One Month Update

Late Updates!

Weight: 9.8 lbs (50%)

Length: 22 inches (75%)

Head circumference: 15 inches (75%)

I struggled with publishing this post (which is why it is so late) because I figured, who really cares?  But I loved reading other people's updates about their babies, so maybe someone beyond Eli's grandmas will love it as well!  Fortunately, I wrote this at one month so everything is written in that perspective.  In keeping with the theme of stealing other people's brilliant ideas, our monthly updates are going to be stolen from www.oaklandavenueblog.com, another Eli baby :)

Naps:  Eli's naps are all over the place. He doesn't sleep a ton during the day and usually takes his naps in his vibrating chair or in his car seat while I'm running errands. Rarely ever will he nap in his crib, but I would love to transition him over to crib naps. Part of the challenge with getting him to nap is that he can get out of just about every swaddle and smacks himself in the face every time :). That newborn reflex is no joke.

Feeding: With that giant weight gain, I'm sure it's clear that Eli loves to eat.  He is exclusively breast fed but I'm pumping at night when he is asleep to build up a bit of a freezer stash for when I head back to work. We've introduced a bottle to Eli and he is not picky at all.  He will take a bottle no problem and doesn't care if the milk is hot or cold.

Clothing: the sizing on baby clothing is laughable. He fits into the onesies and shirts or pants for 0-3 months, but all the footed Jammies are too big.  He is still fitting into some of his newborn clothing, but he is about to start hulking out of those clothes. 

Bedtime: he goes down for bed between 7 and 8. Our new bedtime routine is to take him for a walk in his fluffy bear outfit, he falls right to sleep.

Sleeping: Eli is a champion sleeper at night. At about 2 weeks he slept for a six hour stretch and scared me to death.  After that we realized that he is fine and now when he goes to bed, he sleeps for about 6-7.5 hours and then wakes up to eat and goes back down for 3 hours.  We also have im sleeping in his crib.  At about 10 days Kenny suggested putting Eli to sleep in his crib for the night and I protested that he was too little.  A couple days later I tried it out and that was when he slept for 7 hours, no going back now.  Sleeping in his crib works for us because our house is so small and he is so close that its not an ordeal to go get him and we are all sleeping better because of it.   

Development: he is starting to give us smiles and make noises, not just crying. I can't wait to start to see him really respond and interact with us.

Likes/dislikes: Eli likes baths, being naked, eating, grabbing my hair and daddy's beard, the vibrating chair, windows and pacifiers. He dislikes getting dressed and undressed.

New this month: everything. Eli has had his first restaurant experience, started cloth diapers, met people from both of our jobs, had doctors appointments, went to church, everything new!

Mommy/daddy update:  We are doing so well.  The other night I told Kenny that I completely understand why people keep having babies.  Eli has made everything perfect.  It is hard sleepless nights, constant care and an unbelievable responsibility; but the world seems like a better place and there is a feeling of peace and joy that pervades everything.   In other words, yes there will be more children for the Platts! We are just loving him and loving getting to know him. 

And then since we are so behind:

While Eli has reached three weeks, I could just as truthfully post a picture of Kenny and I with the same caption; for as much as a child entered the world, so did two parents.  I have so much to say and just cannot come up with the right words.  Suffice it to say, this life that I'm living is amazing, humbling, grace filled, exhausting, messy, wonderful and a million other sentiments.  Each day we wing it with this parenting thing and each day we get a little better at it.  I was feeling a little stagnant in our life, Eli has quickly cleared up that misconception!
  Not a lot of words this week, but lots of pictures and next week we will have a full Eli update and hopefully have his birth story finished up!  

Here's what we've been up to these past couple weeks

Checked out our play mat, learned mom can get about 20 minutes of hands free time.

Tried out cloth diapers for a day and then stopped to let a diaper rash finish healing up (should be all better in another day.)

Got all bundled up for a chilly walk around the block that promptly put Eli right to sleep. 

Worked on our modeling poses

 

Made Gibby extra jealous with all the attention Eli receives.  Just a quick size reference, this is our small cat.

Till next time!