1 Month Old

Maxwell's Stats

Weight:  {Will find out on July 9}

Length:  {Will find out on July 9}

Head Circumference:  {Will find out on July 9}

Clothing Size:  He still fits in his newborn clothes, but the 0-3 month stuff isn't super baggy on him anymore.  I think he'll be moving out of his newborn diapers in the next week or two and into the size 1 diapers.

Feeding:  He eats every 2-3 hours and he usually eats about 2.5-3oz per feeding when he's getting a bottle.  Breastfeeding is getting better, but he's still getting pumped breastmilk about 75% of the time.  We're not giving up though...the goal is by the time I go back to work at his 2 month birthday for him to be nursing all the time while I'm home and only getting a bottle when I'm at work.

Sleeping:  On average, he sleeps for about 2 hours at a time.  Sometimes he'll wake up and not go back to sleep for a few hours now, he's so much more alert and responsive during the day.

Loves: Baths, breast milk, sleeping on mommy's chest, his bouncy/vibrating seat, car rides

Hates: The 2 seconds it takes to get from the bath to the towel, when you fasten his diaper, putting a onesie over his head.

Favorite Moments

Thoughts on the first month

It's hard to believe you're a month old already baby boy.  In some ways it feels like it's flown by and it couldn't possibly have been a month already, but in some ways it feels like you've always been here.  You do new and exciting things every day and Daddy and I have enjoyed this time home with you even more than we imagined we would.  You can hold your head up on your own and are such a little snoop!  You want to look at everything and when you do, you always look so amazing to see everything.  It's so exciting to see you smile so much more now, even if you are still just practicing!  And it's so fun to watch you get excited to hear your own voice and see yourself in a mirror!  Your favorite toy is your bouncy chair...we discovered that you loved it when you had gas one morning and it was the only thing that would calm you down.  Ever since then, you've spent time in it every day and you coo at the animals that hang from it...you've even tried to take a swipe at them already!  We're so happy to have you home with us and healthy and we can't wait to see what the next month brings.  We love you so much.