It's been one whole month since this little guy entered our world, and I can't believe how fast that time has gone by! I can't even imagine how quickly this first year will pass us by... I don't even want to think about it! I have loved every second of this first month and getting to know Nolan. His personality has been around since day one, but more and more we are seeing who he is becoming and how he will make us laugh and leave us melting with the new things he learns and cute things he shows us. Here's Nolan's first month:
Height, Weight, and Sizes:
After a month of losing weight and struggling gaining, our one month well check (Feb. 18th), brought good news when Nolan weighed 9 lbs. 10 oz (30th percentile). He was 20 inches long (15th percentile), and although I didn't get a number for his head circumference, he placed in the 67th percentile... Dr. Reddy said he has a big head, to be frank! Diapers are newborn size, although they are starting to get a little tight fitting! His clothes are mostly all newborns, with a few 0-3 onesies. Pajamas and pants are strictly newborn sizes, and mommy is waiting until he can fit into his first pair of denim jeans... they still are humongous on his little waist and legs!
Feeding:
We've had our struggles with this category. The first three weeks of Nolan's life, we struggled with breastfeeding, latching, and gaining weight. Finally, I made the decision to exclusively pump, and since then, we've formed a schedule and Nolan's weight has skyrocketed! He loves his bottle and will typically take in 4 ounces of milk every 3 hours during the day and every 4 hours at night. At night time, I always have to wake him up to eat. Mommy pumps so much milk, that we already have a freezer full! By next month, we will need an extra chest freezer in the garage!
Sleeping:
This may be Nolan's favorite activity, hands down. This kid can sleeeeeeep! I asked his doctor at his one month well check if it was normal that he is only awake for 8 hours a day (typically). She reassured us that is completely normal for a tiny newborn! He could probably sleep longer through the night, but I wake him every 4 hours to eat. Our schedule allows for one late night feeding at 2:30AM, so really we only get up once in the middle of the night which is nice! He is normally awake for 1.5 hours and sleeps for 1.5 hours throughout the day between feedings, although sometimes that's not always the case. During the day, he naps in his swing, boppy pillow on the couch with our supervision, or in our arms. At night, he sleeps in his rock and play sleeper, and has to be swaddled with his arms out. For all times that he sleeps, he can soothe himself to sleep with or without the help of a pacifier.
Firsts & Milestones:
-Lifting and rotating head while on mommy and daddy's chest/shoulder
-Making lots of new facial expressions and especially giving us lots of smiles!
-Being extremely alert; as early as 1-2 weeks, many people were commenting on how alert Nolan was!
-Starting to coo and make new noises other than crying
-First Valentine's Day
Likes:
-Cuddling with mom and dad, snuggling in bed with us even though we're paranoid!
-Watching T.V. Literally, obsessed as early as 4 weeks.
-Baths, the warm, running water, and shampooing his head during bath time
-Soothie brand pacifiers and NO others!
-Getting his hair brushed (daily)
-Bottles of milkies
-Riding in the car
-Listening to you talk (anyone, in general)
-Welcoming daddy home from work
-Posing for pictures
Dislikes:
-Burping and taking the bottle away to burp. Meltdown status.
-Waiting for mom to finish pumping if he's super hungry!
-Pooping.. lots of grunts and struggles!
-Diaper changes
-Being cold
Happy One Month, little Man! We love you so much already and can't wait to see you grow!
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