Leap Day

Happy Leap Day! Today is also special because Dax is one month old. It is kind of bittersweet for me. All of his milestones are exciting so I am thrilled to be "celebrating" that he is a month old, but he is also growing way too fast. People are constantly saying that time flies and to cherish every moment. I have been trying to consciously enjoy every second with the little guy, but the past few days I have been a little sad because it seems that he is growing right before our eyes. What happened to my sweet little newborn?!

Dax 1 week old

Dax 1 month old

Okay, so he's still kinda small, but we are beginning to notice a lot of indications that he is growing and changing:

* He no longer fits into newborn clothes
* We signed up for a cloth diaper service, but waited to start using them until his belly button finished healing. One week in, we are already ordering the next size diaper because the newborn ones are too small!
* Dax will make eye contact now and seems to focus more when he is looking around
* At last weigh-in, he was 9 pounds, 15 1/2 ounces - almost a pound and a half growth since we saw the pediatrician 11 days before - at this rate, he'll be growing out of ALL of his clothes soon!
* He has slept a bit longer the past few nights and seems to be switching his schedule to understand day and night better (knock on wood)
* When Dax is awake he often likes to stretch his legs and "stand" up on our laps. He is also getting close to holding his head up during tummy time and stretches it back to look around all the time when he is laying on our chests. He is definitely getting stronger.
* A couple nights ago, Daddy was putting him to bed and Dax was fussy. Jake was telling him that it was time for bed and asked if he was going to be a good little boy and go to sleep. Dax shook his head, "no". Just a fluke? We don't think so... he's definitely a little smarty pants, and maybe a little sassy :)