~One Month~

One thing you constantly hear people say about life with a baby is how fast time goes and how much they wish it would slow down just a bit.  I always believed them but never knew it could be so true!  It really is hard for me to believe we've already had 1 incredible month with our sweet little Eli.  One month of pregnancy felt like 7 years so it's amazing how fast the past month has gone!  Logan and I couldn't have asked for a more wonderful first month of parenthood and have had so much fun getting to know our little guy.  Eli is developing the cutest personality and is constantly making us laugh and wonder how we got so lucky to be his parents.  Happy 1 Month Birthday, baby boy!!

It took our little guy about 3 weeks to get back to his birth weight and he has since passed that and is on the fast track to becoming a chunk :) (We hope!) Many people keep telling me not to wish away how tiny he is because it will be gone so fast and I know they're right but I have to admit I'll be a little less stressed when he's not quite so fragile.  If I can help it I would love to not have another baby in the middle of the winter.  This flu season/inversion/freezing weather makes me a nervous wreck!  I can't wait until it's warm enough for us to go outside and take a walk.  Until then we'll continue to stay cooped up in our little home :).

It took a little bit of time but Eli is now a nursing champ!  There were moments I was worried we wouldn't get the hang of it but fortunately he did and that has definitely made for a happy mommy and baby!  Now that he's not quite as tiny he's also getting on a pretty good night schedule.  The past little while he's only woken up 2 times during the night and goes to sleep right after so I'm lovin that for sure.  We originally planned to have him sleep in a bassinet in our room for a while but the first night home from the hospital he did not do very well at all so we moved him out of our room and into his crib and it worked like magic!  At first I thought I would have a hard time not having him right by me but it has actually been really nice because we can't hear every little noise he makes but I  wake up as soon as he let's me know it's time to eat and down the road we won't have to make the transition to a crib so that will be nice.  I think Logan also gets a little bit better sleep with him out of our room so that makes me happy too.  We are quickly learning what this little guy likes and dislikes and one thing he has made us aware of is he will not tolerate being swaddled unless I leave his arms out.  He gets furious if I wrap his arms up and won't stop crying until I take them out.  If I manage to swaddle his arms because he's sleeping then by the time we go get him when he wakes up he's somehow managed to get them out anyway so I gave up and just make sure he has on long sleeves and a hat so he doesn't get too cold.  I'm anxious to find out what else he's going to demand out of us! ;)

I'm pretty sure my favorite thing ever is watching Logan play with Eli when he gets home from school or work.  It's easy to see how much fun he has when Logan plays with him.  Eli's eyes get huge and he watches his daddy wherever he goes.  He's definitely a daddy's boy in every way!  Eli looks just like Logan and I wouldn't want it any other way :) We sure are loving life and can't wait to see what month 2 brings!

Ps...Unfortunately these poop explosions all over the couch have happened more than once!

Thank goodness for the awesome upholstery cleaner we  discovered!