One Month Old!

Where does the time go? It has already been one month since Sam and Anna were born- sometimes it feels like it was just yesterday, but sometimes it feels like I've been running on the hamster wheel of diaper change, feed, baby nap, and repeat for longer than I can remember.

At one month:

Sam:

• fits into newborn-sized clothes very well
• wears Huggies Little Snuggler newborn-sized diapers (tried Pampers Swaddlers, but would soak through them)
• rolled over from front to back for the first time on April 8th- one day before turning one month old, and rolled over 3 times today
• likes tummy time for a little while
• is a wiggle worm!
• grunts all day long
• snorts and wheezes while drinking a bottle
• hates being naked
• dislikes bath time- but tolerates it if we put a wet washcloth over his body
• sometimes makes bath time into jacuzzi time with his powerful and frequent farts!
• likes the side-by-side swing better than the bouncer
• is a active sleeper but is able to fall asleep on his own most of the time and sometimes self-soothes himself back to sleep if he wakes up
• has one major fussy episode right before falling asleep
• is our alarm clock for feedings- he keeps us on a 2-3 hour feeding schedule most of the time
• likes the Sleepy Wrap
• still has blue eyes that haven't gotten much darker
• has gotten better about his slow drinking, and drinks about 4 oz of formula at a time (over 20 oz in a day)

Anna:

• is fitting into newborn clothing better, but still has a few preemie-sized outfits that fit
• wears Pampers newborn-sized Swaddlers (tried Huggies, but would leak out of the sides)
• rolled over at three weeks old- but hasn't done it since then
• likes tummy time for just a little bit
• will stare at anything without moving for a long time with big eyes when in the right mood
• has more extreme moods- will either be silent and stare, or loud and fussy!
• silently drinks from a bottle- except for an occasional moment to stop and fuss.
• likes bath time with daddy, especially getting dried off in a cozy towel afterwards
• likes music, especially being sung to (which momma does a lot!)
• barely moves while sleeping... and if she is moving, then she is definitely about to wake up!
• has a hard time going to sleep drowsy but not asleep- likes to be held to fall asleep
• is a long napper- we usually have to wake her up after feeding Sam to keep them on the same schedule
• is getting better about leaking formula while drinking and spitting up formula; drinks about 4 oz of formula at a time (up to 30 oz in a day!)
• is learning to like the Sleepy Wrap- and once asleep, can stay in there for hours
• has blue eyes that are getting darker every day
• has been getting more and more fussy, so we are trying a gentle formula to help improve her fussiness and gas issues

Here are their one month pictures- if you think taking pictures of one propped-up newborn is difficult, you can't imagine how hard two is! I am a little disappointed in how these came out- I guess I think my babies are so much cuter in person!

Sam with a funny look on his faceAnna's funny face
The best shots of both babies