RUS 1 month

Dear RUS,

You are one month old. You've survived your first month, spending 90% of it laying in someone's arms, sleeping, yawning, grunting, or looking around contentedly. You are a (mostly) happy baby as long as we've got you in our arms.

Over the last week or so we've been able to lay you down in your crib or bassinet to watch your mobiles, but you still don't really sleep well unless someone is holding you, so we do an awful lot of that.

One of the strangest things about having a second baby is the feeling that even though you've done this before, you kind of haven't. I feel as if I'm learning all over again what it means to have a little baby. Thank goodness for your Aunt M, who gave us some great tips about recognizing when you have gas, and how to exercise those pesky gas bubbles out of you.

You love to look around at things and people, and you eat like a champ! We expect you to have made big gains in the weight department at your 1-month checkup. Everybody thinks you look like Daddy although as you develop we are seeing your individual features distinguish themselves. For now, it looks as if you'll have your dad's dark blue eyes (of course, knowing that your eyes can still change) and his cowlick!

Love,
Mama

UPDATE: We had your 1-month well baby appointment today and you are 10 lbs 3 oz, for a 3 lb weight gain since your 1-week check! You are also 22", having grown 2.5 inches since birth.