Saturday, October 28, 2017

One Month

Well sweet boy, here we are. The very first of your monthly posts. We're only 4 days late, which is actually an accomplishment. This first month has been an adjustment for all of us in the best way possible. We are busy and exhausted and in love our sweet little family of five. We are learning what it looks like to be outnumbered here in the Oprea frat house.

Our sweet, Jude. You are certainly loved by your big brothers. Finn wants to help with every little thing and Ryder just squeals your name (babyyyyyy Duuuuuude!!) I have to remind both of them to "give you space". It won't be long before you can hold your own, but until then I try to keep the truck throwing to a minimum around you.

You may be the youngest, but you are certainly not our littlest. You're up to size 1 diapers and 3 mo clothing. At your 1 month appointment, you were up to 10lbs 15oz and 23in. This is probably average, but considering your brothers are such peanuts it feels big to us.

You're learning how to sleep and eat and are still waking every 3-4hrs to eat at night. We're doing some sleep training during the day with your naps too. You would eat every 2 hours if I let you, but your big brothers occupy too much of my time for that to happen, so I've been working to try and stretch out your day time feedings a bit. You're not a fan of this at all, but it's necessary if I'm going to keep all three of you alive. To quote Friends you are a bit high maintenance, but I love maintaining you.

You love:
-being held
-your vibrating bouncy seat
-eating
-falling asleep right after you eat
-riding in the car as long as it's moving

You don't love:
-when we put you down
-tummy time
-when I don't feed you right away
-when I take your clothes off to keep you awake after eating
-stopping for red lights in the car
-5-7PM

Here are some pictures from the past month. We have your very first Halloween next week, so you'll get a firsthand look at chasing your brothers around the neighborhood in search of sweet treats.

First bath
Wearing Finn's old Halloween pj's a couple weeks early, because I wasn't positive they'd fit you on actual Halloween.
First walk around the cul-de-sac







post signature

No comments:

Post a Comment