Baby Milestones -One Month

With all the feeding and changing, and burping...and feeding and changing and burping...one month went by like a big blur. There's not one piece of clothing that I've worn that was not covered with milk, not one room in the house that doesn't have something for the baby.

Oliver at one month weighs about 11 lbs.. It seems that he is growing and changing every 2, 3 days. His eyes and face are more expressive. His smiles are more intentional rather than muscle reflex. His eyes will follow your motion then turn his head to look farther. He grabs on to my hair, lips, glasses...and today, he pulled out his own pacifier and held it! I'm convinced that he is a genius. He is very strong too. He is able to hold his head up pretty well, push himself up with his chubby legs, and push his chest up when he has tummy time.

He also had a very busy week. Chris and I took him to the office to meet everyone. Oliver did really well. He didn't make a fuss when being passed around the group. He was especially comfortable resting on Michelle's chest, and was super happy to hang out with Pete and checking out his motorcycle helmet. We also had to use Steve's office for a mid day feeding and diaper change.

After the office visit, we went on to visit Oliver's first baby friend Scarlet. She's a beautiful 2-week old baby girl with the biggest blue eyes I've ever seen. The 2 got along well. I'm sure they'll have many more play dates. It was funny to see which baby cries first. We also went through 2 more feedings and 3 diaper changes before heading home. And you'd think after a 8-hour outing Oliver would be ready for bed, but he was probably too excited from all the things he saw that day.

The day after my friend Nancy came over to visit with her 9-week old Kayleigh. I said, 2 different girls in 2 days? Oliver's such a player. It was interesting to see the different temperaments of the babies and now the new moms handle them. We shared notes and stories and spent half the time having baby talk with the little ones.

I really enjoyed visiting our friends who some I have not seen in months, but skipping the afternoon nap has taken its toll and made the days seem extremely long. So with that said, I'm off to see if I can catch some zzzzzs!