Connor 1 Month Old - Feb 10, 2013

Connor is growing, growing, and growing! And so much more aware of his surroundings! It is still so crazy to me that he has only been with us for a month because I cannot imagine my life without him. He has surely stolen both Brad and my heart! It's amazing to see how much he has changed over just 1 month.  From basically sleeping all day with the exception of eating in the first 2 weeks to now being awake for most of the day. He is constantly looking around, seeking out sounds, and cooing, oohing and ahhing. He has also taken a fascination with Nola. When Nola gets in his face, he just stares at him. It's so sweet to see Nola with him because he licks his hands, comes running when he cries, and definitely wants to play with him when Connor is kicking his legs up and down. 

At 1 month old Connor is:

- Eating every 3 hours during the day. Trying so hard to do Baby Wise so that he will be sleeping during the night soon! (Hoping by end of month 2)
- He does not like naps! He wakes up around 7 am and will usually stay wake til after lunch on most days. As hard as I try to get him down for a nap, he refuses. (I think he must take after his daddy on this one!)
- Sleeping 3 to 4 hours at night except for the occasional gassy night. Usually gets in bed around 11 pm after his last feeding. Wakes up between 2-3 am then again between 5-7 am to eat.

- Sleeping in the Rock N Play in our room. However, on the mornings Brad has to get up and work, I try to sleep on the couch with the Rock N play beside me so Brad can get some sleep! It's just easier since I'm right there at the kitchen and can get up and move around without waking Brad. 

- Pretty easy to get back down at night after feedings besides all of the grunting for the most part. This is another reason I sometimes sleep on the couch. He is so loud at night! :)

- Grunting, oohing, ahhing, and cooing. I love all of his little sounds.
-  Smiles really big when he is passing gas. They are so cute! No intentional smiles yet.
- Makes lots of funny faces and mouth movements when he sleeps.

- Nurses between 30 and 45 minutes at a time. Having to supplement formula at least once during the day and once at night due to my milk supply being low. He normally will eat 3 ounces, but will sometimes take close to 4 ounces when he is starving. I think I have a little pig on my hands! 

- Still wearing newborn clothes and newborn diapers. Can wear some 0-3 months since he is so long, but they are very baggy on him!
- He seems to be gassy more and more often. Living off of gas drops and Colic Calm to ease his tummy aches.

- Loves staring at the ceiling fan and lights.

- Likes his bouncer seat and swing
- He loves movement. Bouncing, swinging, vibrating, rocking, etc.
- He loves car rides and riding in his stroller... puts him right to sleep!
- He loves music! We figured this out early on one night when he was so fussy and wouldn't calm down. We turned on Dave Matthews and he calmed down! So now every night he sleeps with Rockabye Baby Rendition of Dave Matthews! Love it :)

- Still has blue/grey eyes. They seem to be getting darker. 

- Will usually take a paci at anytime, but especially when he is hungry. 

- Loves relaxing in his bathtub. Especially when he has a tummy ache. It seems to calm him.

- He will tolerate tummy time for a few minutes and beginning to lift his head up and turn side to side. He is so strong!