5 Week Update!

Henry is five weeks today, and I just wanted to jot down a few updates on what he is doing as of now!

He eats every 2-3 hours, and seems to want to eat a lot in the evenings. He takes a good nap in the morning, and then usually a "marathon" nap in the afternoons. He sleeps a lot, it seems, a lot more than I remember Abbie ever sleeping at this age, but maybe I just don't remember!

He has a lot of gas and going to the bathroom problems right now. He has had it pretty much since he was born, and that tends to wake him up a lot from naps or at night. I am really praying this goes away in a few weeks - and if anyone has any advice I will take it. We have tried mylicon but it doesn't really help. It doesn't make him mad all the time, but there is usually about one or two times a day when he gets really upset. As I write this right now he is in the pack and play fussing about his belly...

He loves the Baby Bjorn, and we carry him around in it a lot. I think the upright position is comfortable to him because of the gas thing too - and at night I tend to hold him on my chest so he can go to sleep. His first stretch at night is his best and most restful, and that is usually from about 9-12. Then after that it's very sporadic, depending on his belly that night.

At his last appointment he weighed 10 lbs, 5 oz, and was 22" long - I am pretty sure they said that was 50 % for both. And he had to have his first hepatitis B vaccine. Broke.My.Heart.

And lastly, I think he looks like Wes. He is absolutely gorgeous, with blue eyes and dark hair. He has three dimples, one in each cheek and one in his chin, which runs in my side of the family. He has long fingers and long thin legs.

I will post some pics soon!!