Isaac's First Month
This first month seems to have flown by! Isaac is now starting to open his eyes more (for the first 3 weeks seeing his eyes was a treat we were not often permitted!). He is awake for a few hours in the morning, and then a few in the evenings. He is starting to have a little bit of a fussy time, but not every night and not for very long.
He enjoys his John Deere mat and looking at the toys that hang from it and also staring out the window! He likes to look at the animals that hang beside his changing table upstairs. He coos and grunts and makes horse-like noises. He has the cutest chin quiver that melts my heart. He loves being held in a sling. He loves being outside, and is often wide-eyed when we take walks with him.
He goes long stretches between feedings during the day (well, they seem long to me, based on my previous experience!) and is sleeping for long stretches at nights. Of course we are going to bed very late (his decision, his evening awake time is late!) and I’m nursing him right before we all go to bed… but then he’ll go 4, 5, or 6 hours before feeding again, and then will typically go another 3 before he nurses again. By that time, it’s time to wake up with Kayla, so I guess he’s really just getting up once in the evenings. Of course there are exceptions, but this is just amazing sleep, I am enjoying each night of it! We have his bassinette in our room more or less attached to our bed. Currently, it isn’t being used, as he sleeps snuggled up against me (and sometimes David). We are treasuring that time with him, as we know that it will probably be ending shortly.
He does not really enjoy tummy time, but he is getting better head control.
His belly button fell off on day 8 and we immediately gave him his first bath! He seems to love them, as long as we keep him warm enough! Kayla also LOVES helping (pouring water on his belly and legs to keep him warm).
He has started smiling and oh how I love his smile. I love it even more when it is Kayla who makes him smile. She loves him so much and loves to get down on his level and snuggle with him, bring him animals, make him snug-as-a-bug and talk to him. When we are in the car she tells me if his eyes are open or closed, and she lets us know that "Isaac yakked (what we call his spit-up)!" When he cries she is quite concerned and tells us we need to pick him up! She is turning out to be a great big sister, it is fun to watch.
He is a big-time spitter-upper. More so than Kayla was, and I thought she was bad! He is a laundry nightmare. Adding 1 person (and a little one with very small clothes) has somehow doubled my laundry duties. We go through many bibs and many burp cloths and sometimes many outfits (for me and him) daily. I took him to the Doctor on his 1 month birthday to make sure he was gaining weight (considering the fact that we feel like we see him spit up so much of what he just ate), and he weighed 9lbs 14oz!!! So, obviously he is keeping something down!
He is a true joy to us and we love having him in our family!
