How are you already 6 weeks old, Little Man? Sorry this month's update comes a little bit late; my life is even fuller than it was in your sister's first month of life. I don't like being on the computer while you kids are awake, and when you both are asleep, well, you'd better bet I try to be too. So blogging has taken quite the nose-dive. But back to you. At 1 month I measured you as 13 lbs (fully clothed). The next day you were a bit under 13 lbs naked, rashy and skimping on meals at the doctor's office. I can't button your 0-3 month onesies anymore, so I know you're growing... my left shoulder attests to your increasing weight. You fit solidly into 3-6 month clothes now, especially in cloth diapers. Your arms remain unbelievably long. Daddy thinks this means you'll be taller than both of us someday.
You're a generally stern little fellow-- the sleepiest baby I've ever seen. I think you're going to be even more of a Drama King than your sister is Queen, though. We joke about your ability to go from totally content to completely red-faced and shrieking at the top of your lungs as "going from 0 to 60 in .2 seconds." You do this frequently. You detest being naked and love being swaddled. Doctors have commented on your resistance to being "messed with" and your strength. Mommy's arms are the only acceptable place for you much of the day. Partly this is your acid reflux talking (screaming)-- it hurts you to be on your back, just like it did your sister-- but it's also a clear preference. You want to be held, especially with your arms draped over my shoulder.
It's been precious to me that you are beginning to respond to my voice (once you calmed down at my motor-boating). I love that you coo, smile at me, and are the noisiest eater & sleeper I've ever heard! You change "looks" every day-- one night I think I've basically had the same baby twice, and the very next morning, you look completely different. It's fun.
You rolled over front-to-back at 12 days old, and have repeated the feat several times. You also "scoot" in your sleep all over the bed. At least you can't roll back-to-front yet! I can tell you can see a bit further now and you've been tracking our movements with your eyes since 1 month. You delight in your play gym toys for about 15 minutes, and then let me know you've been stimulated enough, thank you!
Feeding is difficult. You've got some "issues" with your tongue and latch; we've tried to get to the bottom of them, but so far it seems you're just going to have to grow out of them. I hope there's something we find we can do to help speed up that process, because nursing is often frustrating for you instead of comforting. However, you do get enough to keep being solidly chunky, and you are able to make good work of a bottle when you have to, though you are FAR slower at bottle-feeding that nursing! Your "fussy time" is often from 2-4 and/or 8-11 pm, usually stemming from your love-hate relationship with nursing. Thankfully, you usually nurse just fine during the night. Though you don't have a definite schedule yet- largely because of your difficulty nursing- I do generally try to keep you awake after you eat, and you eat about every 3 hours, cluster feeding regularly in the evenings.
The one other concern I have about your health is this persistant rash you've had. I'm fairly certain you've got sensitive skin and react to any detergent but soap nuts, Rockin' Green, or homemade soap, but besides that you've been rashy for the past 2 weeks solid. Your doctor thinks it's a viral rash just working its way out of your system, but I am not so sure something else isn't going on. Guess we'll see!
We love you Bubbie, Little Man, Liam, William, or, as your sister calls you "Cute Man!" I shuddered when she declared "sometimes, I call him Bub." but the two of you sure are cute together! The Lord's been impressing deeply on me just how much the both of you are my most precious earthly treasures. You are such little dears, so eternally weighty in worth. May you look back one day and be able to say that I gave you the best of every thing I have-- my years, my time, my creativity, my patience, my effort, my resourcefulness and my intellect.
Love,
Your Mommy
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