I can not believe our baby is already celebrating his 1 month birthday. Thankfully, he seems to have adjusted to clothes and having his picture taken quite nicely, so one month pictures were an easy and quick venture. Also, I can't help it. I have to tell you more about our big boy!
Learned How To-
*Hold up head
*Roll over
*Smiles
Practices-
*Sitting up
*Standing up
Our sweet boy does not seem to have a problem with visitors, granted he has only met family so far. He is becoming more alert and more interactive with Justin and I each day. His 4 am feedings are made difficult only because he is more interested in cooing up a storm while his daddy sleeps rather than quietly eating.
Thanks to our hot summer weather, we don't bother to dress him every day. He typically enjoys diaper-only days. No socks, no shoes will still get him service. :) Still, he does not mind being dressed and is very patient with us when we do dress him.
He is definitely learning more about Justin and I each day. With Justin he is more than happy to sit upright and coo. He also LOVES for his daddy to help him practice sitting up and standing. Those little legs are plenty powerful when pushing up from surfaces. With his mommy he prefers to cuddle. Having quickly promoted himself from his bedside rocker to Mommy and Daddy's bed, it is not surprising to find myself and Justin sharing one side of the bed in the middle of the night while Reagan sprawls out on my side. He does not steal covers though. In fact, he kicks them often.
While our first week of nursing was full of a lot of doubt and worry on my part, Reagan soon straightened me out. As we celebrated his one week birthday, Reagan surprised me and took to waking us both up on time and getting straight to business. I guess he now feels he that feeding time was becoming a little too dull because for the last couple of days, he has been trying to coo and eat at the same time. A few times I have even looked down to see he has unlatched and is staring at me to see if I've noticed. The second I say something, he re-latches and looks away as if he never stopped. Definitely have a mischievous little boy on my hands.
He does not like to think he is alone in a room. Oftentimes just hearing Justin or I will cause him to quit fussing. Then again, sometimes he wants to be held and that is all there is to it. Slightly inconvenient when there is cleaning and cooking to be done, but then again you have to love the fact that you are loved so much already. He is just such a sweetheart.
Oh, and last but not least, he has learned to fake us out when it comes to sleeping. My favorite of these moments was last Friday. His sweet aunt came to visit and was quite proud of herself for rocking the sweet, "sleepy" baby to sleep in a matter of minutes. He, on the other hand, was quite proud of himself two minutes after she left when he opened his eyes and began "dancing" (wriggling on the couch where she had laid him). Again- mischievous.
