We have successfully kept Kingston alive for a whole month now. We might just make it at this parent stuff.
He seems to be adjusting well to his new life on the outside and overall is an excellent baby. He is staying awake more during the days and he is become more and more aware of his surroundings. He’ll beat anyone in a staring contest, so any challengers, bring your money.
For the most part he’s pretty chill. We’ve discovered he has a fussy part of the day between 5 and 8 p.m. where he doesn’t respond to our soothing tactics as quickly.
He sleeps okay at night. We typically get a block of 5 hrs between 11ish and 4ish and then he wakes up about every 2 hrs from then on out, before we finally drag our tired buns out of bed around 10:30ish, on a good day. We miss our solid 8 hrs of sleep a night. The middle of the night feedings make it feel like we are just getting minutes of sleep at a time. He’s also quite a noisy sleeper, making tons of sighs, grunts, and whimpers all through out the night (and day).
He has become much more vocal. Throughout the day he coos and ahhs and oyes and purrs at us. Sometimes I swear he understands what we’re saying and responds in perfect timing with one of his little sounds.
He was 8 lbs 13 ozs at his last check up and is starting to get the beginnings of a double chin and thunder thighs. So stinkin’ cute. We had only bought a small amount of newborn diapers because we were told he would only be in them a few weeks so we stocked up on size 1 and 2 instead. Here we are a month later and the size 1’s are still too big, so out to the store we ran on Friday for more size newborn. He’s also starting to fit a little bit better in his clothes. We didn’t buy any newborn sizes because we didn’t think he’d be able to wear them for more than a week. They say baggie is the new skinny look right?
I’m surprised by how strong he already is and everyday he seems to be able to hold his head up longer. When he was one week he rolled over on our bed. The Dr. said this isn’t unusual if a baby gets upset, but we were still amazed.
His eyes continue to get bluer and he is a mini version of Jeremy. He did get a little of me too, though not as obvious. He has my long fingers, my turtle neck, and my ski slope of a nose, and it’s still a little early to tell for sure, but possibly my ears.
It’s hard to believe it’s been a month. I’m already wishing time to move slower, it’s only 11 more months until he’s a year and I know that’s going to flash by in the blink of an eye! For the time being we’re missing our sleep, but loving that he enjoys being held and cuddled. We know it’s just a matter of time before he’s squirming to get away from us : )
From Denise and Arjen Van de Voorde
From Jeremy’s Uncle Bill and Liz Kennedy
From Michelle and Gene Fuller and David and Devonna Rhea
From Lucy and Larry Stewart
We’re excited to let you know that our first kid’s tee, The Rocker, is now available for purchase at a sweet $24. Let us know what size you need and we’ll print it up for you and ship it out to you in about a week.
