I missed the month mark post...and technically, Paul will be seven weeks tomorrow...but six weeks seems like more of a milestone age than seven...I guess because it's a month and a half? I don't know. Anyway, this is his six-almost-seven-week post. :)
Five weeks old
Look how much he's grown!
2 days old
One month old!
Paul is a chunk. Because he loves to eat. Being hungry is the worst part of his life and the only time he really cries. During the day he eats every 2-3 hours, but this past week he has thankfully started going 4-6 hour stretches at night between feedings. He weighs over 12 lbs now, is in size 2 diapers, and is about to outgrow all his 0-3 month clothes. His cheeks are especially chubby and kissable. :)
Four weeks old
Six weeks old
Paul is staying awake for longer stretches during the day. He's usually awake for about an hour and half between naps. He usually wakes up for the day around 8:00, and usually takes four naps during the day, ranging from 45 min to 2 hours. He's starting to get a little fussier in the evenings before bed, but even when he's fussy, he's pretty easy to console. He usually just wants to be held and snuggled, or to suck on his binkie. Paul is kind-of a night owl. He used to go down for the night around 11:30, but we've slowly moved it earlier so now it's about 10:00. He typically sleeps from 10:00 until between 2:30 and 3:30 a.m., wakes up to eat, then goes back to sleep, sometimes waking up to eat once more around 5:30 (at which point he gets to come snuggle in bed with me because I'm too tired to get up again haha).
Paul spits up a lot. I wonder sometimes how he's getting so big because it seems like he spits up half of what he eats. It's pretty unpredictable too. Sometimes he spits up while I'm burping him, sometimes it's in the middle of eating with no warning, sometimes it's twenty minutes after eating. But it's always a ton of spit-up! He also sometimes has trouble nursing. I'm not exactly sure what the problem is...it seems like his swallowing gets out of rhythm with his sucking and he starts choking on the milk. It makes him really upset because he wants to eat, but then he chokes and gags. It only happens sometimes though, and he's obviously getting enough to eat, so I'm not worried about it. It's just a little frustrating.
Paul is becoming more aware of what's going on around him. He will respond when you are talking to him by looking directly at you and if you're really lucky, cooing or smiling at you. His smiles are really rare but so sweet. He is really wide-eyed when he's awake and looks all around. He especially likes to look out the window.
Five weeks old
Smile! Five weeks old
Such a happy boy!
Paul does really well with tummy time. I actually think he likes to be on his stomach better than his back. Sometimes he even falls asleep on the floor on his tummy. He's starting to be able to push up with his arms; his neck muscles are also getting stronger and he can hold his head up for several seconds.
Two weeks old
Anna likes to have tummy time too. :)
Paul loves to be held against your chest, with his cheek against yours. That's my favorite way to hold babies, so I'm glad he likes it too. :) He also really likes the baby carrier. When we go for walks, I'll just put him in that and then pull Anna in the wagon. It's really nice. I've been using it for grocery shopping too so I have more room in the cart, and it works really well. Except he's getting heavier, so my shoulders start hurting after too long. :)
Three weeks old
Paul does pretty well with his baths. He doesn't like them very much, but he tolerates them. Except the few seconds between getting out of the warm water and into the dry towel. :)
I think Paul inherited my dry, sensitive skin. He was really flakey on his hands and feet right after birth. That went away, but now he's got a little bit of cradle cap. He hasn't had diaper rashes though, which is good!
Paul's eyes are really, really dark, and they're starting to look a little brownish rather than blue-gray. I'm pretty sure they will be a dark brown.
Paul is still a grunter. That's usually how I can tell he fell asleep is when he's stopped making grunting/snorting sounds haha. I think his noises are really cute, including his cry. It's a soft little "Waah!" with his bottom lip pouting out, and it's just too sweet.
Skip to about 0:36 to see a good pouty lip :)
I really think sweet is the word that best describes Paul. He is so snuggly, usually calm and content, and overall, just a really good-natured baby. We sure love our sweet little boy!
