One Month

I can't believe our Henry is one month old. It has been a great month and has flown by. I keep telling people that having an infant is more fun than I thought it would be. I just saw the eat, sleep, poop, repeat side of infancy, but I failed to realize how fun the snugly, cuddly, sweet side of it would be! Everyday I feel like we learn Henry's personality a little bit more, and that is such a neat thing to experience. As of right now, he seems like a pretty laid back fellow, but certainly has his times where he lets you know his preference in a situation (sound like anyone else you know??).

 He sleeps a good 4-5 hour stretch the first part of the night, but the second part of the night his sleep is a little more restless (eyes are closed, but he is making all kinds of baby noises). He is nursing well, and I love to watch him while he eats. He works hard at it, and his little body is so cute all cuddled up to eat. He goes 3 hours during the day between feedings, except in the evenings when he eats a little closer together. I like to think he is storing up for the night! If he has fussy times, they are usually in the evenings. He sleeps a lot during the day (once he is out, he is out), but he also has what seems like a lot of awake time where he is bright eyed and looks all around. He makes funny faces and checks out the world-usually for over an hour if he is in that "curious" mode. He follows us with his eyes and has great hearing...he will turn his head toward our voices and sometimes jumps when there is a startling noise around. He does not seem to mind tummy time and works really hard to lift his neck. It seems like he can hold it up for a really long time! Once he is done with tummy time, though, he is done. And he lets us know about it.

Henry is still in newborn clothes, but I think he will be out of them soon. They are getting kind of short on him. He gets lots of hiccups and sneezes throughout the day. So far, bath time is not his very favorite thing, but I am certain that will change as he gets older! His eyes have turned from that dull  gray/blue of infancy to a very pretty true blue now. He still has quite a bit of hair...especially in the back! He has tried a pacifier and a bottle during this first month and has done well with both.

Okay, those are all the random notes for now. Your Daddy and I love you, Henry! We can't wait to experience month 2 (and 3 and 4 and 5 and.....) with you!