One Month

Porter is one month old! This month really flew by!

In one month, we kicked jaundice, got cleared by cardio, started gaining weight and slept a lot. We spent four nights in the hospitals (birth & jaundice) and visited the doctor's office four times for weight and jaundice checks. We changed hudreds of diapers and washed hundreds of bottles. We are still doing the nurse/bottle/pump feeding marathon because someone falls asleep on the job.  But, we are getting stronger every day and have been trying to do one full nursing session every day. He can do it, but it exhausts him! We are feeding every 3 - 3.5 hours during the day and letting him go for one stretch between feedings at night. So far his longest stretch has been five hours from start to start, which is amazing!

Porter seems to like walks outside, playing with the sensory blocks, reading touch & feel books and flash cards, listening to music and tubbie baths (until its time to wash hair).

Porter dislikes when mommy eats broccoli, tomatoes and onions. He also dislikes having his arms wrapped up. There's not much else that he seems to dislike. He is calm and patient as long as you feed him on demand and keep his diaper clean.

We are loving life with Porter!