Levi {1 Month}

Size: Levi is a growing little peanut. He's still in newborn clothes (and some 0-3 months) and diapers but getting bigger every day. Daddy says he has "orangutan arms" :)

Eating/Sleeping: It took a good 10 days or so to really master breastfeeding and an eating schedule, but now Levi is a great nurser and breastfeeds every 2.5-3.5 hours like clock work. We do our best to keep him on this schedule during the day so he has a full belly for good nighttime sleep. I usually cluster feed in the evenings and put him down around 10 p.m. He sleeps anywhere from 4-6.5 hour stretches through the night... and has treated us the last two nights by sleeping 7 hours straight!! He sleeps in his rock n play sleeper in our room at night and usually naps in the Mamaroo, his rock n play, or my arms during the day. I will eventually start transitioning him to naps in his crib so he will learn to sleep there at night- but that's a little further down the road :)

Milestones: He had a good two week checkup and was back up to his birth weight. The doctor was impressed with his weight gain- yay! Levi and mommy survived our first week without daddy while he was at Summersalt. We missed him, but by God's grace, we did it, and are praying the Lord will give all three of us overwhelming peace when Ryan is in Honduras.

Likes: Falling asleep on Daddy's chest, eating, being sniffed by Finley, riding in the car/carseat, being held and rocked/any kind of motion, the white noise on the sound machine, being swaddled, sucking on his hand and fingers, when Mommy sings Jesus Loves Me, staring at the ceiling fan- ha!

Dislikes: His paci (much to my dismay- he ONLY takes his wubanub when he's in his car seat but has starting showing interest in the Avent paci since yesterday!), having a dirty diaper, being cold.

((Psalm 16:11))

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.