1 Month Doctor Appt. (at 5 weeks)

Christians one month doctor appointment went well!  There are no concerns and we just keep keeping on :).

Here are the stats for our "not so little" little guy:

Weight: 12 lbs. 8 oz ( 95th percentile)
Length: 57 cm ( 75th percentile)
Head: 38.6 cm ( 50th percentile)
Weight-for-length: ( 90th percentile)

Routine: Going to start getting into a routine with Cg. Went well yesterday.  During the day we tried 2 hours awake, 2 hours asleep.  Before bed we gave him a bath, fed him and he slept from 8-1:15 (which is pretty darn good).  We are going to try it again today and see how it goes!

Life for Ali: I'm pretty sure once a month Ali goes through some kind of developmental change and it tweaks with her behavior.  She has been super hyper this week, which is rough when you have a gassy and fussy newborn to attend to.  However, we did survive...barely :)

 Its been super stormy here the passed week, so we decided to go play out with rain! Hello curls :)

 The classic 4 year old trying to experiment with stuff while moms busy morning.  I had her brush her own teeth one morning and this is how she returned to me.  Toothbrush tangled tightly in her hair! 

Ali had a blast at the fair this week!  I'm glad she was able to experience good ol' Tri-City farm life :)

1 month!

Baby Christian is already 1 month!!!

Here's the latest:

Weight: 12.2 lbs (Ali was 10.8 at one month).  Christian doesn't look as chubby but he is definitely bigger.
Doctors appt. this upcoming Thursday to measure length.

Loves: nursing, cuddling, smiling, giggling, looking at lights, shadows, and faces, listening to voices, his room, and massages.

Dislikes: gas bubbles, being cold, and being put down in a swing, chair, or stroller.  We are going to get out the baby carrier soon!

Routines: As of now Christians routine is sleep, nurse, play.  He nurses about every 3 hours throughout the night.  He's awake about 3 times a day for about 1.5 hrs of true alert, awake time.

Nicknames: Mister, cg.

Life for Ali:  She loves being a big sister and kissing and cuddling Christian.  The first two weeks were rough for her and us, but I think things are starting to settle in now.

Life for Joel and I: We are still trying to figure out a routine that's going to work for us.  Definitely have had some really good and equally bad days. We are learning to get by on minimal (4-5 hrs) of sleep.  Still in that adjustment phase of this whole new baby thing ;)