My Baby is 17 Days Old!!!!

I cannot believe it! Halston is 17 days old today and GROWING!!! we went to the Dr. Monday of this week and he gained 14 oz. (7lbs. 14oz.) since his last visit.  I am so excited!  He is really filling out in the face. He is so strong.  I honesty cannot believe it.  If you put him on your shoulder to burp him or lay him on your chest he will RARELY have his head down.  He also has a "death grip" and will hold on sooooo tight to his clothes when I am trying to change him or my hand when I am feeding him or trying to put his paci back in his mouth. He has been sleeping VERY well through the night too.  Instead of waking up twice in the middle of the night, he wakes up once @ 3:00am and then again at about 5:00 or 6:00am. Not bad. Before he would wake up 2 or 3 times.  He rarely fusses.  If he is crying he is hungry or he is in pain. This week he had his blood drawn and cried of pain for the first time.  I just held him so tight and tried to soothe him.  What a sweet boy. He did amazing and calmed down pretty quickly.

I am so proud to be his mommy! He is just the light of my life and I cannot wait to watch him grow!  He has started to do some cooing but not much.  He knows my voice and will look for me if he hears me in the room.  That is just so special!  He loves his little singing seahorse that Andrea gave him.  It really soothes him when he is awake in his crib.  He is eating 3oz. every 3-4 hours and can suck that bottle down.  No problems with feedings. After, however, he grunts and fusses and I think he needs to "work it through". He poops maybe once or twice a day which worried me but, the Dr. said it was normal.  BTW, I loooove my paediatrician, Julie Schlegel.  She TRULY loves children and has such a heart for caring for them.  I uploaded the labor and delivery video and you can find it on my youtube channel in 2 parts. I will update more later!


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