WOW...one month! I didn't think time could fly any faster but ever since he was born the days have just flown by. I can't believe our little peanut is one month old!!
We have just fallen more and more in love with him every single day! Here is a look back on his first few weeks....
Week One:
When we first brought Micah home, daddy and mama continually said to one another "oh my gosh, we have the best baby in the world." He rarely cried, was such a trooper at all of his pediatrician and midwife appointments (3 in the first week!), and was just the cutest little snuggle bug we could have ever imagined. The first night mama had to wake him to nurse and mama and daddy secretly thought to themselves that they been given one of those magic babies who love to sleep at night (we were wrong of course...so very wrong!)
We started to learn Micah's cues-for example, when he is hungry he does kung fu! We just couldn't stop staring at him and when we weren't staring at him we were staring at pictures we had taken of him....how did we make such an adorable baby!?
As it is for most new mamas & babies, nursing was challenging at first. We were concerned because Micah had lost almost a pound since birth and was just the tiniest little thing! We hired a lactation consultant to come to the house and help, but mama was in such a daze that once she left, we couldn't recreate any of the latches or positions that she had taught us. She also mentioned that Micah was looking a little jaundice and that it had begun to to move down his body so we needed to keep an eye on it and alert the midwife at our upcoming appointment. Mama added this ailment to her growing list of things to worry about. Mama and baby were both getting frustrated with breastfeeding, but the next the day the doula at the birth center helped immensely. Once mama put away all the fancy pillows and forgot about the crazy positions and latches, she and baby found their groove and nursing became really natural. Micah couldn't get enough milky and has nursed non-stop ever since!
On Micah's one week birthday California was hit with some crazy earthquakes. Daddy was the only one to feel the first one but shortly after the entire house was shaking and we all felt the biggest earthquake we had ever experienced....a magnitude 5.1 that lasted for over 20 seconds. Our entire house was shaking so we scooped up the baby and daddy rushed us into the tub where mama began to sob uncontrollably and pray for God to keep her sweet baby boy safe. Afterward, there were about two dozen aftershocks and within a few days there were over 200 aftershocks. Having a child makes these events so much more intense and terrifying. We have never had so much to lose before...welcome to the world Micah!
Visitors: Auntie Cori came on Wednesday & Grandma Lind, Grandpa Sam, and Auntie Lindsey came on Thursday.
Week Two:
We were lucky that daddy could stay home for week two! We were all in such a daze, we never knew what day it was or whether or not we had brushed our teeth, but we were in baby heaven. Mama was nursing every 20 to 30 minutes and at his two week check up Micah had gone above his birth weight and came in at 8 lbs and 1 oz!
Visitors: Auntie Carime came on Sunday & Uncle Anthony, Auntie Maggie, & cousin Anabelle came on Friday!
Week Three:
Mama was feeling a little chained to the couch with Micah's non-stop nursing but she finally figured out how to feed him in the moby wrap...and it was life changing! Hands free breastfeeding allowed for some laundry, cooking, and cleaning to get done (still not as easy as before, but at least somewhat possible!) Micah seemed much more content when he was worn all day and was able to be soothed by daddy when he got home from work where as in previous weeks he would scream for his "breast friend" any time someone else tried to hold him when he was awake. Mama loves keeping him so close all day too! This week Micah was more alert, made more eye contact, and had his first big boy bath! He wasn't sure about the bath at first but he eventually seemed to like it...not a big fan of the getting out and drying off part though! He LOVES to sleep during the day and keep mama and daddy up all night!
Visitors: Alison & Jen from mama's school!
Week Four:
Micah still has his days and nights mixed up and continues to have some tummy troubles! :( Mama took him out by herself for the first time this week to get his birth certificate and both of them were sufficiently traumatized by the experience! Auntie Lindsey came over this week and Micah let her hold him for over an hour so mama was able to get a few things done around the house, woo hoo! He also met a couple of mama's friends from school and cousin Joy this week! Micah continues to increase his eye contact and loves staring at the white and black patterns that mama hung around the house to provide visual stimulation and increase his neural connections! Physically, he is also very strong! When daddy holds him under the arms he can use his legs to "stand," he can sometimes self-latch at the breast, and he can briefly hold his head up all by himself! Mama and daddy took Micah on his first "non-necessary outing" this week to Babies R' Us and Whole Foods. He wasn't very happy at Babies but was very content in the moby wrap at Whole Foods (mama's favorite place too!) Daddy and mama had fun picking out a bunch of cute surfer-esque spring outfits that should keep baby stylin' all summer long! Happy Easter Micah!! <3
Visitors: Auntie Lindsey, Cousin Joy, & mama's friend Tanya!
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