Look who's 1 Month Old

I can't believe how time flies. William is growing so fast right in front of our eyes.
William had his first Thanksgiving ...no turkey for him yet but Daddy promised to make him a baby friendly Thanksgiving meal next year---maybe some pureed sweet potato and such. He had a blast spending time with his cousins Brooke and Paige and finally meeting his Uncle John and Cassie. He had his first road trip. We went to Vidalia to see his Tita Susan,Tito Noel,Tito Nestor, Lolo and Lola. It is about a 3 1/2 hr car ride(took us a lil longer-had to stop once to feed him). He did great. I was pretty nervous how he would do in the car for so long. He pretty much slept throughout---so did his furry friend Riley, who took the third row seat of our Odyssey.

On our last Doctor's visit, he weighed a whooping 9 lbs and 10 oz. We had to migrate him to his pack n play coz he was getting too big for the bassinet. He loves it! He has more room to wiggle and kick now:) He's getting stronger too. Burping him has been challenging lately coz he can lift his head and you pretty much have to be careful not to head butt him when he's over your shoulder. Another thing that William's beginning to discover is his swing. He's still a lil nervous with it. He's progressed from sitting on it for 5 minutes to 20ish, then he begins to cry for Mommy.On the parents side, Ed and I are doing well. We are so fortunate to have somewhat of a schedule--if there is such a thing when you have a newborn. Inspite of being diagnosed with reflux, William sleeps well at night. He goes to bed at around 9:30-10. Feeds at 2AM and wakes back up for another feeding at around 5:30-6. Crossing my finger that it stays that way coz Ed's getting ready for work by that time. So while I'm trying to wake up from being lethargic from the 2AM feeding, he'll change William and "chat" with him some. William's a lil fussy during the day but I guess that's a good thing and an opportunity to do some "stimulating" activities such as tummy time, play and cooing. Mom manages to sneak in a good shower during his noonish naps. Now I just have to plan for work out time once I had my 6 week check up with my OB. So far the lbs are melting away and I hope that with proper diet and exercise it'll continue to do so.

Parenthood is certainly challenging. You'll have the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows. In the beginning we were quite nervous but as each day passes we are beginning to be more confident. We are learning to read his cues and has come to terms that there are days that William will have a fussy day and we just have to try our best to make him feel better. So with lot's of love and a lil bit of stategy(i.e. putting a receiving blanket under neat his head to catch his spit up whenever he's laying on his crib---saves us from changing crib sheets; burping and keeping him upright, etc), I think we are getting the hang of taking care of our lil one. And moments like this, makes us really feel blessed as a parent.

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Hello from William

Hi to my family and friends! I'm finally making an appearance at Mommy's blog. I am very much enjoying life right now. I'm 3 weeks old today. My Mommy and Daddy are taking good care of me and they said that I have grown so much. They feed me every 3 hours. Sometimes I gulp everything down and sometimes I take my time, but that's okay. I really don't like to be burped, I'm hungry! Sometimes I spit up and nearly give my mommy a heart attack and daddy has to calm her down.
I am pretty sleepy - it's exhausting being a tiny human! I am looking forward to growing more each and every day. Soon enough I'll be able to chase my furry friend Riley all around. Right now he just look at me and wonder what the heck I cry sometimes. Wait until I am tossing him my dinner from the high chair! We are going to be best of friends.
There are certain things I don't like. Mommy and daddy change my diaper a lot and ooooh man that makes me mad!!! And I don't like being cleaned or switching into a new onesie. I'd much rather be swaddled and cuddled. The constipation gets me cranky too. Sometimes I'll wait until mom and dad are in the middle of a diaper change to go pee pee or poo poo. It's funny to see them scramble around. I just had my first shower too. I cried but I got better on my next ones. I think I'm beginning to like it.

Of course there are certain things that I love. Some of my favorite moments are spent resting on mommy's and daddy's chest against their heartbeat, and on daddy's lap listening to his voice. I LOVE my paci and I haven't grown too attached to them yet, but they are good to have around.

I have had many visitors my first week home. My Lola,Lolo, Granddaddy, Grandmommy, GG, Greatgranddaddy, Aunts and Uncles and friends---so many people to name! People love to hold me and tell me how cute I am:) I love it though. Hope to see you all soon!

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