You're probably going to wonder where your 1 month letter is amongst all the other monthly letters I wrote to you. So I decided to look back and let you know how your first month went. Mommy was knee deep in figuring out how to take care of you still at 1 month old and definitely didn't think about writing you a letter! I promise though, I'll never forget those first 4 weeks we spent together, getting to know each other. Learning to be your mommy those first few weeks was the most challenging and MOST rewarding thing I've ever done!
Watching you grow, gain weight, learn new things, and become more alert was so fun. You started out almost swimming in your newborn clothes, but by 1 month most newborn clothes fit perfectly! Your Oma told me you would never be tiny enough for NB clothes so I probably didn't need any, boy was she wrong! My tiny little man needed a whole NB size wardrobe!
You pooped like a million times a day, and the funniest thing was we could HEAR you poop from across the house! It sounded like a fire hose! Once Oma was holding you in her arms, and your poop scared her so much she jumped up and almost tossed you!!!
When daddy was home, he would get up with me during the night feedings to keep me company (most of the time). The funny thing is, sometimes he was just "sleep walking" and didn't even fully wake up. I would ask him to hand me a diaper, or wipes, and he would say "okay" and then just roll over and go to sleep again... I would have to shake him to get him up!
You slept in our room in your monkey rock n play sleeper. It was nice that I could just lean over and pick you up to feed you at night, but all your baby noises ended up keeping me awake all night even when you were sleeping! I finally figured out I should change your diaper BEFORE feeding you, and not after because it woke you up after you had nursed yourself to sleep. But I hated hearing you cry while I changed you because you were ready to eat (you still do this!)
We had lots of doctors appointments for you, we went to the pediatrician many times, and down to the ENT to correct your tongue tie. We visited a lactation consultant, and you even had your first of many Target trips!
You lost almost a pound after your first few days, and then after we rid of your jaundice gained it back and then some! You started gaining a little more then an ounce a day!
That first month seemed really hard, but looking back it was such a precious time of getting to know you. I wouldn't change a thing! I love you baby man!
Love,
Mommy
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