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3 weeks


I can definitely tell that he has gotten bigger this week! I see it mostly in his head, feeling the weight of it when I pick him up and also seeing those cheeks fill in! We happened to be at the pediatrician today and he weighed in at 9lbs even! That is a gain of 1/2 a pound in a week! We're so proud.

We were on our own starting last Thursday and I have to say it went well! We took it really easy Friday and Saturday and he stayed strong in his 3-31/2 hour period between feedings. We took him to church for the first time on Sunday and we even went to work for about 2 hours on Monday! We did have a really rough night on Sunday, waking up every hour and being super restless in his swaddle, but I'm hopeful that was just a one night situation. Last night was better, with about 2 1/2 hours in between each feeding, so I'm hoping he'll be back on track tonight.

We were super spoiled the first 3 weeks when he literally slept and ate the entire time. Now he is starting to "wake up" a little more. I admit, it is a little bit of an adjustment for me since I had been expecting him to just go right back to sleep, but I'm working on it. My sister recommended us reading "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby" so I've been really uptight about the amount of sleep he should be getting. Hopefully as he begins to be awake more and more over the next months I'll be able to roll with it.

I can't believe that in just one week he'll be 4 weeks, and that next Thursday he'll be one month! It seems like it has gone by so quickly, yet its been so long at the same time. You understand.

This coming week is a big one! Aaron's parents, aunt, cousin, sister and her baby all fly in on Thursday. They are all here until Monday, with Aaron's mom staying til the following Thursday. My dad is also coming in on Saturday because on Sunday we're getting Canon baptized! So, lots of people and lots of fun things happening. I'll definitely have more pictures for next week.

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