Well, Carter, your one month birthday came...and passed...so, this will be a six weeks old tribute instead! You have kept me so busy during the day that I haven't had time to sit down and write this post until now. I'm sure you'll forgive me. :) Just before your one month birthday, we took our first trip to the lake! You loved riding in the boat and rocking in the Lazyboy chair with anyone who would hold you. You did great on the car rides...even though one of us had to sit in the back seat and feed or play with you from time to time to keep you happy. We are looking forward to many more trips to the lake this summer and can't wait for you to swim for the first time!
We had your 1 month check-up at the pediatrician and you are a healthy and growing little boy! You weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces (25th percentile) and were 22.5 inches long (75th percentile). So, little one, you are still long and lean like you were at birth. You have started battling a little bit of acid reflux so you hate being put on your back after eating. If we wait an hour or so, you will happily play on your activity mat, but put you on your back too soon and you are one unhappy camper. A few days ago, we started putting a tiny bit of rice cereal in your formula to keep it down and that seems to be helping! You take 4-5 ounces at each feeding and usually eat about 7-8 times a day. You definitely have a healthy appetite!
As far as sleep goes, we are still working on it. Most days, you nap like a champ and go down for 2-3 hours both in the late morning and mid-afternoon. You are usually awake in the middle of the day, so we do lunch dates or run errands between 11 and 2 or so. You then have another wakeful and happy period about the time daddy gets home and then we attempt bedtime around 7:30 or 8. That time of day can definitely be a challenge. You fight bedtime like nothing I've ever seen. Some days, you'd think we were poking you with fiery needles because you cry so hard and so intensely. Other days, you just fuss for a few minutes before going down, so we never quite know what we're going to get at night. You typically wake up around midnight, 3am, and then at 6am to eat. We are starting this week to see if we can eliminate the 3am feeding because you definitely don't need the food...we actually call you Frank the Tank because you typically eat about 34-36 ounces a day! (Most babies do 30-32, so we'll see if we actually NEED that feeding or not...) We are going to slowly cut that bottle back a little at a time and see if we can transition to the paci instead of the bottle at that time of day. We will see how it goes! Fingers crossed!
You spend most of your day swinging (a new favorite thanks to Aunt Sarah's idea of putting on high!), riding in the Moby, bouncing in your infant seat, eating and sleeping. You have recently started smiling from time to time and it just melts our hearts! You have the sweetest little smile! You may be exhausting, but we sure do love you, Carter!
