Month by Month 1

MONTH 1

Good-bye birdie legs....hello baby rolls!   I loves some little baby rolls!  Well, this month they aren't quite there yet, but at least there is a little more meat on them compared to last month.  Your wee cheeks filled out, too.  But that was not my favorite change in you.  The best thing to come in month 1 is the smile.  The real smile.  Not those things they call "gassy smiles"....which, by the way, I totally think are genuine dream smiles and not just a release of air.  That's just my two cents.

Those gummy grins are enough to win over  mom and dad make us want to buy you your first car.   Remember that in 17 years.  You can whip out the grinning pictures and pretty much get anything.

 They just melted us.

You made your opinions heard much more this month!  

That is a nice way of saying you were a bit fussy.  This came on pretty quickly, so I knew something must not be right.  Sure enough, the doctor said you had some reflux and he fixed you right up with some medicine to help that. 

Much better.....

Your sleep patterns were awesome.( I just want to be one of those parents who says that for once.)

  I won't be one of those who lies and says, "he sleeps all through the night and has since we brought him home from the hospital".    Don't all new moms just want to slap someone when they say that?  Maybe that is just me.

Anyhow, you are a trooper about sleep.  Usually, you just wake up once at 2:30 am and then not again until 6:30 am.  Thanks for that.

Naps?  Well, we will just leave on a positive note.......

Favorite memory of MONTH 1

Tough to name one.  I would have to say just getting to finally show you off to others.  After being quarantined for a few weeks to keep our immune systems in check, we had several visitors come to meet the man.   I felt like Mary in the stable calling for all to come and see my miracle. 

P.S.  Your sister is probably going to tell you this, so I will confess it now.  YES, I dropped you on your head this month (well, sort of).  YES, we took you to the hospital. (Actually, it was even more overkill than that.  I called an ambulance and they said your were fine, but I STILL took you to the hospital.) and NO there was nothing wrong with you.   So, don't let her try and use that "your mama must have dropped you on your head" line on you in the future.