Christmas in Houston

Douglas's first road trip to Houston.

He met Grandpa.

 Audrey showed him how to play with some of her baby toys.

 Coy took a few naps.

Douglas got lots of snuggles with Nana.

 Audrey helped Douglas open his presents - after she opened hers, of course.

Mom and I got selfie sticks from Mack.

 

 We played a mean trick on poor Baby Douglas, but I have to say he still looks cute in Audrey's nightgown.

Douglas's First Christmas

We went to the Candlelight service at church on Christmas Eve.  Douglas stayed awake most of the time, but didn't make too much noise.

Douglas had a few new ornaments on the tree.

 New stockings

 We got a few smiles on Christmas morning - best present ever!

 After we opened presents at our house, we spent the afternoon at Mimi's house.

 

One Month Old

Weight: 10 lb 3 oz (58th percentile)

Length:  21 inches (29th percentile)

Head Circumference: 16.25 inches (99th percentile)

Eating: 3-4 oz every 2.5 to 3 hours; We attempted breastfeeding, but it just wasn't working for us.  We started supplementing with formula and eventually moved to exclusively feeding formula around 2.5 weeks.  We switched to the sensitive formula since he was spitting up and gassy and it seems to be better for him.  He is a good burper.  He stretches his neck and shakes his head when he's reaching for the bottle. 

Sleeping:  He usually sleeps about 1.5 to 2 hours between feedings.  At night, he usually sleeps about 2-3 hours between feedings.  We're getting used to being sleep deprived.  I'll go to bed about 8:30 or 9 and Coy will stay with him until about midnight and then I'll take the early morning shift.  There were a few nights when he had his days/nights mixed up and stayed wide awake after eating, but now he usually goes right back to sleep after eating.  I just stare at him when he's sleeping because all the little faces and wrinkled brow are cute.

Diapers: newborn (first 3 weeks); now size 1's

Clothes: mostly 0-3 months; He's too long for most of the newborn sleepers but can still wear a few newborn pants.  His head was too big to fit in most of the newborn shirts.

Likes: snuggles, eating, sleeping, being swaddled, taking a bath, taking naps in the Mamaroo, tummy time

Dislikes:  anything cold, hiccups, being put in the car seat (but settles down once the car starts moving)

Latest Tricks:  looking up at lights and noises, recognizing Mommy and Daddy's voice, holding his head up