Logan is over a month now but...

1 month milestones: 


Mastered Skills (most kids can do):
Lifts head when lying on tummy - He can lift his head and turn it from side to side but would rather just lay there and look comfy on his belly.
Responds to sound -  we have a beagle so he responds to that very well. When hes crying, I can usually get him to stop crying and listen to me for a few seconds. Once he realizes im not saying anything important though, he gets frustrated. Or pissed that Im still talking and not feeding him...
Stares at faces - Oh yes! He seems to pay attention to your face and gives you a weird look like "you are crazy lady". 


Emerging Skills (half of kids can do):
Follows objects briefly with eyes - Eh, he can but doesnt really have the attention span to do so. 
Vocalizes: oohs and aahs - He has a squeal that he does and he does talk to himself and occasionally us. He also likes to make the farting sound with his mouth. He makes most of his sounds when hes playing by himself and shuts up when I come see who (what) hes talking to. He does "tell stories" as I say.
Can see black and white patterns - I dont know... He stares at the butterfly on his play gym and enjoys watching the ceiling fan.


Advanced Skills (a few kids can do):
Smiles, laughs - yes! He started smiling last week. He doesn't do it often but he does smile when hes really awake. He still prefers to roll his eyes at you but who knows how serious of a personality he will have. I also caught him "laughing". I got it on video and it surprised me! He was kinda huffing with the smiles but I consider that the beginning stages of a laugh. Of course he wont do it again but the smiles are also not given for free either so its going to take some more work to get it out of him.
Holds head at a 45 degree angle -  I don't know. Probably not. 


I love the smiles Im getting! I am getting more eye rolls than smiles still but I don't blame him. He doesn't smile yet when I rescue him from crying in his bed but he only has one thing on his mind then, the boob. He does smile more often when I change his diaper. And he has a good smile after a good spit up session. There of course is the good poop smile but some of those poops do deserve a good smile. He also smiles when he pulls off from eating and looks at me and its the most precious thing of all.
This child is amazingly easy. I had him on his play gym for 45 mins the other day. Of course I was walking back and forth and looking in on him and I knew where the animals were at all times. I thought he was falling asleep so I moved him to the crib where he was then wide awake but content with for a little while. He sits in his bouncy seat while I shower or do laundry or anything really and hes content in there too. This child doesn't cry or whine for much, yet. He wines when hes hungry and sometimes that turns into a cry. That's the only time I hear him cry. 
Hes a sleeper for sure! He takes his naps during the day and sleeps awesome at night. We still have yet to have a bad night or early morning. Earliest morning is 6am but even that is okay with me. Depending on when the last feed is, depends on when he wakes up in the middle of the night and that also determines when he wakes in the morning. His longest sleep has been 5 hours before stirring and waking me. After he eats, I set the alarm for 4 hours. I check his diaper and if all seems good, I se tthe alarm for another hour but he almost always wakes up between 4-5 hours. I will wake him up and change his diaper if I need to and then hes awake enough to eat. He goes right back to sleep. I had to wake him to eat once though cause I was in way to much pain. He ate and went back to sleep. He pees so much and fills the diaper fast and there is no way he could go all night in it. He is still sleeping in the pack and play next to the bed and no animals are allowed in the room at night. If he eats around 6am for a second feed, he will end up snuggling with me till 7 when we all get up. His bedroom is almost finished. We need to fix the border in one spot and paint the book shelves and organize the room. The crib is put together though and he doesn't mind napping in it so far. But Olly has taken to sleeping in the crib. I think Olly has slept in it more than baby. That means the door needs to stay shut when baby is napping in the crib. Olly has free range of the crib all night though. Moxie likes to sleep on the baby gym mat. 
We are comfortably in 0-3 clothes depending on what diaper he has on. Cloth is bulkier so some pants look funny. But his legs fit good and arms fit good. I have a feeling we will be in 3-6month clothes before 3 months. That may also have to do with the fact that my child is measuring in the 75th percentile for height and weight. He was 10lbs even at 5 weeks. He doesn't really have baby fat rolls, hes just a bigger boy. 

weeks 2-4 with Logan

Hes cute!

First bath! He didn't complain at all in the tub. He didn't know what to make of it but the fallowing bunch of baths have proved he may actually like bath time! He however does not like the time from getting out of the tub, to right before the towel is wrapped around him. As soon as he is warm again though, hes happy. And of course he smells so good after! He gets a bath every few days right now. Usually after a good spit up or a good poop.

Tummy time! He doesn't mind being on his belly. He likes it on the floor, and he likes it on his daddy. He moves his head from side to side and gets on his knees and kicks his legs. 

Outings! He goes many a places with us/me. He visits daddy and grandpa and uncle Eric at the bowling ally. He didn't bowl, or wake up for that matter, but he had fun... sleeping.

 Pacifiers! Hes not a fan of them and only takes one at certain times. Usually when he starts sucking on his hand, it means he wants to eat. Usually, I can feed him. But if we are out or in the car we try to hold him over with the pacy. Usually it does not work but when it does, it buys us an extra few mins. Like to get from one end of the mall to the other so I can nurse at babies r us (a few times) or if I am almost home! If it doesn't work, I am stuck feeding him where I am and that's fine too. He has probably only taken the pacy 5 or 6 times in his first month. Never has it been at night to fall asleep and never has it been for more than a few mins till he spits it out. We do think that he will be a thumb or finger sucker once he figures out how to use his hand.

 Cloth diapers! I could use more diapers but I bought enough to learn what I'm doing and what I like. I have neutral colors and need to get some boy stuff but I need to see what works for us first. We are still using disposables for out of the house because the cloth is so bulky on him cause hes still small and I could use a bigger diaper bag and more diapers. I also cut out all the squares to my wipes but need to sew them. Shouldn't take more than an hour to do it all. Its not the boy that keeps me from finishing them, its the kitten! I am afraid to use the sewing machine with her around. But, I need to finish those.

 His swing and bouncy seat! He doesn't really know what to do in his swing or bouncy seat yet. He falls asleep anywhere, and anyway, so using the swing to fall asleep doesn't work. But once he is asleep, I stick him the swing and hes comfy for hours. Can do the same with the bouncy seat. I also take the bouncy seat into the bathroom with me when I shower. He will stay awake in the seat and look around and be content for a while.

 Hes so cute!

Some more topic without pictures are:

Breastfeeding! He has yet to have a bottle. I need to break out my pump that is still sealed in the box and start using it and get him used to a bottle. But one whole month with just boobs is an awesome accomplishment to me! I have nursed him a few times at babies r us, a kids birthday party, in the room at the drs, the locker room at the bowling ally and at many a houses. I have nursed in the parking lots of McDonalds, Big Y, Kohls, Walmart and the bowling ally. Some of those more than once.

Potty! He pees way to much. He also poops often. His favorite time to poop is as soon as he has a new fresh diaper on. I also like to hear him grunt cause its funny.