One month old today!

Our little Reed is one month old today! We can't believe it! It is so very exciting to see him grow and change, but it is a little sad to think how fast this first month has gone by and how fast he will grow up. He continues to make us smile often every day with the little things that he does and he also continues to keep us on our toes. At an appointment today, Reed weighed in at 10 pounds 4 ounces. He has gained 2 pounds 7 ounces since he was born. He's a growing boy!

Check out the pics below that I took today. We will be taking Reed's picture in the rocking chair every month to see how much he changes within the first year. I stole this idea from another girl's blog that I read!

Reed and Tadbit

The light from the window caught his eye.

Handsome Reed

Growing like a weed....and so very alert!

At one month:

• He is really great at holding his head up during tummy time. Our little guy will be sitting up and crawling before we know it.


• He steals our heart with his smiles. So adorable!


• He chuckles during his sleep. It is the cutest thing ever.


• He also makes some of the saddest faces during his sleep. He looks so pitiful. Chris says that babies dream colors and lights, so I of course tell Reed when he makes those faces that "mommy won't let those colors get you". My Dad thinks it is probably purple that is making him so sad, lol!


• He likes to poop in clean diapers. Literally, we will change him and then two seconds later he will be grunting and giving us a prize in his diaper. I bet if he could laugh while awake, he would.


• He is a great eater and has yet to really spit-up. There have been a few times where he has spit-up just a tiny bit, but it is very rare.


• He loves his playtime mat but only for a very short period of time.


• He likes the toys that make the crinkling sound. Chris discovered that he will follow a little baseball that makes that sound with his eyes. We can't wait until he is reaching for it and laughing at it.


• He loves his carseat but only if he is sleepy. If he is awake, he wants no part of it. This makes for interesting car rides when Chris is not with us.


• He makes a very strange face that I have deemed the "dad face". He probably doesn't really look like Chris when he does it, but that's the best I could come up with for the expression that he makes.
  
  
• He seems to like his blankie Emmitt the duckie that we have nicknamed T. Emmitt. Here he is snuggling with T. Emmitt while sleeping.

I forgot to mention in the third week recap blog that we took Reed out to dinner with us for the first time during his third week. We went to his Daddy's favorite restaurant, Buffalo's. Reed did so well while we ate. He got a little fussy toward the end but thankfully we had a bottle on hand to give him once we got to the car.

The weekend continued to be a busy one of firsts for Reed. On Saturday, he attended his first birthday party for his future girlfriend Natalie who turned 1. He likes the older ladies already, lol! Reed, of course, slept through most of the party, but he did open his eyes a few times to check things out. I am sure he will be much more active at Natalie's 2nd birthday party. On Sunday, Reed attended church for the first time for Natalie's baptism. He was the perfect little angel and slept through the entire thing.

Reed in his Polo outfit ready for church!

A not so fun part of Reed's fourth week came with a trip to the doctor's office due to an infected thumb from an ingrown fingernail or a nail that broke off in the quick, we aren't sure what caused it. This led to him being put on antibiotics for the first time. We weren't too crazy about having him on medicine at such a young age, but we certainly didn't want the infection to get worse. He took his last dose of the antibiotic today and the infection is completely gone from his thumb. Woohoo!

To round out his fourth week, Nana came and stayed the night with us. She hung out with Reed on Friday night while Chris and I got out of the house. We know that Reed loves seeing his Nana, but Chris and I love seeing her as well. She is such a huge help and gives us a chance to take a break when she comes to visit. What would we do without Nana!!!!

Again, we can't believe that our baby boy is one month old already! Craziness! This first month has definitely been a learning experience, but it's been a fun one! We really couldn't ask for a better baby! He is just so darn cute that even when he is fussy we can't help but want to stare at him and hold him nonstop. Happy 1 month birthday Reed! We love you very much!