Our boy is one month old (on 4/22) and I can't believe how fast it has gone by! People always tell you when you are pregnant to enjoy every moment because it goes so fast and it really does! My maternity leave has been really good and I am happy that I have one more week at home with him. I wish I could say that I have enjoyed every moment but I haven't. The first week you are in a whirlwind with tons of visitors and trying to adjust to life with a newborn. It is totally overwhelming. Plus add a slice of your hormones leveling back out and you go from happy to completely sobbing in two seconds. Truly it is insane how emotional you can be. Then for me add the frustrations with breast feeding and I was teetering on the edge of getting back to normal and postpartum depression I think. I took the quiz they send you home with and I scored in the possibly suffering from PPD range. I slept on it and took it the next day and scored better. Then I decided that breast feeding was stressing me out so much that I just simply couldn't ENJOY my new baby and that was enough for me. Josh and I talked it over and he was okay with whatever I decided. The amount of mommy guilt you can put on yourself is amazing! I struggled with the decision to quit for at least a week and often got a not so nice impression from some I spoke with about it. James is doing well on formula alone and I am SO MUCH HAPPIER and really do enjoy my time with him now. Getting my milk supply to dry up is another matter but we are working through it. He got 5 weeks of liquid gold from me and I believe that your children need you to be balanced and breast feeding was keeping me in a stressed state all the time.
Ah, enough of that.... On to the stats. He doesn't have a one month check up so these stats are home grown but we think they are pretty close.
Last weight check was 10 pounds 8 ounces and length was 21.75 inches. So he has put on just over 2 pounds and added an inch since birth. I think my boy is going to be tall and it is quite obvious that he can eat eat and eat! He is enjoying his naps (at least 2 to 3 a day) and sleeping anywhere from 4-6 hours at night. He eats about every 3 to 4 hours during the day and is taking 4 ounces per feeding. He is enjoying his play mat and slowly warming up to his swing. He enjoys getting in the stroller and taking a quick walk around the neighborhood. "We" got thrush so we had to both be treated for that. Not fun! Thankfully that is better. We are so in love with this little boy and couldn't be happier. Below are two pictures for your enjoyment!
Our first Sunday back to church which just happened to be Easter Sunday. It was sooooo good to get back!
One month old and still as handsome as ever!
