I have been trying (rather unsuccessfully) to get time to slow down! I can't believe that Nathan is 4 weeks old today. He has already changed so much it is making me sad! He is slowly becoming more responsive to things like his daddy's voice and face (he watches Curtis walk away whenever he leaves the room). He is constantly grabbing anything that he can get his hands on while he eats (which usually consists of my hair!) He also always wants to look up. His favorite thing to do is to be carried around sitting up with his head as far back as he can so that he can look up. Now that he is four weeks and seems to be gaining weight well (we will see for sure at his one month appointment on Tuesday), I have started to cut out the middle of the night feeding, which has been amazing! Nathan does pretty well sleeping, averaging about 7 hours a night. He is more alert during the daytime these days (but he still sleeps for at least half of the day). He likes to spend most of his awake time either laying in his bassinet looking around or else sitting in his rocker (a wonderful gift from his Aunt Becky) looking around. He is such a curious kid!
Unless, of course, Curtis is home, in which case he can usually be found in Curtis' arms or laying next to him.
(I love this picture because he is grabbing on to Curtis' shirt with his toes!)
He has become a very amusing sleeper, mostly due to his snoring. He also makes some of the funniest noises in his sleep. I stood by his bed with my camera ready to take a video of him making these noises but ended up with about 15 minutes of nothing but silence. He also sleeps with his hands in the air out in front of him like so:
The only time he doesn't sleep with his arms straight out is when I have him wrapped up tight, however, the second I unwrap him he stretches his arms and legs like a little body builder.
I can't even begin to imagine what changes are in store for the next 4 weeks...
He's just getting all grown up! :) it's so fun to see them learning new things every day. I'm so jealous of how well he's sleeping - what's your secret??
ReplyDeleteAre you guys just having so much fun with baby Nathan? How big is he? He looks so big. Baby pumpkin cheesy. I love your baby so much, it's gonna make me weird. Once I was trying to lift up a baby crib. I wrote in the paper. And we're making a doggy house for CJ in the garage. Risey punky cheesy.
ReplyDeleteLove, Jaden
Oh my gosh he really is getting bigger! And I haven't even gotten to see him yet! One more week... one more week. Since you've been so unsuccessful trying to get time to decelerate, maybe you can focus your energies on trying to get it to speed forward a week. After that you can resume work on making it slow down. I can't believe he is already sleeping 7 hours. That's like AMAZING! You are so spoiled with this one. I love it how he sleeps with his hands raised... that used to crack me up too. :)
7 hours? 7 hours? I would kill for 7 hours. Nathan, you are such a good boy for your mama. I really want to get Nathan, Macie, and Brynn together when you come up next week. Call me.
ReplyDeleteLoving all the cute pictures Kare. Can't wait to finally hold him. I really like the one where he's craning his neck to look up at you. So sweet! I heard that the doc confirmed he's a heavy boy. You are so spoiled! Don't let him grow too big before I get to see him, okay?
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary, by the way.
Well nutter butter...he's looking less and less like an Ashton everyday. But Curtis should be pleased because Nathan looks a lot like him and Nathan is adorable. Therefore if one is to believe in the transitive property then...
ReplyDeleteNathan is seriously ginormous now! When did this happen? And has it really already been 4 weeks? When is he no longer a newborn?
Apparently he is no longer a newborn. When I took him to the doctor yesterday I asked if I needed to take off his diaper when they weighed him and the nurse said "no, we only do that with newborns"...I was crushed! When did he get so old?
ReplyDeleteFor those who didn't hear, Nathan has gained almost 2 pounds in his month of life. He is now 8 lb 9 oz and 21 and 1/4 inches tall. And I think I jinxed myself by telling people that he was averaging 7 hours of sleep because the last two nights he has averaged about 4 and 1/2...