1 month

Well, little monster, you have managed to change our lives in incredible ways!!  You are the most wonderful and exhausting thing that we have ever been able to call ours.  You started out as the perfect baby.   You slept four hours at a time all day and night and you ate like a champ.  You loved to snuggle with anyone who would hold you and you only cried when you wanted to eat.  We called you our little prodigy baby because at six days old you rolled over for the first time.  Here is the video for proof....

You also lost your umbilical chord after three days.  (It usually takes the "average child" :) one to two weeks to accomplish this feat).  Not our little overachiever, you pushed that sucker out of your belly button after just three days.  We decided not to keep the umbilical chord in your scrap book since right now your scrapbook is a blog (and momma thought it was disgusting).

My very favorite thing that you do right now is how you smile and laugh in your sleep.  We have yet to see an intentional smile when you are awake (aside from when you toot), but when you sleep you have the best time.  It usually happens as you fall asleep.  You start with a little smirk, which turns into a big ear to ear gummy grin, then you just let out a big belly chuckle.  Your little shoulders move up and down as you laugh at your dream world.

After giving us two weeks with the perfect baby, you decided to step up your baby game and put us to a more intensive parenting test.  I believe this is around the same time, you picked up your endearing nickname of our precious little monster.  Instead of sleeping at night, you decided screaming was much more up your alley.  Screaming and lots of it.  Your daddy and I would take turns holding you, walking outside with you, bouncing you, putting you in the vibrating chair, swaddling you, un-swaddling you, bathing you, and driving you around until 2, 3, 4, or even 5 in the morning.  Many nights, we thanked 75 for lulling you to sleep.  Fortunately, you would reward our extreme efforts with a sweet smile and giggle once you had finally reached your destination in lala land.


Little boy,  you are such a blessing in our lives.  You have already changed us both for the better and we could not imagine a more wonderful gift from the Lord to us.  We love you.

Stats: Weight 9 lbs (50%), Length 21.25 in (50%), Head 14.75 (45%)