Davis' First Month

Davis is one month old already! Not having had a newborn baby around in a while, I forgot how the first month goes by in a bit of a tired blur.

The first couple of weeks with Davis were really only a challenge at night... there was not much sleep to be had. However in the last couple of weeks, he has really started to turn it around. He has a few awake periods during the day where he quietly likes to look around at things, but for the most part he is still in the sleepy newborn phase. He is sleeping for longer chunks at night now, allowing me to get a bit of sleep and not feel quite so rundown during the day.

Davis is pretty cute and cuddly. He likes to be held and although he has his moments, he is a pretty content baby for most of the day. This past week he has started to make a few cooing sounds and has even had a couple of quick smiles here and there.

Davis takes the cake in the weight department compared to his older brother. He now at one month old weights the same as Edison did at 3 months old. Edison was always in the 5th percentile on the growth charts for weight, Davis is in the 75th percentile. Davis is also quite a long baby. He had a check-up when he was a week old and then again this week at one month old... in that time he grew an inch and a half in length, and gained nearly 3 pounds. Davis was also born with more hair than Edison and his hair is quite a bit darker than his big brother's. He is definitely a different baby than Edison was, in both size and looks.

Davis is a very strong boy. At a two week check-up the doctor told us that he had the neck strength of a 2 month-old baby. He can already sit for quite a while and hold his own head up... it's pretty impressive.

Relaxing on the couch 

Edison, sharing his new sleeping bag with baby brother 

Getting some snuggles from Grandma 

My boys, hanging out on the living room floor 

Jonathan using his baby-calming skills 

Love those chubby little cheeks! 

The month of April felt busy. We had a visit from Aunty Sara and Uncle Ryan (stay tuned for a blog post on that one). Also, Jonathan has been working a lot, keeping very busy with his regular work schedule on top of playing piano for a number of different ballet schools. We are looking forward to things calming down a little in May, and are especially looking forward to Jonathan having the whole summer off from work! Fun times are sure to be had.