One Month Old

On Saturday August 24, 2013 Logan turned one month old! It doesn't seem like a whole month has gone by since we welcomed our little Guy into this world! It's amazing how much our lives have changed in just 4 short weeks! I am going to try and do these monthly updates to keep a record of how Logan has grown and changed.   I love this little man so much it is hard to even express.

 

Age: One month
Weight: Over 11 lbs according to our bathroom scale! 11 lbs 6.4 oz to be exact. He is already so much bigger & is starting to get little rolls on his arms and legs! Plus his adorable cheeks are getting more and more chubby.
Height: ? About 22" (But this was done in my lap with a ruler!)
Eye Color: Blue with a brighter blue ring around the center. Sometimes I think this ring has a touch of grey or very light brown in it, but in the bright light it is a pure bright blue ring around his irises. (This ring reminds me of "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer! lol)
Hair: He still has all of the dark beautiful hair he was born with, and I have not been able to get it to do anything but stand up all over the place!
Clothes: He is wearing 0-3 months in most clothes. He has grown out of most of his newborn clothes and there are a few 3 month outfits that he can wear.
Diapers: He is now in size 1 diapers. I switched him over from newborn at exactly 4 weeks old.
Milestones: At around three and a half weeks old he has rolled onto his side in his crib. He will hold his head up when he is on his tummy and look around. He has very expressive eyebrows and can raise one eyebrow and wrinkle his forehead...I wish I knew what he was thinking as he makes all of his faces!
Sleeping: He has been a pretty good sleeper (fingers crossed this continues!) and has slept for stretches of 5 hours from time to time. He has gone as long as 8 hours between feedings and was asleep for 5 and a half of those hours! Every now and then he will sleep too much during the day and want to eat every 3 hours at night...this is not as fun but thankfully these type of nights have been few and not back to back! He loves to be swaddled when he sleeps but will get too hot if he is in footed pajamas under the swaddle. He typically sleeps in a super soft Peek tshirt and diaper under his swaddle. Aunt Carolyn bought these tshirts for him and they are our favorite! If not a Peek tshirt, he sleeps in a onesie or a white shirt very like the shirts he wore in the hospital when he was born.
Eating: Typically he eats every 3 hours during the day and every 4 or 5 hours at night. He will eat for anywhere between 15 and 25 minutes at a time. I have been exclusively breast feeding him and it is actually going really great! I haven't been sore since he was two weeks old and have been able to produce more than enough milk. I've been able to pump and store milk already. I usually pump around 6 to 8 ounces at a time but have pumped as much as 13 1/2 ounces in one setting! Feeding Logan is so special to me. I have been pleasantly surprised how smoothly breast feeding has gone and hope that I can continue even after I return to work!
Activities: It is hard to squeeze in activities when he sleeps so much, but I've tried to do a few activities with him on a regular basis. One thing that both Jacob and I have done is read to him. Jacob gets bored of his kids books and has starting reading aloud to him whatever book he is currently reading. I have read just about every book on his shelf to him and have just recently started to play the Harry Potter audiobooks outloud to him!  I'm sure that I will read these to him myself once he is old enough to to understand! Another "activity" both Jacob and I like to do is sing to him :-) Jacob sings a made up "Guy" song & I will sing just about anything to him. I also like to sing to him while I rock him to sleep.
Favorite Things: Logan's favorite thing is eating. He will eat pretty much anytime & gives me the biggest smiles after (and sometimes during) a meal.  He also loves to sleep pretty much anywhere...in his crib, on mom or dad's chest, in his car seat, in the mama roo swing...he has even taken naps on his nap nanny and under his play gym.
Daily Things: Logan smiles a lot, especially after he has just eaten or if you lightly pinch his cheeks! When he is hungry he tries to suck on his hands, fingers, and thumb. I have a video of him sucking his thumb when he was just a week and a half old. We have a love/hate relationship with the pacifier. I first gave him a paci when he was two weeks old. He usually doesn't want the paci & always makes the most horrible faces when it first goes into his mouth. When he takes it, he makes the loudest sucking noises and isn't able to keep it in his mouth for more than a few minutes at a time. He is really a happy baby and rarely cries for no reason. When he wakes up in the night hungry or sometimes when he is dirty he will make these meow-like crying sounds. Only during diaper changes or baths does he ever let loose and fully cry. He HATED his first two baths and screamed/cried the whole time! His last bath was much better & he didn't fuss at all! Maybe he will finally start to like bath time!