Happy one month to my beautiful little boy! I can't believe a month has already passed, it went so quickly. I thought I would share a little bit about Emery!
First of all, bedtime can be amazing, or it can be awful. We have a bit of a routine though, so I guess that's a bonus. We normally head to bed around 9-9:30, sometimes he will sleep and only wake up to eat every two-three hours or some nights he will stay awake until 1-2am and then finally sleep until 4 then back to sleep until 6. He's normally awake around 6 though, unless it's been a rough night. We've only had a handful of nights that he will scream all night, so I am counting my blessings.
He's been sleeping in his bassinet lately which is wonderful because for awhile he would not sleep on anything other than me! As soon as I would lay him in his bassinet he would wake up screaming! That was pretty stressful, but most nights he does good!
As far as eating goes, he eats about 2-4 ounces every 2-3 hours, sometimes he goes 4 hours. It really varies, if he eats 4 ounces he will normally go about 3-4 hours in between feedings, but if he only eats 2 than he goes about 2 hours in between. He averages about 24 ounces a day, but it all depends on the day. He's a great eater!
He loves to look around! He gets mad at you if he can't look around while he's awake.He's so strong for his age that he already holds his head up and turns his head every direction to look around. He was already holding his head up by himself right after he was born! He loves to kick and move his arms around. He's also going to be rolling over pretty soon, he can already get himself on his side. It's crazy! I think it's safe to say he's going to be doing everything early! Another thing he's almost ready to do is coo, he's got his mouth ready to make the noise but nothing is coming out yet.
For playtime, we've been doing tummy time with a mirror. He just loves to look at himself. He will lift his little head up and stare at himself for quite awhile. It's so cute! He loves to stare, especially if he's starring at his daddy. He will follow his daddy wherever he goes, I love it! Whenever he hears his daddy come into a room his little eyes start to dart around looking for him. He also loves to watch TV, it cracks me up!
He's really not a fussy baby, he cries when he wants to eat, needs changed, wants held or is just tired. He never really fusses just to fuss, but I know that could change. I'm crossing my fingers though! Overall he is sweet as can be and loves to cuddle and I can kiss him all I want and he tolerates it, so that's a bonus. Haha!
A few more little things that I didn't fit in:
- He enjoys bath time, especially if he can see himself in a mirror.
- He likes to lay in the boppy pillow and just relax, sometimes he will nap in there.
- He's been drooling a ton, I'm hoping it's not a sign of early teething.
I love my little family, Shaun is a great dad and Emery is a wonderful blessing. I'm looking forward to all the new things he will learn this next month!
