One Month

Benjamin’s first month was a busy one!  He met lots of relatives, friends, and neighbors, attended three birthday parties, celebrated his first Valentine’s Day, had his first cold, visited the farmer’s market for the first time and continued to adjust to daily life around here.  He has been a great eater and we think he’s put on close to three pounds since birth – we’ll get this verified on Friday when we go for his one month checkup.  He is still sleeping a lot but has begun to be more alert during the day.  He is also starting to find his voice –while not quite as loud as Julia was at his age, he has his own repertoire of grunts and groans and moans that keep us awake at night! 

In other developmental news, he is starting to see farther and tracks things that interest him with his eyes.  He definitely recognizes our voices and Julia’s.  He is able to hold his head up very well but does not like tummy time at all.  He usually manages to move his head from one side to the other at least once or twice but then he is done.  He does not like the swing yet but we’ll keep trying it.  He does like being held in our front carriers and has gotten a few good naps like that!