A month old

It's hard to believe that our little Jack Jack has been with us for 5 weeks. He no longer looks like a newborn but a little infant. His last check-up was on June 17th weighing in at 10 lbs and measured 22 1/2 in. long. His eyes are sill a deep blue, but not so deep that they are almost purple.  In a lot of ways he still looks like Eliza's double as a baby. Jack Jack is a very sweet tempered baby, usually happy and easy to please.  He loves to be held and I've found that the extra attention goes a long way with him. So we often find ourselves holding him for the first bit of his nap or I'll put him in one of the baby carries that I have for an hour or so. After eating he often curls up, folds his little arms underneath his head, and promptly goes to sleep on my chest. Jack Jack is a great night time sleeper, often sleeping for about six hours once he settles down. However he often grunts, stirs, and makes other baby noises while still asleep so he spends the night in his own room. I have the baby monitor carefully adjusted so I can hear him when he needs me but  soft enough so I don't wake up with every little grunt.

By the time he was two weeks old he was already lifting up his head and now he's a pro. Jack Jack is also moving out of the east,sleep,repeat phase and will be happy to kick and wiggle and look around.  I've set up a baby station on our kitchen table. Most of the time we eat around the island anyway and the table is a place where I can lay Jack Jack down that is out of Eliza's reach. When he's there for some reason he like to stare at the computer desk. I have no idea why because I don't think he can see the monitor.



Eliza loves he little brother. She often wants to hold him, give him hugs and kisses, and his binkie.  She also goes into his room while he is sleeping to check on him and goes running when he starts to cry. So far she hasn't appeared to be jealous over him and has usually been very patient when she has to wait for me to get to her while I take care of Jack Jack.  I'm very grateful for both of my sweet kids.