1 month old

I cannot believe that Liam is one month old today! The past 4 weeks have just flown by and the next thing we know he is going to be walking and talking. He is such a good and sweet baby; he really doesn't even cry. When he wakes up in the middle of the night and is hungry he just makes little fussing noises until I wake up and get him. I am very appreciative of this as I cannot imagine what it would be like to be awoken by high pitched crying. He sleeps most of the time but definitely has certain periods where he is very alert. Usually he wakes up right around the time Dow gets home from work and stays awake until we go to bed. He loves staring at the paintings we have on the walls, the lights, or our faces; he was really checking Rufus out last night and I am sure as he gets older he will show more and more interest in the dogs. He is a total chow hound and is eating like a champ. He weighed 8lbs 9oz when we took him to the dr at a week old and then when we took him back 9 days later he weighed 9lbs 11oz; That is 2 oz a day! I am guessing he weighs somewhere between 11 and 12 pounds now as the 0-3 months clothes are starting to get a little snug and I think they are supposed to go up to 12 pounds. We take him back in 2 weeks so I guess we will find out for sure. He LOVES his swing that all my girlfriends gave him. It really is a life saver and allows me to get stuff done around the house. We also have a bouncer seat that he likes and a newborn lounger which has also been wonderful. It is basically this giant pillow that you can lay him in sleep. We have been using it everywhere and carrying it from room to room. Unfortunately he is starting to get too big for it already! The same is true for his bassinette; He loves to stretch all the way out and his feet already are touching the bottom. Looks like he will be moving to his room sooner than I had originally planned! My Mom went home on Saturday and we are definitely missing her! She was so wonderful - cooking, cleaning, laundry, helping with Liam. We sure are lonely now! Well that is about all my sleep deprived brain can think of right now. More next week!