It has been a crazy first month, but I am so happy with life right now :). Henry is such a good baby, and the transition from a family of three to a family of four is really coming along smoothly.
Here is what Henry has been up to in his first month:
-- He can hold his head up at a 45 degree angle when he is on his tummy
--He barely ever cries, but he sure does grunt a lot!
--He eats every three hours during the day, and can go around 5 hours at night. I cluster feed him right before bed (every 2 hours) .
-- I feed him around 730pm and swaddle him (which he loves) and lay him down in his crib and he sleeps until around 1230-130. I am so thankful for this! Then it is touch and go from there. I feed him on one side, we both fall asleep, and then I lay him back down because I am lazy and tired. He will wake up a couple hours after that. But, if I feed him on both sides (which means changing his diaper to wake up him so he will eat) He can go longer.
-- he is in 3 month clothing
-- he nurses only for food, he isn't a comfort nurser. And he is pretty aggressive.
-- he can make eye contact and smiles once in a while.
-- he has taken a bottle
-- he weighs approximately 12 lbs (that's from me weighing myself and then me holding him- his dr appointment isn't until Thursday. But, I will update when we go see his doctor.
** update! Henry is actually 11 lbs 6 oz (ugh I need a new scale) and 22" long!
--he had some heart things going on when he was first born. We went to the cardiologist and he had everything re-tested. She says he is fine and everything looks normal! Thank goodness :)
Henry at 1 month old:
As far as everything else is going....
--Eloise is now 2 1/2 years old. I started taking potty training much more seriously. I have dollar store potty prizes and she gets the concept. So, for right now, when she is home she is in underwear, when we go out or when she is sleeping she is in a pull-up. It has been two days and I am pretty on top of putting her on the potty about every 30 minutes and she has only had one accident. I hope this continues well.
--At my 39 week appointment I was 151 lbs. I am now down to 130. 20 lbs down 20 to go!! My starting weight was 116 but I would really like to be more like 110. I know everyone says to relax and it is no big deal. But, it is hard to go 9 months without your body (well, not that hard :) ) and then another couple of months. Especially since it is almost summer. My goal is to be at least to 120 by the end of summer. 10 lbs in 3 months is very realistic. I also plan on joining the gym if I can figure out how that will work with timing of nursing and babysitters. I'll update more on that when I know more.
--I didn't have any tearing this time around so recovery has been fantastic.
--Julian has been an amazing help! The first week after Henry was born, he stayed home from work *Mostly*, and Gigi came and visited which was an amazing help. My mom was sick and is just now getting better so having those extra hands was invaluable.
--We are planning a trip to VA in July for Julian's birthday. I am a little nervous about handling both kids not at home for a week, but I am sure it will be fine.
--Disney is officially planned for January!! My mom and sister are coming for the whole week. My brother and Jen are coming for half the week and my Aunt Judy and Kristen will be there for a couple days as well. I am super excited for this!!
-- I want to start getting Henry used to the bottle but I haven't been able to pump enough for an entire bottle unless I pump right before a feeding, and then he eats it immediately. So, my plan as of now, is to give him a formula bottle, so I can pump a bottle and get a head start. I plan on doing this around 6-8 weeks. That way I can always have a bottle ready if we need it. I feel like with Eloise, she never took a bottle and that is fine and I loved nursing her fully, but with two, it is hard to not be able to have someone else feeding him. We will see how it goes :)
I can't wait to see what this next month brings!
