Our little man is one month old already! What? How? When? Why? Looking back, I think this past month was somehow simultaneously the shortest and longest month of my life. There was a major adjustment period learning how to parent two children, feeding, getting to know, and loving on our newest child while still making the first born feel special and important and loved. It's a balancing act that I'm definitely still trying to figure out.
Can you believe how much he's grown in the past 4 weeks?!
Parker at ONE month:
Weight: 9 lbs. 10 oz. (22nd percentile)
Birth: 7 lbs. 7 oz.
Height: 22 inches (78th percentile)
Birth: 20 inches
Head: 14.75 inches (65th percentile)
Birth: 14 inches
Parker is long and skinny. He can still fit into his newborn clothes, but actually looks more comfortable in the 3 month stuff. He's also already wearing size 1 diapers...although I'm not sure if that's because they fit him better or because we ran out of newborn diapers and didn't feel like buying more! #secondchildproblems
Parker Loves:
Being held
Eating
His Rock n' Play
Wubbanubs (For my non-parent friends, yes this is a real word in the baby world!)
Being held... I know I typed this twice.. he loves it that much
Parker Hates:
Laying flat on his back
Being hungry
Being tired
Trying to burp/fart/spit up
What's New this Month:
1. Parker has a pretty good set of lungs on him and isn't afraid to use them. Unfortunately, he seems to be uncomfortable a lot, tensing up and crying out off and on. Some days he's great, and some days he struggles to get that gas out. We give him Mylicon drops when he gets bad, but we're hoping this is something that will pass as he gets older and his body figures out how to function on its own.
2. He loooooves his wubbanub. Peyton was never really a "paci" baby, but this boy loves to be sucking on his paci at all times. #parkerandhisfrog
3. He's starting to enjoy bath time, which is a huge relief because he was seriously hating it for a while there. His big sister LOVES taking baths with him and helping to wash him off/drown him. We're working on the second part there...
Parker, you are 1 month old!! How did that happen?! I am loving our time alone together when your big sister is at school and your daddy is at work. You are so sweet and love to snuggle your mama! You've already made such an impact in our lives and I can't wait to see how you grow and change this next month!
One Month Photo Dump:
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