I cannot believe it's already been a month since my little man was born! Here is his one week photo...
And here is his one month picture!
And I couldn't resist posting this picture too...
I love that little smirk!
Sleep: The first four weeks went really well. Owen is sleeping soundly at night, waking every 2-3 hours for feedings the first three weeks. As he grew and eased into his fourth week we lengthened his sleep time during the night to 4 hours. Now he has his last meal at 11pm, one middle of the night feeding at 3am, and a morning feeding at 6-7am. This allows us to get some more sleep! Most nights he does really well sleeping, then waking up, eating his whole bottle, and returning to sleep. Of course, sometimes we have fussy times in the middle of the night... who doesn't with a 4 week old?!?
During the day he is eating every 2.5 to 3 hours. He has some wake time afterwards and then goes to sleep until his next feeding.
Size: At his 3 week appointment he weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 20.75 inches long. We can tell he has gained more weight since then and is growing longer. He is in the 65th percentile for his height, and 50th for his weight, and size of his head. Right where he should be!
He is growing so big already! We noticed his newborn diapers are getting really tight around the legs and that sometimes they would leak, so we moved him into the 1s. They fit great around the legs and tummy right now, although he still has a little bit of growing room in the length. I anticipate we'll stay with this size for awhile.
Some of his newborn clothes already don't fit anymore! I have yet to pull them out of his dresser and put them in a storage container for our future children... one of these days when I get a break, that will get done! Some of his newborn clothes are still fitting... and he can now fit into the 0-3 month sizes. Sometimes it all depends on the brand of clothes, seems like not all 0-3 sizes are exactly the same!
Special Visits: We have had TONS of visitors in the past month! Of course we had lots of family come visit us in the hospital and at home. I tried to get pictures of each person holding Owen... here are a few:
Cody holding Owen for the first time!
Auntie Lulu holding Owen for the first time!
Uncle Matt and family came to visit from Texas!
Special Trips: Owen's first outing was with me and my Mom to dinner while Jimmy went golfing. He did wonderful, he was an angel! Slept the whole time! Next, Jimmy and I had to get a new dishwasher so we took him to Lowe's with us. On the way home we stopped for lunch. He was wonderful the whole time! This past Friday Jimmy and I took him to my Dad's office to surprise him. He was so surprised, it was really sweet! My Dad and Jimmy got to show him off. :) Afterwards, I met up with some friends at a winery and brought the little man along. He did GREAT! Slept the whole time, even when he was being passed around. My friend (who has two kids) wanted to feed and change him, he did great with her, of course, she is a pro! She showed me how to change his diaper right on her lap. Looks like he will do great at the wineries! Woo hoo!!!
Owen had his first trip out of state! On Monday this week we took a trip to Jimmy's office to show him off. He did really well on the drive up to Columbia, Maryland. All the ladies in his office were just goo-goo-ga-ga over him. It was adorable to see! Even Jimmy's boss held him for a little bit!
Firsts: Owen had his first bath a few weeks ago. He LOVES bath time! He sits in his bath hammock and lets me pour warm water and suds him up. He doesn't cry at all and actually looks really content and happy. I think he likes the warm water washing over him. Afterwards we wrap him up in his whale towel (thanks Auntie Lulu!) and he just loves being snuggled up!
Love the look on his face!
About to snuggle in his whale towel.
Owen also had his first photo shoot! We set up a package with a photographer and she will be doing his newborn photos, and then another session at 4 months, 8 months, and one year. We are so excited for her to capture these moments in our lives, she is an amazing photographer and we LOVE her work! Here is a sneak peak photo.
Isn't he just precious?!?
She also did a blog about her time with us and Owen where you can check out some more of her photos. Here it is: http://alicaudillblog.com/?p=
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Developmental Milestones: Owen is getting stronger each day. He is holding his head up more and more and for longer periods of time. He was doing this at less than a week old. I don't think it will be long before he is holding his head up on his own for as long as he wants! He is now starting to follow you with his eyes and recognize my and Jimmy's voice. He will turn his head and look in our direction when we talk. He is also starting to interact through smiling. His smiles are progressing from just a reaction to gas, to a reaction to people. It is precious to interact with him and he smiles back at you! One of life's little precious moments! Owen also has started tummy time. He really enjoys it. When we put him on his mat he kicks his back legs like he is trying to crawl and lifts his head up. He is now recognizing the toys on his mat and sometimes reaching for them.
Chillin on his play mat... check out those baby blues!
Well, I know this blog was really long, so thanks for spending the time reading it all! I hope everyone enjoyed hearing all about our little man and I hope everyone is having a fabulous summer so far!
Love,
Judi and Jimmy
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