7 Weeks Old!

My sweet baby is 7 weeks old today! I am going to skip all of the "I can't believe it" and "he is growing up so quick" because that is obvious. Instead let's just get to the sweet mile stones he has reached this week :]

Personality: Bear is becoming more fun to play with now! He likes to look at toys and I think he wants to grab them but still isn't that far yet. He likes bright colors and high pitched sounds. He loves it when we talk to him or sing him silly little songs. He is doing better these days and being less cranky, all though he does still have his bad days where he cries non-stop. He is starting to hold his head up a little more but still hates tummy time. He also can half way flip over when he is laid to his back. I think he prefers to sleep on his side because he normally likes to flip to his side when laid down on his back. He is smiling more and more everyday! He is also maintaining a lot of eye contact and loves to look at me and his daddy! When I say look I mean gaze. He gets so into it. We can feel his love beaming from his eyes. He still doesn't really like his bouncer or his carseat. He is getting better with the carseat though. As long as the car is moving he seems fine but if we stop for more than like 3 minutes he begins to cry. We got him a swing this week and he adores it! He will sit in there and swing happily for hours. This is the only way we can put him down and get a little break as he always wants to be held.

How I am adjusting: I am loving my baby boy more and more everyday! When I am at work and I look at at his pics I miss him greatly and just wish I was at home. When I am at home and I get upset I find that holding him and cuddling him makes me feel a ton better and helps me forget all about what I was upset over. I have heard people say this about their kids a ton of times but because I never formed a bond with Seth I could never relate. But I know now exactly what those people mean. Note how he is gazing up at me in the pic above! :] Oh how I just adore him!

Eating: Bear is basically eating the same about 6 oz every 3 hours. Every now and then he will take 7 or 6.5 at times he even only wants 5.

Growth: This little boy is growing! We took him to the doctor yesterday and he is now 10lbs 10oz! Wow! last time they weighed him he was a little over 7! He is now 21.5 in long as well so he grew 1.5 inches in just 3 short weeks! His head is measuring 15 in. Last time was at around 2 weeks old and it was only 10.5 in! My baby boy is getting so big!

Health: At the doctor they said he is all in good health. They did say he may have a little thrush so they gave us some meds as a precaution but other than that he is healthy as an ox! The doctor said he is even meeting his milestones great! We are so happy for his good health!

Looks: This cute little guy is quickly turning into a spitting image of his daddy! I don't think he looks anything like me anymore! We have a picture of Anthony when he was a baby and you can really see the resemblance there! I will post it sometime to share.

Sleeping: He is sleeping longer hours now. Typically he will sleep 4 hours a time so we are getting more of a break. He is sleeping in his bed a little better now but not as well as we would like. He also has yet to get a solid sleep schedule set up, something I deeply hope to find the time to work on!