Look Who's 1 Month Old!

Who is the cutest 1 month old around??

You guessed it.  Little Joe Kalita, that's who!

 

Although "little" might not be the best word to describe him.  Weighing in at just over 10 pounds

at his one month check up, he's proven to be quite a good eater.  He put on one pound per

week in between his 2 week and 1 month appointments, which is double the typical average

for a newborn.  Truth be told, I couldn't be any happier.  After having a hard time nursing Owen

and essentially pumping for a full year, Joe's nursing success is one of the best things going.

One Month stats

Weight - 10 lbs 2 oz (50th percentile - a 25% jump from his 2 week appt)

Height - 21.5 in (25th percentile)

Up until this point Joe has been very calm and easy going.  His day consists of eating, sleeping

and a few awake periods here and there.  My family jokes that every picture they get of him he

has his eyes closed, but he's staying awake more and more these days.  I actually got my very

first two intentional smiles yesterday and today, which is super exciting.

 

As far as his sleeping, he gets up to eat anywhere between every 2 to 3.5 hours.  If he

makes it 3.5, that is a good night.  I feed him right before we go to bed around 11:00PM, he'll wake around 2:00AM, and then again around 5:00AM.  Most of the time he'll fall right back asleep, but we definitely have our fair share of nights where getting him back to sleep is a 

little more of a challenge.  I think I'm doing rather well handling the lack of sleep, but the middle

of the night is always the hardest time for me.  I get so tired I can hardly stay awake to feed him.

I can totally see how sleep deprivation could be used as a form of torture.  It's the worst!

I'm really looking forward to our nights of 4, 5, and 6 hour stretches of sleep. If he

keeps eating the way he has been, hopefully those nights aren't too far off.  :)

I'm really having a hard time believing this little guy has already been with us for a month,

but here are some pictures we've taken along the way.

Oh, and of course there are the monkey outtakes.  ;)

 

"Mom, check out my monkey noises"

 

"Ok, I'm really starting to get tired of all this posing."

 

     "That's it. I've had enough.  Give me something to eat!!"