1 Month Old

I can't believe how quickly the time has flown. Granted 9 days of his life was spent waiting in Wichita, but wow - one full month has gone by and our little man is 1 month old (okay, I realize this post is late and he is older than that now, but work with me). He is chunkin' up a bit - you can see it in his legs and his face.

The neatest thing happened the other day. On Sunday, the 12th, we were laying in bed with him and I was using my finger to simulate a missile coming to hit his tummy. Suddenly I had never seen him focus so much one spot. I noted it to Brandon as we played. Sure enough, it seems like the right synapse in his brain had just clicked. The next few days were filled with more "smiles" and "laughs" then I've ever seen! How fun is that! Sure they are in the early stages - but they ain't no gas smiles anymore. It is so fun to see the little guy develop and grow before our eyes. It makes me excited for tomorrow to see what new thing he will do. Lately he has been totally content laying down by himself looking at a mobile or toy hanging from above. He'll stare at it for a while and then give out a "laugh." His "laugh's" are a little like a squeak - but not like a mouse - more like a squeal.

This video shows him laugh a bit right at the beginning (then spit up) then the rest isn't too exciting - but his eyebrow raise about half-way through is worth listening to me go on and on- Ha!).



He is also so strong. His can pretty much keep his head up by himself now and when placed on his tummy, given enough time, he'll flip himself over to his back. He loves to stand up (with full support of dad, of course) and stare around the room. He loves to walk around the neighborhood and see the trees (or the light filtering through those funny dark objects). He has been sleeping pretty good - in fact, the other night we got an 8 hour night! WAHOOOO!!!! Usually he will sleep in 5 or 6 hour chunks which is pretty good. Let's see how long that'll hold out.

Here's a fun comparison

2 days old:



1 month old:


What a cute little guy. We are so lucky to have him!