etc., you make, and have probably spent hours just staring at you.
I've seen your dad turn into a completely different man. He is obsessed with you and making sure you have and get anything and everything you need. I love that he loves you so much.
I certainly don't want to jinx it, but you've been a pretty easy baby thus far. You only cry when you're hungry or someone is bothering you. If you're sleeping, you like to be left alone, no adjusting, no moving you, nothing. We joke that you don't like to be touched, but that's false because you love snuggling with us. That's how you sleep the best.
Speaking of sleep, you're not letting me get much. The pediatrician told me to not let you go more than three hours without feeding since you need to gain weight, but I have yet to wake you up to eat. You usually eat every 1 1/2 - 2 hours ALL DAY AND NIGHT, and there have been a couple (I can count on one hand) 2 1/2 - 3 hour stretches. But you love to eat and it's helping you grow, which your dad loves, so I'll keep doing it ;)
Only recently have you started to have gas, but it isn't all the time. The pediatrician thinks it could be dairy, so I've cut that out of my diet. I think that shows how much I love you because that means no more ice cream. But I'll do anything to not have you be uncomfortable and fussy - it breaks my heart!
We've enjoyed the past month and can't wait to see how you grow and change each month. You're such a blessing to our lives and we now cannot imagine them without you. We love you SO much!
xoxo,
Your Mom
{1 Month Stats}
2 week stats in parenthesis
- Weight: 8lb 6oz - 27th percentile (6lb 9oz - 6th percentile)
- Height: 21in - 47th percentile (20in - 38th percentile)
- Head: 38cm - 91st percentile (36 - 75th percentile)
- Clothes: newborn (preemie, although we only had the one outfit dad bought)
- Diapers: newborn (newborn)
- Shoes: uhhh your foot is too small for shoes, so you mainly wear socks
- Likes: eating and sleeping, being swaddled, music (so long as you're not already too upset)
- Dislikes: changing diapers, baths, and generally being bothered when doing one of your likes
