Making the decision to have a child is momentous.  It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.

- Elizabeth Stone 

Bedtime smiles

One of the things I look forward to when putting Travis to bed are the smiles that he gives as I’m rocking him to sleep. There’s nothing better than seeing his toothless grin with his half closed eyes and peaceful face as he drifts off to dreamland.

Travis finally settled down for a bit so I can make dinner. He’s been somewhat fussy this whole day! He’s finally distinguishing day and night and thankfully he’s fussy during the day and not in the middle of the night!

He’s also getting used to his bedtime routine. This past week, I didn’t even have to rock him to sleep! After getting him washed up, dressed in his pajamas, fed, and changed I lay him down on the bassinet and turn on his lullabies and after about half an hour or so he’s fast asleep. He’s also doing a bit better on his night feedings. A few weeks ago, he would fuss after eating and changing (basically he wouldn’t sleep unless I held him), but now he just goes straight back to bed as long as I turn on his lullabies. Hopefully this isn’t just a fluke and would actually last.

Besides that, I have my six week postpartum checkup tomorrow! I wonder if my OB is going to check my cervix? Not to be TMI, but I hope she doesn’t because I’m scared that it’ll hurt :(

My oh my

Travis is such a big baby now! We went to the pediatrician today to get part of his cord cauterized (a little part didn’t come off with the rest) and his weight was 10lbs and 3oz! Oh my goodness! He’s only six weeks old meaning he’s gained 4lbs (his birth weight was 6lbs 3oz)!

I guess I can safely assume that my breastmilk is doing him good :)

First smile

Travis gave us his first real smile today. I can’t even begin to describe how wonderful it felt to see him smile at me and Joseph. It happened while all three of us were hanging out at the couch. We were talking to him and giving him eskimo kisses. Suddenly the cutest and widest grin came out while staring at us with those big gray eyes of his. It was one of the most adorable thing ever!

Seeing him smile definitely made any ounce of tiredness and sleep deprivation float right out of the door. 

Happy 1 month!

My baby is 1 month old today! Time flies by so FAST :) I can’t believe it.. my baby is growing up! 

I can’t believe my baby is already one month! The past month has definitely brought about many changes to me and Joseph’s lives. From the moment he was born, Travis has made our days brighter and happier. 

He’s grown so much this past month. He went from 6lbs 3oz to 9lbs 1oz. He’s now drinking about 4oz of breast milk and drinks about 3oz of formula (at night or when we’re out). 90% of his feedings are breast milk though. He’s been sleeping about 3-4 hours at a time versus 2 hours at a time when we first brought him home from the hospital. He’s still fitting into his newborn clothes, but they’e starting to get tight so I think this weekend I may have to put away his newborn clothes for good! 

Travis is also becoming a bit more social. He likes to stare at me and his dad. He’s gotten accustomed to tummy time and has been able to hold his head up for a few minutes at a time. He loves his play gym, especially the purple elephant. Everytime I put him in his gym, he’s always staring and hitting the elephant. He’s also been able to roll onto his side. He still loves to be swaddled, but likes his arms above his head (he gets very angry if his arms are swaddled). 

First halloween

So my plans for Travis’s first Halloween did not go through, while it’s not a major holiday I did have visions of dressing him up in a costume! My cousin gifted us an adorable pumpkin costume a few months back and I was excited for him to wear it so I can take numerous pictures. However, I ended up keeping him in his Halloween outfit for the day since he was starting to get a bit fussy and I didn’t want him having a fit for just the purpose of putting him in a costume.

Anyhow, I still think he looks adorable :)