One Month (and two days)

I cannot believe that it has been a month since Jacob joined our family. It has been a great month. I fall deeper in love with this little guy every day. We have had a lot of family in and out which has been such a blessing. I have been "on my own" for about two weeks now and I have to say it has been so much better than I ever dreamed it would be. I have loved finding our (flexible) routine. I have been more adventurous than I thought I would be at this point, we get out of the house almost every day even if it is just a Sonic run.

Jacob is proving to be a strong boy. He can hold his head up for a few seconds at a time and has almost rolled out of his bath seat a few times. He loves his paci and napping on his tummy on the couch while I sit beside him. He doesn't mind having a pumped bottle every once in a while and that makes me really happy (it is nice to know that I can take a break if I need to and he will still eat). He seems to have a bit of a sensitive tummy so I have to watch what I eat so that we all get a relatively good night of sleep. As for sleeping, he usually wakes up every three hours at night, but he is a fast eater and usually goes right back to sleep so it is not too bad. We are just about to try to start a bit more of a schedule during the day with him. He has just started having a little more awake time during the day and is starting to engage with us a bit. Just today he was staring into my eyes and I was singing quietly and talking to him and he started to coo a little...be still my heart. I still think that he looks like my side of the family, but his blue eyes throw us off a bit, they look like his daddy's eyes. He is looking more and more like his own person and not a clone of Claire. He is a little chunk. We have not been back to the doctor so I don't have any measurements, but it is obvious that he is not missing any meals. He just feels like a boy, very stout. I love that he already has rolls on his legs and dimples on his hands. He is stinkin' cute!!!

I am really pleased with how smoothly the transition to two kids has gone. I am so thankful tat God gave us Jacob Allan, he is such a joy to have around. I can't wait to continue to make memories with our little man and watch him grow into his own little person. I still wonder what his personality will be like. This is such a great adventure!