Jacob is 38 days old today. That absolutely boggles my mind. I cannot believe how fast his first month flew by (although there were several nights that I thought would never end!). I also cannot believe how fast he has grown and changed in such a short amount of time. He now smiles and coos, responds to our voices, holds his head up, grabs onto things (besides just our fingers), and I have a laundry basket full of clothes that no longer fit him. As much as I treasure that brand-new newborn time, I am really enjoying the smiles, little noises, and funny faces that he now makes. He is becoming such a little man, and it is so much fun to interact with him.
We are working hard on establishing some sort of schedule for the day- both for Jacob's sake, and for our sanity. From the beginning he has been a very good eater, and very quickly established on his own a 2 1/2-3 hour eating schedule during the day. Luckily, he never seemed to confuse his days and nights, and only wakes up once between 10pm and 6:30am for a feeding. Our biggest struggle has been getting him to take naps during the day. He fights sleep like it is his worst enemy. Then, becomes so tired and irritable that falling to sleep becomes impossible. All I can say is, THANK goodness for my Moby wrap and hairdryer. They work like a charm every time! All of this to say, getting things done during the day has been a real challenge. Having my mom here has been fantastic, and it was very sad to see her leave yesterday. Matthew and I have been spoiled rotten by her, and when Matthew goes back to work on Monday, it is going to be a rude awakening to us all!
Jacob and his Maudy.
Here are just a few pictures from the first month to show how much my baby boy has grown!
About an hour old.
2 Days Old
Coming home from the hospital- 3 days old.
6 days old.
11 days old.
25 days old.
27 days old.
29 days old.
One month old!
Did I mention how much I love all of the funny facial expressions Jacob has? One he seems to have come out of the womb with, is straight from his daddy- that would be the worried/furrowed brow look. (although in this picture, it might be because his Aunt Amy had just given him a mohawk!)
Then he has a ton more that are just too cute- but then I might be biased. These are all with his Aunt Amy.
Many, many more pictures to come! But for now, I am headed to bed to get a few hours of sleep before Jacob decides he is hungry again.
Happy belated one-month birthday to my sweet boy.
And Happy New Year to you all!
1 comment:
He's so cute, and he looks so much like you -- I mean, based on pictures and whatnot since I don't know you in person. I love all that hair! Oh, and great choice for the xmas outfit with the reindeer butt -- Victor wore the same one :)
I'm super jealous about your 10pm to 6:30am schedule -- we can only go from midnight to 4am at the longest. Maybe Jacob needs to teach my son a thing or two about sleep!!
Best wishes to you and your family for 2011! :)
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