One Month!

Please excuse the crazy hair.

We survived the first month!  Mason has been apart of our lives for a full month, and I think it has been one the most challenging, rewarding, and tiring months we have ever experienced.  Overall we really can't complain about this wonderful boy.  He is such a happy baby who generally doesn't cry.  He has only had about 3-4 nights that were long, hard and leaving us without much sleep.  We are learning more from everyday and trying to give him exactly what he needs.

Sleep:

• At night we had been getting anywhere from 2-4 hours of sleep.
• As you are getting older it seems to be getting longer, and we are often more at the 4 hour mark before he wakes up to eat.
• The feeding that happens between 11-12 is great and he usually goes to sleep right after.
• The 2-4 feeding is when he is not so cooperative about going right back to sleep.
• He sleeps pretty good during the day, and now he is starting to stay awake longer to play!
• He does better at night when swaddled, but will fight having his arms swaddles.  Sometimes we when the battle and sometimes he definitely does!
• He has some intense dreams...he scream once and be completely asleep and he will also get huge smiles while he is sleeping.

Feeding:

• During the day he is very consistent about eating every 3 hours.  This last week though, there were a few times that he would go 3 1/2.
• At night there are times when he likes to stick to every three hours and times that he will go a little longer.  Again, as he gets older he goes longer at night.  He went 5 hours between feedings the other night, which meant 4 hours of sleep for us!
• Breastfeeding isn't quite as successful as I had hoped.  I mostly just pump and my supply isn't enough for Mason; therefore, he gets formula.  He typically always feeds from a bottle.  He is a champ though when it comes to eating!
• He is now at about 5oz. every feeding.

Diapers and Clothes:

• He is still wearing newborn sized diapers and probably will for a few more weeks.
• We have decided that when it comes to newborn diapers we like Huggies the best.
• Clothes are newborn as well.  We have, maybe, two things that are 0-3 month that fit.
• Mason is a string bean so he needs clothes that are long and narrow.  A lot of clothes are really wide and that doesn't work for him.

Personality/likes:

• Mason is a grunter!  He grunts before he will cry...it takes a lot for him to cry.  He will grunt in his sleep too.
• He is starting to watch people a lot more, and might even be trying to smile.
• Not a huge fan of tummy time.  He will use his legs to push himself over the Boppy instead of holding his head most of the time.
• However, when he lays on Daddy's chest he will push up and look around.  He is actually pretty good at holding his head up and looking around when he wants too.
• Generally he is a very happy and content baby!  Doesn't take much to please him, and he doesn't really cry or get fussy unless something is wrong.

Weight/Length:

• We don't have a one month check-up, but we are thinking he has gained anywhere from 1/2-1 pound making 7-71/2 lb.  He is probably close to 20" now too.