One Month Old

Can you believe it? My baby is one month old as of Sunday! It doesn't seem like we've had him that long, yet there are times where it feels like he's always been around. Well, I guess he's been around for nine months before his birthday, but you know what I mean.

So you see my previous entry title, Sleeping Beauty? Well, to play off that, I was able to get some beauty sleep last night. This child slept for six straight hours! Which, according to the books, for a baby this young, that's defined as sleeping through the night. And as extra proof, Josh woke up well-rested and in a great mood. He even put in his contacts! Which translates that his eyes weren't too tired to have them in. You contact-wearers can relate to that. Oh, so any sort of semi-schedule this kid has been on (and most days have been predictable, such as when he's gonna eat and sleep) was thrown out the window yesterday. His naps were erratic and short, and he would eat in three hours, then two hours, and then want to eat again in an hour and a half. And to top it off, he was grumpy and fussy for no apparent reason. Oh, and for one of his evening feedings, he ate for a whole hour! We figure he's going through spurt, because he usually isn't so unpredictable and cranky. So maybe sleeping through the night and having a rough day are directly related. If that's the case, then I'd rather he not sleep six hours until he is mature enough to handle it. I'd rather have my good-natured baby that wakes up once or twice at night. But hey, let's say they are not related. In that case, there was a silver lining at the end of the day. At least he didn't have a bad day and a bad night.