One month old already!

Everyone tells us to enjoy every moment because it goes so quickly. It sure does! I keep reminding myself of that.

Our little guy was one month old on Monday. We took him to his one-month check-up. One thing I wanted to ask about was if it was normal and OK that his umbilical cord stump had not yet fallen off. When I bathed and dressed him that morning it was still attached. When we got to the doctor's office and I undressed him I noticed it was just hanging. The doctor took a look at it and said it was fine and it would fall off soon. When we got home I changed his diaper and it was still there and when my husband did the next diaper change it fell off.

They did not tell us what percentile he is in for height or weight but he is now 12 pounds, 3 ounces, and 23.5 inches! He has gained over 3 pounds and 2.5 inches since birth! Everyone always says how big he is or how he doesn't even look like a newborn. They did not tell us his head circumference and I forgot to ask. From what I can tell online his height is 90th percentile and his weight is between 75 and 90.

I can't remember if I wrote this before but he started smiling around 2.5 weeks, those big smiles, not those little ones that people are say are just "gas." He gave his dad a huge grin somewhere around 2.5 weeks. And at 3.5 weeks he started sleeping through the night almost every night, approximately 5-6 hours, usually close to 6. It makes me very happy!

Getting ready for Christmas this year has been more challenging. I mailed his birth announcements on the 12th and just got the Christmas card pictures out this week. People probably think we're nuts sending all these pictures. He is gorgeous though and I want to show him off!