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We're really running behind here with all the Christmas festivities, but this little bird is already one month old. Um. Please. How does time fly so fast? Mentally, my brain still feels like we were just in the hospital meeting this little boy for the first time. Even though it feels like he was just born, Linden has developed and grown so much over the first month.
And we have leg rolls. My little chunk has leg rolls.
Proud mama right there, ya'll.
BABY LOVES
LOVES the paci. Baby boy just flat out loves his paci.
Linden LOVES looking at the ceiling lights in our living room
LOVES his baby blanket that Nana made him
LOVES belly time!
LOVES seeing my face and hearing my voice. Melts my heart every time he smiles when I talk to him.
LOVES to bury his head as deep as possible into my neck before dozing off
LOVES to smile! Lucky us, he started smiling the day he turned 3 weeks and hasn't stopped since. :)
LOVES to be carried in his Ergo
HATES laying flat on his back.
HATES when his feet slip out of his footies when he wears his sleep and plays.
As you can see the loves outweigh the hates which makes for one happy little baby.
EAT
Linden is a great eater. I had a huge concern this time around since nursing never worked out with Conner, but this little bird has no problem. It seemed like right from the start, he latched on perfectly and made everyone's life easy. His first week was kind of off with eating. He would go 7+ hours at night between feedings and about 4 hours during the day. He was still putting on weight so even though it was long durations between feedings, it was still working. Now we're on a schedule that looks more like 2-3 hours during the day and 4-5 hours during the night.
My body remembered all the milk it made with Conner since I was pumping to finish within 6 months, so this little boy had plenty to eat from the get go. When I met with the lactation consultants, my conversation was spent discussing how to decrease milk supply rather than increase it. Good problem to have, but not fun dealing with it at the time. My body figured it out over that first week that I was only feeding one kid the normal amount and got adjusted to it.
SLEEP
I am not used to how much this little guy sleeps. I only have Conner to compare him to and with Conner, he would only sleep in 45 minute increments during the day since we brought him home. Linden on the other hand slept the majority of the day that whole first and second week. Over the past couple of weeks he's been up for one to two hours before falling asleep again.
Linden loves to sleep on his belly. I'm pretty sure he would be sleeping through the night already if I let him sleep on his belly. Not happening. I'm just saying. I do let him sleep on his belly during his daytime naps so I can keep an eye on him. Those usually end up being his best naps of the day.
PLAY
At this point, Linden's playtime consist of looking at his ceiling lights and out the window. He and I also work on his eye contact while we talk about our day and how crazy his brother is and how cute he is. Linden is so good with keeping eye contact and loves watching me talk to him. He's so cute. He also does tummy time and get's to workout his neck and back muscles while looking at his toys and watching his crazy brother.
Linden is so strong. He can hold his head up and steady for minutes. If you lay him against your chest, he can push with his legs until he gets his head deep enough into your neck. At 2 1/2 weeks old, he rolled from his tummy to his side on two separate occasions. Just recently, I will lay him on a towel on the floor to run his bath water, and he goes from his back onto his side. He's going to be rolling around the floor before we know it!
Linden boy, you are the perfect addition to our family. You have already taken the enjoyment of parenting to a whole new level. I'm amazed at all that you have accomplished in your first month of life and can't wait to see what the next four weeks will bring us.
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