1 month old! (Already!?)

Hello, everyone!  Today I'm 1 month old.

I've gotten lots of cuddles & snuggles from Mama today,

and we're both turning in for tonight,

so I'll just leave you with some pictures taken at our cabin today.

I tell you, my mom sure does like to take pictures of me.

Today she dressed me up in my swimsuits and made me endure photo sessions.  

Women.

Wrastlin' a bear

 

 

Splish, Splash! 

Sweet & Cuddly 

No autographs, please. ;)

Happy in this moment

And at this time 1 month ago, I was in transition...sans epidural.  Writing up his birth story is on my to do list, really.

As many times in the past month that I have missed being pregnant, I am so glad it is not 1 month ago, and it is now.

Pictures coming later today.  ;)

Time flies

At this time last month I was being admitted into a hospital in active labor.  Now I'm feeding my 1 month old.   Time sure does pass quickly.  More to post later today. ;)

Voice your opinion! Who does he favor?

I've compiled a few pictures of Benjamin along with some of me & Josh, and I want to know...

Who do you think Benjamin favors?  

Obviously, our little one will become his own person, 

but in the interest of the always much debated question that arises with any newborn...

What features did Benjamin get from his Mommy and which ones from his Daddy?

I will tell you this:  The boy has his Daddy's ears.

Leave a comment!  My first entry in his baby calendar is

"People say you look like..."

I need your opinions. :)

Amanda

Benjamin

Benjamin

Josh

Josh

Benjamin

Benjamin

Benjamin

Josh

Benjamin

Benjamin

Amanda

Benjamin

Amanda

Josh

Amanda & Benjamin

Josh & Benjamin

Josh, Amanda, & Benjamin

Anybody else find it amusing that Josh & I look so similar in the pictures below?

I've always said that Josh & I look like we could be brother and sister.  

So now it is time to cast your vote...

Who does Benjamin favor?

I know who I think he looks like, but I have an unfair advantage...

I've seen him make the exact same expressions as some of the ones in a few of these pictures.

Benjamin

Amanda

Josh

4 weeks old

I am four weeks old today!

Mom read me my first book.  I sat and listened very well.

She used to read to me when I was inside her too.

Not much more to post this evening.  

Mom & Dad kept me busy this afternoon and evening.

I spent quality time with them including getting a bath.    

We're all going to try to get a good night's sleep.

I'll be one month old on Wednesday!  Hopefully more to write about then.

A few firsts

Benjamin laid in his crib for the first time on Tuesday.  

He hasn't napped in there yet, but we have put him in it a few times just to get him used to it.

He seems to like it.

Benjamin started wearing 0-3 month sleepers this week. 

(He's too long for the newborn ones.)

He also used his last newborn diaper today.  

He is officially wearing size 1.  Sigh.

He's still newborn size in his pants.  Short legs.

 I took a picture of Josh when he wasn't looking. :)

I put Benjamin in our Moby wrap for the first time yesterday.  It is very soothing for him.

You can notice from this picture how brown his eyes are getting.

Benjamin started getting baby acne this week.  It looks much clearer in this picture,

but it has a tendency to look worse if his face is warm.

He has a small scratch from his nails (despite my having recently trimmed them)

healing up under his left eye.  Looks much better from the day before.

Overall it has been a great week.  We're looking forward to the weekend...

Quality time with Josh & other family too. :)

Baby's 1st Bath

 Hello everyone!

I'm 3 weeks old today, and I had my very first bath.

You can see me here after I got out of the tub.

Momma set me on some towels on the floor, wrapped me in my robe, 

and she put lotion all over my body.

For some reason my skin is dry & flaky in some areas, so hopefully that will help me.

 After my bath I decided that I would be sporty.

After all, Daddy has been watching a lot of Braves games and the Olympics,

so I figured I would join in the festivities.

Although I barely cried (when I was being soaped up),

taking a bath is still hard work.

Plus, that lotion massage relaxed me.

I returned to my alter ego, Baby Burrito,

and took over a five hour nap.

Mom hadn't been able to take a nap with me on Friday or Saturday,

so she made up for it today by napping with me this morning and evening.

Even with two naps today I think she's going to bed very soon.

With all that rest she was able to do some of my laundry,

make my crib, and wash all the bottles that we've had to use.

I'm almost back to nursing, but she's still having to pump to help

her body get better milk production post-steroids. 

Overall, we had a great Sunday.

My other accomplishments of the day were:

Multiple 5+ hour naps

Being weighed, I'm now 8 lbs 8 oz.

Producing my first booger when mom suctioned my nose

(To quote mom, "EWWWWwwwww.  Tissue, tissue, we need a tissue.")

That's all for now.  Only 10 days until I'm officially 1 month old.

Mommy's trying not to think about me growing up so fast.