1 Month Old

Wow, the time flies. You are already 1 month old. We have had quite the journey to get you here, and you are now 1 month old, and we have loved every second, even the times when you cry your little heart out, and the times when we are fighting just to keep our eyes open. We love you so much baby boy.

You are now weighing about 9.13 lbs and are really beginning to settle into your new home here with your mommy and daddy. We are starting to get the hang of caring for you, which is all consuming, but we adore you, so it's all worth it. You seem to cry the most between 5 PM-7PM, we are not sure why, but we just try to comfort you. You begin your mornings in a pretty good mood, ready to take on the day...and I need a cup of coffee, and a shower, but we fake till we make it! Daddy and I are always tired, but that's parenthood we hear.

In the mornings I feed you (you are nursed) and then change you and get you dressed. You like this part, you are usually wide eyed and happy. You are eating every 2 hours about. In the evening time lately, we are bathing you, massaging you (I do this --you love it), nursing you and trying to put you to bed. You love the bath, (you must get this from me, I love, love, love bath's!!!). You get tired around the time I massage you (I use the sleepy time lotion-Johnson's and Johnson's) and you barely can keep your eyes open. I think it is really sweet and every night, I hope and pray it makes you really tired and that you fall asleep easily and sleep really well. You sometimes can sleep up to 4 or 5 hours at a time, which is awesome.

You make noises and move your arms around allot when you are drifting off to sleep. You also love your pacifier, and we give it to you allot, but when you don't want it, you spit it out. We hold it in your mouth allot when you are upset or really tired, you like that, and it helps you.

When you are active, and alert, which you seem to be very much at certain times of the day, we love watching you. We are in love with your little noises and look forward to hearing more.

You are still weating a few of your newborn outfits but starting to wear your 0-3 clothes too. I love dressing you in cute outfits and I take tons of pictures of you. I can't stop snapping away! You will be happy though when you are older and have allot of pictures. I was adopted and only have like 1 or 2 pictures of when I was a baby, so I can't help but capture everything.

You make the cutest faces, we love them!!! Are most favorite of all, of course, is your smile. You have the cutest smile. Your "Mom Mom" says that you make allot more facial expressions and that you are more alert than most babies.

You are long, and we think you will take after your Daddy in height, thank goodness because I am short. Your hair is gorgeous! You have allot of it. The color is medium brown, but when you were born it was more of a dark brown.

We love you so much Tristan, we are so blessed to have you. We are praying for you and thank the Lord for you daily. We are treasuring every moment.