One Month Old

It's hard to believe that Baby Boy is already a month old! Didn't we just get bring him home from the hospital?? Alex and I are falling more in love with our sweet boy every day and thank god for blessing us with such a sweet baby. The first two weeks, he was sleeping between 6-7 hours at night but once we got home from my parents house, he was waking up every 3-4 hours with an occasional 7 hour stretch. I have learned that even a baby as young as 3-4 weeks old can be spoiled just by being held so much and as much as I wanted to just hold him ALL DAY, I was afraid that we were already spoiling him. Don't get me wrong, I still hold him a lot but I have learned to just put him down and let him go to sleep. He continues to nurse on average every 3 hours and at first I would set my alarm to wake him up to feed at night but stopped that and just fed him when he was hungry. He'll go 4 to 5 hours during the day sometimes but mostly every 3 hours. He had a doctor's appointment at 3 weeks which was his 2 week check up and he weighed 9lbs 8oz which is 6oz above his birth weight.  He gave me his first smile on Christmas Eve just shy of 4 weeks which daddy was sad that he missed:(! He has become way more alert in just a couple of weeks and we are loving watching him change each day! He is now in size 1 diapers and can wear very few newborn outfits but mostly 0-3 months only because of his length.   Mak, you continue to amaze us everyday and we are so blessed that we are your parents. We can't wait to watch you continue growing into a handsome little boy! Mommy and Daddy love you very much, sweet boy!