Can you believe this little guy is already four weeks old today, and will be ONE month old in three days!? I certainly can't believe how time is already flying by. Week after week he amazes me that he is still such a great, easy baby. I know all moms probably say that their baby is great, but he really is such an easy one! He still sleeps a TON and is eating well with our exclusive pumping schedule. Nolan has chunked up and filled out a lot in the last week, which is great for his weight gain that we've been focusing on! From his appointment last week on Monday, when he weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz., I continued to monitor his weight and visited the Women's Center for a free check. Big boy gained more weight and clocked in at 8 lbs. 5 oz! Hopefully by our next appointment with the pediatrician, his weight gain will be up even more and we can focus on some sense of normalcy with feedings!
Nolan has been making a bunch more facial expressions and is connecting extremely well with faces and identifying Mommy and Daddy's voices. He recognizes when Jason is home from a long day of work and gives him smiles and coos when Jason first says hi! Some days, he will coo and make noises a lot and we'll exchange sounds back and forth. We introduced reading books to him during his bedtime routine, and he focuses on the books as much as he can and intently listens to the story before passing out. His personality is coming out more and he is a man that knows what he wants, when he wants it! When feeding, we've learned to burp him fairly often since he has a hard time burping on his own. When we take the bottle out, he screams and makes it known that he is hungry and needs his bottle ASAP! After a few cries, tears, and a burp, he's content when that nipple goes right back into his mouth.
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| One of his "expressions"... Mom! I'm over this! |
My favorite thing is his smiles that are occurring more and more each day! Who could resist this face!?
We took lots of pictures this week: His four week pictures, Valentine's Day pictures, and a special gift for Daddy! We'll share those soon!
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