Our sweet little guy has been with us for an entire month!
I can't believe how slowly and yet how quickly this month has gone. It was full of smiles and tears and many nights of feeling overwhelmed. I have 4 boys. FOUR! Wow!! As tired as I am from late night feedings and chasing around 3 active boys, we really feel so blessed.
Callen has truly been such a blessing in our home. He is such a calm and content baby and oh so very very loved by his brothers.
He only ever cries when he is hungry and having to wait for his food or if his diaper needs changing. I try to feed him when he starts giving his hungry cues (waking up, wiggling/squirming, and sucking on his lip or fist) but it doesn't always happen as fast as he or I would like (due to other kiddos needing things as well). Typically my boys have all hit a fussy period between 6-12 weeks where they cry a lot at night, so we'll see what happens.... We are hoping Callen's calm, sweetness will stick around through those difficult weeks. Because so far he is a little angel amidst the craziness in our home!
Because he had jaundice, his first few days at home were spent in the bili-bed. It was hard not to be able to hold him, but he got used to sleeping in here and was a little champ! We only ended up having to keep him in it for 3 days...those 3 days sure were long!
Because he had jaundice, his first few days at home were spent in the bili-bed. It was hard not to be able to hold him, but he got used to sleeping in here and was a little champ! We only ended up having to keep him in it for 3 days...those 3 days sure were long!
This month has included lots of late nights. Jeff has been so amazing helping me whenever I need it:
He has spent a LOT of time sleeping:
At one month old he is just starting in size 1 diapers. He weighs 10 lbs. and is beginning to get some chubbiness around his legs. So cute and sqeezable! He sleeps pretty much all day long and then has a longer time of being awake in the evening after the boys have gone to bed. I think he just likes the quiet! He loves to eat and has been an awesome nurser since he was born. From about 8pm-midnight is when he just loves eating, then sleeping on mom and snuggling, and eating some more. He still wakes up a few times a night to eat but goes right back to sleep afterwards, which is awesome! (the other boys all had periods of awake time in the middle of the night..not a fan!) He absolutely loves sleeping in the bed with Jeff and I. That's not so great, but since it gets us a couple extra hours of sleep at night, it's worth it!
He is such a little snugglebug already and just loves being held. He started giving us the sweetest smiles this week. Definitely the highlight of our day every time we get one!
