Visiting the Doc

Well, I was going to blog about my sister's fabulous visit, but she's alredy doing that, and since I feel lazy, you can just read her blog to see pictures :)

I brought Matthew to the pediatrician today for his one month appointment. He'll be six weeks old on Thursday--can you believe it? He's getting so big. And speaking of his size, he's a whopping 13 pounds. That puts him in the 90th percentile. He's 23.5 inches long, and his head circumference is 16 3/4 inches. Oh, and just to update on something embarrassing (as Josh would say), his testicle has descended. As the pediatrician said, both his guys are present and accounted for :).

He's doing new things these days. They aren't huge feats, but they are exciting to me. His neck and back are getting so strong. When we burp him on our shoulders, he lifts his head and moves it all around. He even keeps it up for a while, but there are times where it doesn't last long. Cause hey, lifting that heavy head is hard work, you know? Sometimes when he lays on his back he'll tilt his whole body to one side, as if he's going to roll over, though I know that's not in the near future. Oh, he can also turn his head from side to side when he's laying down.

We've caught a couple smiles on camera, so don't worry, I'll share those with you. He's also starting to make noises other than crying. I don't know how to describe them, but it's like he's trying to talk, and a random little sound will come out. It's so cute!! Oh, and he gets all excited when Josh comes home and starts talking to him. He knows his daddy is fun and is gonna play with him.

He's really good at sleeping at night. He went six hours one night between feedings. I dont' think he was asleep that long. What I mean is, I fed him at 8 and he fell asleep at 10, and then he woke up at 2 to eat. So the fact that he didn't wake up earlier cause he was hungry was good. He also did seven hours one time as well. I'm really glad, cause I think it's a good sign that he's on his way to sleeping through the night. We only have to get up once, sometimes twice with him.

The thing he's not good at is falling asleep for bedtime. He fights it so hard sometimes. This kid definitely has a strong firstborn personality (just like his daddy). He does take daytime naps pretty well. He usually has to cry himself to sleep a little bit for those. Oh, and I don't know what it is, but Sundays do not agree with him. He's fine while he's at church, but that night he finds it hard to fall asleep, and it usually carries over into Monday. He's fussier for no reason and he can't stay asleep, and he wants to eat at weird times. I hoping he can adjust to the weekend somehow, with our help of course.

Ok ok, here are some pics. That's what you're here for anyway, right? ;)