Growing Every Day!

On Wednesday the public health nurse came to our house and weighed and measured Tristan again. I am proud to say that my little man is officially a ten pounder!!! At three weeks, four days, he weighed 10 lbs, 4 oz and measured 22 inches! He gained a total of 25 ounces since his last weigh in 12 days prior. A whole pound and a half. Talk about a growth spurt.

I can't believe how quickly he is growing and how big he has gotten in four weeks. He will be a teenager before I even know it! Sometimes I miss my little newborn, just brand new. It seems so long ago that we were coming home from the hospital with him. At the same time, though, I feel so excited to see him grow even more every day and can't wait to see how he will change in the next week, month, year... I guess I am stuck with these conflicting emotions for the rest of my life now.

Every day I learn a little bit more about my little man. We're slowly figuring things out. I've started learning his cries and fussiness. He screams when he is hungry and fussy cries when he is wet or needs something else. During the night he wakes up between 12 and 1 (after being put down around 7:30 - 8:00) and then again at around 4 almost like clockwork. The easiest way to get him to go to sleep is to cuddle up with him in bed and turn on Netflix. He doesn't watch, just lies on his tummy on my chest and is lulled to sleep by the sounds and me rubbing his back. He loves the light. He is absolutely mesmerized by it and could stare forever. He "smiles" as he is drifting off to sleep or just starting to wake up. He doesn't really like tummy time, unless it is on Mommy's or Daddy's chest. He will lie there quite content for a few minutes, just kind of relaxing, then he will decide he doesn't like it, get frustrated and start fussing. He will only start lifting his head and moving it around when he gets to that frustrated and angry stage. But if you put him on your chest he has no problem lifting his head and looking for you. He absolutely hates being wet and will fuss and cry until you change him, but could care less and is quite content if he has a blow out poop. If you put him in the car seat he will cry and scream. Give him a pacifier or a bottle, tuck a warm blanket around him, rock him a few times and he is out like a light within 30 seconds. He is absolutely wonderful and I love him so much.

I really can't wait to see how much he will grow and how much more I will learn about him in the next four weeks!