The Strunk Family: One Month Old

While it seems that it was only last week that we woke up and went to the hospital knowing that would be the day we would meet our sweet Caleb, it has now been one month! Time flies when you are having fun…and have a 1 year old…and are sleep deprived!

What is life like with "little bit" right now?
-Caleb is growing! Today we had a doctor's appointment and he weighed 10 lbs, 15 oz. He's gained nearly 2 lbs in ~2 weeks!
-He sleeps quite a bit during the day and night. When he is awake, he is bright-eyed, usually hungry, and still easily startles.
-He is a grunter! He grunts and makes a cute snorting noise when he is mad or hungry.
-He is wearing some a couple of bigger newborn-sized outfits, and some 0-3 month clothing. He now wears size 1 diapers.
-He loves the bouncy chair when the vibration is on, and today has had a really nice nap in his swing.
-He has really long fingers and toes, plenty of dark brown hair, dark blue / gray eyes.
-Caleb loves to make pouty or serious faces. We'll have to work on that or he'll get permanent frown lines on his head! He doesn't cry much, though. Usually only if hungry, wanting held, or cold.
-Speaking of cold, he is not! Caleb is like having a little hot pack on you.
-Bath time starts with lots of cries (hello, this is when I am cold!) but once he is in the water he is fine to stay there.
-Caleb is not too fond the of paci, but is soothed by drives in the car (with minimal stoplights, ha!)
-Yesterday I noticed Caleb watching the mobile on the swing.
-Two weeks ago, Caleb managed to roll over while getting a diaper changed, but he hasn't offered to do this since.
-He still looks a lot like Mommy's baby picture. I'll try to scan that picture in for comparison sometime.
-Today he had his first "sick" doctor's appointment (boo!). He doesn't seem to feel bad, but he has had a cough for two weeks that he just can't kick! The pediatrician prescribed some medicine for him, so hopefully this will help.