1 Month Old!

Sweet Baby Hayes… how are you already one month old?  In some ways our special day at the hospital seems so long ago, and in most others this month has flown by!  You are such a blessing to our family, and we already love you more than you will be able to comprehend- at least until you have your own babies!  I have already posted about many of your 1sts this month, but a few to add to the list include your first bathtub bath and bath with your big brother and sister.  They were so excited to have you in there with them and were so calm and careful not to splash you.  You still would have preferred warmer water and to be in the water more… sorry bud, this 3rd time momma is still learning!  Cole and Jordan just sang to you when you cried and tried to cheer you up!

After your bath, Daddy gave you your first mohawk!  I really think you are going to have a little wave to your hair- maybe even some curl!

Daddy also got to give you your first bottle!  Momma still plans to feed you most of the time, but it’s nice to know that every now and then I can sneak off to do my own thing while someone else feeds you.  Plus, your daddy really likes it! 

You have also started giving us some first real smiles.  You have smiled since the beginning.  We even have one from the hospital!  But, the last week or so, we have gotten some while you were looking at us when we were talking to you.  You smiled at Cole several times in a row the other day, and he was so proud!  Here you are looking over at him smiling and then you gave him a big one when he rubbed your hair and talked to you!

Daddy is pretty good at getting your smiles too!  So sweet!

Here you are posing with your big brother and sister with your first Christmas present!  You wanted to make sure Great Grandma & Grandpa Nickleson knew you loved it!

Here are just a few more pictures of you that I think are so precious.  Poor baby, get used to it… your momma is picture crazy!  Especially when I think every expression and everything you do is the sweetest, more adorable thing!  You are just too cute!

At one month, you are still in NB clothes and diapers, but I think we are about to go to Size 1 diapers.  Anxious to see how much you weigh at your doctor’s appointment in 2 weeks.  You love to be swaddled and to sleep in an upright position.  Your favorite is to lay on my chest, but you do pretty well in your new cradle from Mimi and your swing.  You are pretty content to sleep in the swing without it even moving, but sometimes the motion does help.  You don’t mind doing tummy time, and your head control is already impressive!  You are not a fan of the carseat however and fuss probably about half the time you are in it- at least at every stop light.  Haha.  You also still aren’t sure about the pacifier.  You will take it most of the time with much effort on our part, but it is not something you love by any means.  It’s tough because you sometimes you really want to suck- just not on the paci.  Hoping you will be like your  big brother and find your fingers sooner than later!  You are pretty tolerant of all of Cole’s and Jordan’s hugs, kisses, pats, etc. Sometimes they overwhelm you wanting to be right in your face to kiss you over and over.  They just adore you! 

You nap all throughout the day- usually after being awake about an hour  or a little more until your next time to eat.  You eat about every 3 hours although occasionally you give me a longer stretch.  You still wake up a couple times through the night to eat, but you usually go right back to sleep.  Usually.    You really like to have your hair washed and rubbed.  You also are happy with your bath too as long as the water is warmer than I would think it should be and you are mostly all submerged.  You don’t like to be cold!  You also love to be held or worn in my baby wrap.  This is how we get things done most days- with you sleeping in the black thing I’m wearing in this picture!

And did I mention that you are just the cutest little thing?!?!  So glad you are ours baby boy!