1 Month- How did that happen so fast??

1 month Stats

Weight: On Friday’s weight check he weighed 8 lb. 6 oz. He was born 7lb 14 oz and when we left the hospital he weighed 7 lb 4 oz. We have had a hard time gaining weight (whose child is this??), so we’ve done weight checks every 5 days. We’ll have another on Wednesday so then I’ll update his weight then.
At one month Emi weighed 8lb 12oz so he’s a little smaller.

Length:  He was born 21” and at one of the numerous appointments he had grown another half inch.
Emi was born 19.5”, but she felt longer than he does. He stays scrunched up most of the time.

Percentiles: At the weight check before Friday he was in the 17^th percentile for weight. I don’t know about height; we’ll find out at the 2-month appointment.

Eating: This has been a struggle! He eats great every 2.5-3 hours, but according to the pediatrician’s office, he isn’t gaining enough weight. They want babies to gain half an ounce each week. He doesn’t act like he’s starving, but we’ve been supplementing a little to help him gain weight. Breast feeding with Emi was hard from day 1, but with him it’s been easy, so it’s been frustrating to hear that it’s still not enough. He also doesn’t really like the formula. He cries and most feedings he spits it up. I bought a different brand at the store yesterday to see if that helps. So now he’s feeding every 3 hours and then I’m giving him a bottle every other feeding. So most of my day is consumed with some type of milk.

Bedtime: Haha!! When he first came home he was a champ sleeper. Not so much anymore. We usually do a feeding around 8:30-9 and I try to put him down after that and go to bed with him.

Awake: He is spending more and more time awake. He usually feeds, plays for a few minutes or is held and then he’ll take a nap in the swing.

Naps:  He’s definitely a napper. Emi was NOT! He does not like to take a nap in the crib or pack-n-play though. He only likes to nap in the swing. :/
He also likes to nap in the car seat. He’ll spend a couple hours there if you’d let him.
I’m going to try this month to get him to take a couple naps in the crib.

Diapers: He’s in newborns. According to the weight, he could wear size 1s, but they swallow him! Whenever he moves up to size ones we’ll be set, because he has a stock pile of size ones and twos.

Clothes: Mostly newborn. Thankfully these are starting to look less baggy. A few 0-3 month onesies fit, but not well.

Favorites: He loves bath time even though our first go around wasn’t great. He inherited Emi’s pink, butterfly play mat and he loves it. He also loves his swing, which is nice because Emi never liked it. He loves to be carried in the baby wear sack. He kinda likes his pacifier. He loves to eat. And of course he loves to be held.

Dislikes: Sleeping in his own bed… :/
He’ll sleep in my bed, but then you have to worry about rolling over on him or sheets in his face. If you put him in his bed he cries, but put him in our bed and he passes out right away.

Latest accomplishment: He’s starting to find his voice. He’s made a few sounds, but then he looks shocked that the noise happened. It’s cute. He has slept in 5-hour stretches, but of course only in my bed.

1 month in Pics

March 11

This is one of my favs!

March 12 

March 13 (going home day)

March 16

March 17 (official due date)

March 19

Working on the brainwashing already.

I was going to send out announcements, but I started thinking that all the people I would send them to are on Facebook and see the pics, so why waste the money. Here's the 2 I created though. 

March 21

baby smiles are the best

March 22

She's always asking to hold him. 

March 25

March 27

March 28

March 31

meeting all our family!

April 1

not a fan!

3 generations of Piccolos

April 3

mommy made me go to the park so sister could run off some energy!

Ok this isn't so bad...

April 4

April 5

No school means lunch at the park with my sisters.

April 6

Baby faces...

April 8

April 9

Naps on the couch with daddy

April 10

Having 2 older sisters means being okay with pink! ;)

I'm done with you people!

April 11

His sad face is so pathetic!

 Emi one month vs. Eli one month.

39 weeks! Last Day Pregnant!!

39 Weeks with Emi

I look just as rough! Not sure why the pic is so yellow though. 

How far along? 39 weeks. LAST. DAY. PREGNANT! I can’t say the last day forever, but maybe. I’ll have to forget about how much I hate being pregnant first!

Size of baby? The bump app says the size of a watermelon. I certainly feel like I’m carrying a watermelon!

Heartbeat? She didn’t tell me at the apt on Tuesday, so who knows. All I know was it was there and that’s all I need to know!

Total weight gain/loss? I lost 2 pounds this week! Or maybe I was wearing lighter clothes. Either way I’ll take it. I think I’m totally out right around 37 lbs. With Emi I was closer to 30ish, but at least it didn’t shoot too much higher. Got a plan for when I’m done so I should be okay! And at least I have a couple months until summer where with Emi I only had a few weeks before summer started.

Maternity clothes? I am soooo excited about the idea of wearing regular tops. I know I’ll probably wear maternity pants for a few weeks, but at least I can wear a different selection of tops! I’m sick of wearing the same thing over and over! And maybe my shoes will fit again too!

Stretch marks? The ones that had faded on my hips from Emi are very noticeable again. But other than that I don’t really notice any new ones.

Sleep?  Ehh. I guess when I’m asleep I’m out. I don’t lay awake wishing for sleep so that’s good. But I usually sleep about an hour at a time before I have to reposition.

Best moment this week? Going to the last appointment! It was the last step before Friday!

Movement? He’s not moving as much, but he’ll get uncomfortable or something and move all at once.

Food cravings? Not really. I’ve had the nausea come back recently so at dinner I don’t feel awesome. Just discovered that Tums are miracle workers. I usually use Zantac because it’s a pill and I hate the chalk taste of Tums, but I was desperate the other night and broke down and ate a Tums. I felt better in 5 minutes. Who knew???

Gender predictions? Boy. To be named tomorrow!

What I miss: Clothes. Haha. I have such a large closet in our new house, but I’m stuck in this 3 ft section where I’ve placed my maternity clothes temporarily. I keep wondering what I’m going to do with that space when I can finally pack up the maternity clothes!

What I'm looking forward to: Friday! And I’m kinda looking forward to seeing how Emi reacts. She talks about bubba a lot, but usually when she’s telling me that she isn’t going to share anything with him. This week I think she finally understood that bubba will be a baby. She thought about that for a second and then told me “I’m gonna hode him.” That was the first time she said anything positive about the idea. I don’t really think she understood that he’s going to be a baby. She loves babies, but not the idea of “bubba.” I think when she thinks of “bubba” or “sissy” she thinks of Bella who is older and aggravates her so she’s wanted to assert her position over bubba. When she actually stopped a second to think about the idea of a baby, she didn’t seem so put out. So maybe she’ll be happy when she sees him and realizes he’s not going to steal her baby dolls; just her mommy…

How are you feeling? Pretty crummy, but the end is in sight! These last few weeks have kicked my tail!! I feel good for about 3 hours a day and then miserable the rest. I read back through this blog with Emi and evidently I felt the same way with her so I guess you truly do forget, because I have thought this one was way worse than her, but reading through those posts in 2013 I wrote nearly the exact same thoughts as I’m having now!

38 weeks 9 days to go!!!

I guess I didn't take one with Emi

How far along? 38 weeks

Size of baby? The bump app says the size of a pumpkin.

Heartbeat? On Tuesday the dr said 140

Total weight gain/loss? +35

Maternity clothes? Of course, but even some of them are too tight now! L

Stretch marks? Still just the ones left over. And the nerve pain has gone away so that’s good.

Sleep? Nope… I guess I’m sleeping when I fall asleep, but it’s short lived because I wake up in pain and have to move or stand up. I know when the baby comes I won’t sleep well either, but at least it won’t be painful sleep.

Best moment this week? I had my family shower and my work shower. We got TONS of diapers and lots of cute clothes! He’s going to be a stylin little boy!

Movement? He’s not moving as much, but he’ll go through moments when he won’t stop moving and then he’s still for a while.

Food cravings? Nothing new, but I have been having to eat small snacks between meals to keep the heart burn from attacking. And I get realllly hungry around 3:00.

Gender predictions? Still a boy. To be named on March 11^th I guess.

What I miss: Sleep!

What I'm looking forward to: Spending the weekend getting my nails done and doing things with just Emi. I’ve been feeling some mom guilt over how much her life is about to change. I know it’s normal and she’ll eventually be fine, but I think this transition is going to be hard for her. This weekend we’re meeting Lolli and Pops for nails (Pops is watching Emi) and then her and I are going to go to the Tulip farm in Pilot Point either Saturday afternoon or Sunday. Something for just Emi and Mommy before she has to share the attention. It’s different with Bella, because she doesn’t require me to hold her or need me for every single thing. Emi has to share with Bella, but in a different way.

How are you feeling? I’m just glad there’s a definitely end date in sight! No matter what next Thursday will be my last work day and Friday will be my last morning pregnant unless he comes earlier!