Happy One Month Birthday, Adam!

The past month has flown by…I can’t believe it, actually. Although, I thought by now we’d be getting a *teensy* bit more sleep so I’m wondering how fast the next month is going to go if that doesn’t change here soon…

We went to the doctor on Thursday and his “stats” are as follows...

Weight: 9 pounds, 1.5 ounces (34th percentile)
Height: 21.25 inches (44th percentile)
Head: 37 centimeters (27th percentile)

So he’s trending a little lighter and shorter than his big brother, BUT we went to the doc 2 days before his one month birthday and I looked at Owen’s numbers and we went to his doc 5 days after his one month birthday. I actually weighed Owen at home on his one month birthday and he weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces! So…they seem pretty similar even if the numbers don’t match up exactly. The doctor said that as they age, these tiny differences won’t sway the percentiles as much as they do early on. We’ll see what happens in the next few months!

As far as sleeping goes, there isn’t much! We’ve been going to bed around midnight lately and he’s been sleeping 2 hours at a stretch at…the…most. Last night, he was regularly waking after an hour all night long. Another difference between Adam and Owen is, Adam will ONLY sleep on his back. Hates sleeping on his stomach or on my chest (Owen would have slept on my chest until he was 18, I think.) Adam prefers his back or his side and wants to have his head in the crook of my arm which is not the most comfortable position for me – but I’ll take the snuggle any way I can get it.

During the day, Adam is pretty happy as long as he has a full belly. His cranky time is in the evenings, but usually the yoga ball or the baby bjorn will make him happy. He hates his car seat, but again – if he has a full belly and if we’re on the freeway (no stop and go) he’ll usually fall asleep.

He is starting to make some cooing sounds – right now it’s when he’s a little unhappy, he’s starting to make sounds instead of crying immediately. I’m thinking some real happy coos and maybe a smile or two is right around the corner!

So happy birthday, my little man…it’s been a WONDERFUL first month with you.

xoxo