1 Month Old

How is it possible that our baby is already one month old?!? I don't know where the time went. Although this month has flown by, it almost seems like Jack has always been a part of our family. He fits right in, and we've all adapted really well. Before, and even somewhat during the time that I was pregnant, I wondered how I would have the capacity to love another child as much as I already loved Hannah. It just didn't seem possible. However, I guess that's the wonder of how God. I love him more than I could have ever known, not that it takes away at all from how much I love Hannah. It's so hard to describe, but I love both of them more than life itself. It truly is miraculous. I suppose that's just a tiny glimpse of how God loves us as our Heavenly Father.

Here's what Jack's been up to in his first month outside the womb:

*He continues to be a great eater. I'm not sure how much he weighs, but he's definitely putting on weight and filling out. He eats about every 3 hours. We're pretty much in the routine of sleep-feed-wake, so when he wakes up from his nap, he definitely lets you know that he's ready to eat. The boy has lungs!

*He is a good sleeper. He takes great naps and sleeps well at night. I routinely feed him at 10:30. We're usually up at 2, 5, and then I lay him down until about 8. He seems to think that 5:00 is wake up time, but even though he stays awake when I lay him back down, he thankfully doesn't fuss too much so I can catch a few more z's before we're up for the day.

*He is currently sleeping in our bedroom in the cradle, which is a change for us as Hannah slept in her room pretty much from the first week we brought her home. I'm contemplating putting him in his crib in the kids' room, but I'm afraid that I'll have 2 kids up in the middle of the night if I do. We may give it a try after we return from vacation.

*We've gone lots of places and done lots of things considering he's only 1 months old. He's gone to his first parade, visited Frankenmuth to see family, met all 5 of his great-grandparents, had a play date with our friend Claire, explored West Michigan in Saugatuck and Grand Haven, and made a few trips to the park in East Grand Rapids to watch Daddy go out for rides in his boat. That's the nice thing about the second child. I have much more confidence taking him places than I did with Hannah at this point. Of course, the warm summer weather helps!

I'm planning to document each month with a picture next to the bear that I used in Hannah's pictures. Taking pictures of a 1 month old, especially with a 2 year old around, proved to be a bit more difficult than anticipated. A few of my takes below:

Just not having it this day.

Looking a little bored, but not bad.

Ok, now REALLY bored.

Whatever.

Of course, big sister had to join in.

Scheming perhaps?

That's my handsome guy!