Max Turned 1 Month!

Max turned one month old on September 27th! His first month has been such a joy. Getting to know our sweet baby boy has been such a blessing. Daniel and I LOVE being his Mommy & Daddy. The above pictures were all taken during his first month of life. These will be a series of "Watch Me Grow" pictures that I will take at least once a month for Max's first year. The idea is to see how much he has grown during his first year by comparing the pictures. They will all be in the same fashion--on the same blanket and with the same adorable monkey. (I have to give credit to my friend Jill for this. I took the idea from her. She has a sidebar on her blog of her sweet baby boy Noah who has already completed his whole first year of the Watch Me Grow.)

Below is a list of all things Max during his first month of life. (I am writing to Max because I want this blog to be a place where he will be able to look back and see what he was up to at any point in his life.)

• You sleep 16-20 hours a day.
• After your first week, you started sleeping in your crib. Ususally 2-5 hour intervals at night and 30 minute-2hours during the day.
• You wear Newborn clothes, including sleepers. However, even some of the NB pants are too long!
• You gained 1/2 lb. at your 1-week Dr.'s appointment. (You don't go back to the Dr. until you are 8 weeks.)
• You are such a good eater! You nurse every 2-3 hours. Sometimes longer at night.
• You make great eye contact and have such great control of your head.
• You do NOT like the swing just yet, but you love your bouncy seat.
• You like to be swaddled to go to sleep.
• You love listening to your Praise Baby CD.
• You love your room very much! Whenever we return to it, you become very calm and relaxed. And for some reason, you love your changing table!
• You like to be swaddled and rocked before you are put to sleep. You are very animated when you are trying to fall asleep--you go through a series of facial expressions, including similing, chuckling, and sometimes wincing. (It is quite comical for Daddy & me to watch!)

September 27th was a VERY special day. Not only did Max turn 1 month old, but his sweet Cousin Eliza turned 4! Max made his first trip to Searcy to celebrate. We went to Eliza's soccer game (the cutest thing ever!) and then had a Birthday celebration at Mamaw's. It was fun festivities and Max was worn out when we returned home that evening. (I can't figure out how to post pictures after the writing, but I will put them in another post.)

Happy Birthday Max & Eliza!