Elijah 3 months old!

Weight- 11.4 lbs
Height- 22 in
Clothes- 0-3
Diaper size- 1
Shoe size- 1

Likes- swinging, soft blankets, Sister, waking up right before a hot meal is served, nursing. Looking at a fire, Christmas lights

Dislikes- having to be put down mid feed, when Sister gets a little rough, having his nose sucked

Firsts- once again Elijah had a big month of meeting new family. Pops (Steve's dad) came with Nana for Christmas. They both enjoyed meeting and dreaming of all the exciting adventures they would have as he gets older. Aunt Becca (Laura's sister) came just in time for New Years. She loves him too! To say he was spoiled by both of them was an understatement! But who are we to stop the family from loving on our babies!

Christmas- For the second time our child was tasked with playing th part of Jesus. He did this in both our live nativity and in the Christmas musical. He did a great job and everyone loved having a real baby Jesus! Christmas morning was nice and relaxing. Elijah did a lot of relaxing. To be truthful Elijah slept through almost all of it! No need to worry when you have a two year old sister. She will gladly help you open all of your gifts! Santa brought him a door jumper which we look forward to trying out very soon!

Personality- our little man continues to be a very content chill guy. He doesn't fuss much at all. It was hard to come up with things he dislikes because it doesn't seem like he has many. We often say we thought Ruth was easy but Elijah is a price of cake compared to her! (It also could have something to do with the almost 3 months of solid help!!!) he is starting to smile more regularly which makes things so fun!

Sleep- we have hit the jackpot with sleepers! He is regularly sleeping from 11pm-6am! That makes for one very happy Mama! He is taking about 5 naps a day which seems like a ton! We attribute it to our much more fluid schedule then the one we had with Ruth. He does great even when we are not at home on Ruth's school days.

Schedule:
5-7 wake and nurse
6-8ish nap
11ish wake and nurse
12ish nap
3-4ish wake and nurse
5- nap
8- wake and nurse
9- nap
11ish wake and feed
11ish- night night!

Elijah Newborn Pictures

Here are a few of our favorite of Elijah's Newborn Pictures!

Elijah 1 month old!

Wow 1 month has come and gone more quickly than I remember with Ruth. After a hard start in the NICU we have a thriving beautiful son. He is a perfect addition to our family. We are enjoying learning about his very laid back personality and sweet disposition.

Weight- 8.9 lbs (10th %)
Height- 20 inches (14th %)
Head-
Clothes- NB (but quickly outgrowing them!)
Shoes- NB
Diapers- size 1

Likes- being held, snuggling, nursing, getting out a good poo :)

Dislikes- waking up hungry, baths, being buckled in the car seat, getting poked (in the hospital)

Firsts: In the first month of life he was blessed to meet both of his grandmothers, one of his grandfathers, and much of our church family. We have been so grateful for the help we have received from all of them!

We are also glad to say Elijah was able to go home from the hospital this month! After 9 days in the NICU we were so excited to go home!
Schedule- we haven't quite figured out a schedule yet but shoot for feedings every 3 hours in the day and 5 hours at night. Other than a small growth spurt he has been a pretty good sleeper and we are so thankful!

At the Pumpkin Patch

Ole Miss and Southern Miss

Our Sweet Puppy Dog

Welcome Home Elijah!

Meeting Papaw

Meeting Nana

FBC baby Shower Meet and Greet

First Real Bath

One Month Old

Learning to love football with Daddy

Meeting Gammy

Meeting Ruth

First Picture with Mama and Daddy

A very proud big sister!

Elijah 2 months old!

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

Cozy by the fire

Where is Waldo?

Starting to smile

First Thanksgiving

I love my Gammy!

Loving on my Mama Griffin

Enjoying the Christmas Lights

Playing with Aunt Carlena

Ready to watch Ruth's Christmas School Program

Daddy snuggles

Taking a bath with Sister for the first time... and tolerating it :)