Wow! Another month has flown by. Not sure where it has gone but it sure has been a great one. Elijah is growing in stature and in our hearts. Day by day he shows us more of his laid back personality. He has adapted to our crazy schedule without missing a beat! I'm not sure how we have been so blessed with two great easy going children. I was amazed to see how many of his stats are very close to Ruth when she was his age. If you want to look back to compare click here.
Weight: 10 lbs 1 oz (according to our home scale)
Height: Not sure
Clothes size: Newborn and 0-3M
Shoes: Newborn
Diaper Size: 1
Likes: Milk, Swinging, Being swaddled at night, being held, looking at Ruth, being talked to.
Dislikes: having to take a bottle, the bouncy chair, changing clothes, having his nose sucked out, having to wait for milk while in the car or when Ruth needs attention.
Sleep: An answer to prayer!!! at 7 weeks Elijah made the big jump from 5 hour stretches to 8 hours. After the first few days of being panicked that he had slept too long, we are all enjoying this new found sleep habit! It seems he is taking after his sister as a good sleeper!
Firsts: Elijah has been busy meeting new people over the last month. For thanksgiving his great grandmother, Mama Griffin, came to visit. They were instant friends as she had the grandmothers magic touch. He also meet his Auntie Carlena who came to spend 4 days with us from MS. We all were so grateful for the visit!
Elijah has also mastered the Roll from tummy to back! Not sure when babies are supposed to do this but it seems far to early in our opinion. He is a very strong Guy. He has also gained almost total control over his neck. Hard to believe the Newborn stage is pretty much over!
Schedule: We have not mastered a schedule with Elijah like we did with Ruth. We are so grateful he is a go with the flow kinda guy!
That being said this is what we shoot for:
6:30- Wake up and nurse
7:30- Nap
9:30-wake up and nurse
10:30- nap
1:30- Wake up and nurse
2:30-nap
5:30- wake up and nurse
6:30- nap
8:30-wake up and nurse
9:30- Night Night!!
10:30 Bonus feed if needed and then back down for the night
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| Cozy by the fire |
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| Where is Waldo? |
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| Starting to smile |
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| First Thanksgiving |
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| I love my Gammy! |
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| Loving on my Mama Griffin |
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| Enjoying the Christmas Lights |
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| Playing with Aunt Carlena |
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| Ready to watch Ruth's Christmas School Program |
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| Daddy snuggles |
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| Taking a bath with Sister for the first time... and tolerating it :) |
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