Samson: 1 Month

Time flies when you're having fun. Or haven't slept for a month. Whatever.

 I can't believe my baby is a month old already (plus a few days)! Looking at his weekly pictures makes me want to cry. He has changed so much in the past 4 weeks and I'm pretty sure he gets more cute every day! The first two weeks were so challenging, I often caught myself looking ahead to when I would feel better. I feel like I sort of wished away those precious first days, but once I recovered from the post-partum pain and we got used to the lack of sleep, we really started to come into our own as a family. However, Cash still isn't quite sure what to think when we get up in the middle of the night and don't feed him breakfast. 

Samson's personality is starting to really shine and it is SO fun getting to know this little man. Every day comes with more facial expressions, more awareness of the world around him, more noises, more coordinated movements, more spunk and more sweetness. It is a true joy to watch him change every day, I never knew my heart could be so full.

At 1 month, Samson's likes include: eating, sleeping, smiling, making loud noises in his sleep, hanging out in the Happy Baby Wrap, snuggling, listening to mom and dad imitate his every sound, country music Blake Shelton, and staring at lamps (we have a Ron Burgundy on our hands here guys). Dislikes include: dirty diapers, empty bottles, bath time, having his arms tucked in the swaddle and the attempts of big brother Cash to sit on him... the struggle is real.

Here are the stats:

Age : 1 month

Height : 21 3/4" (90th percentile)

Weight : 9 lbs 7 oz (45th percentile)

Clothes : Mostly newborn sizes still, some 0-3 month... if the above numbers tell you anything, it appears we're growing a string bean baby, tall & lean!

Diapers : Ran out of newborn diapers, so we went up to size 1 and they seem to be doing the job. No cloth diapers yet (I'm not ready for the laundry yet!)

Eating : Exclusively pumped breast milk for 1 month, started introducing formula Monday. Hoping to be on formula 100% before I'm done with maternity leave, but that's a whole separate blog post for another day. Maybe.

Sleeping : One 5-6 hour stretch at night, followed by one 4 hour stretch. Unless of course we forget that it's actually night time instead of party time. It happens sometimes... nobody's happy when it does.

Pacifiers : Yes! Moms-to-be, don't let them scare you with talk of "nipple confusion" and their judgey eyes in the hospital.. sign yourself up for a pacifier as soon as possible. We waited until the second we got home, but we haven't looked back since. Samson's favorite are the Avent Soothies, total lifesaver.

I wish I could capture all this sweetness and come back and live it all over again. I don't want to forget a single thing about this first month: how it felt to see him for the first time, how it felt to bring him home, what the top of his head smells like, how soft and kissable he is, how tiny his toes are and the tremendous love I feel when he wraps his fingers around mine and snuggles on my chest. I am so grateful that God chose us to be Samson's parents. He is such a blessing and we are in awe of the wonderful work of our creator.

Week 1

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Week 4