One Month

Today Henry celebrates his one month birthday. He started it off with a bang by sleeping 9 hours...yes, nine hours! I am not holding my breath that this will happen again any time soon, but it sure was nice to get a full night's sleep. Actually, I can't complain because he is doing wonderfully in the sleep department. While he eats about every 2-3 hours during the day, we have had several 4 and 5 hour stretches at night over the past month. I usually try and put him down around 10 each night and he will wake up one time around 2 or 3 and then goes right back to bed until 7, sometimes 8! He really is a great sleeper and I haven't felt all that much sleep deprived since he was born!

He continues to be awake more and more during the day, which gives us a chance to check out his bright blue eyes. I am hoping they stick around and eventually turn out just like his daddy's baby blues! We have caught a couple of smiles here and there, too! Nothing on cue, of course, but enough to put a smile on your face, especially at 3 in the morning! A lot of people say Henry looks a lot like Ethan, but I just don't see it. His coloring is much lighter....long, very blond eyelashes and light, maybe even red hair. He has chubby cheeks like his brother though and a lot more hair! Yes, the Mohawk is still in full effect!

I will admit the first couple weeks were tough, but every day is getting much better and we are loving life with our 2 boys. Ethan continues to be extremely curious about his little brother, but has definitely warmed up to him...a lot, actually! He loves making sure Henry has his paci and giving him kisses on his head. "Don't cry, Henry" is a favorite line of Ethan's and he loves helping with Henry's "pit stops" (can you tell we have been watching a lot of Cars lately?). Henry is a wonderful baby, very chill and relaxed. He loves to snuggle and loves to be held and talked to. While life is crazy these days, we can't imagine what life would be like without Henry!