Luke: 1 Month

The passing of time is such a strange thing in relation to your kids growing up. One month feels like such a short time to know Luke and yet it feels like quite a long time ago that I was giving birth. I definitely understand why people talk about how fast time goes once you have a second child. With my attention now split between two little ones, I feel like the days go by even faster (and I'm usually left trying to remember what we did all day). 

9 lbs 10 oz

22 in.

Luke is a really laid back baby. He sleeps a LOT and doesn't really cry much at all. That's been really helpful in this transition to two kids because I feel like I still get quite a bit of one-on-one time with Peter each day. 

He sleeps 3.5 to 4 hour stretches at night and eats every 2.5 to 3 hours during the day. I've been much more flexible this time around and am feeding him when he's hungry, rather than watching the clock, which has been much less stressful for me. 

At 3 weeks he had a pretty big growth spurt and started eating a LOT in the evening, which led to one 6 hour stretch of sleep for us! It was a one-time event, but it was still worth celebrating. 

Peter hated swaddling, which made sleep really difficult for all of us, so I was bound and determined to swaddle Luke. So far, so good! I don't know if he's really strong or if I'm just bad at swaddling, but he busts his arms out of a swaddle blanket every time. The velcro/zip-up swaddlers seem to work much better for us.

 He had a lot of trouble passing his hearing test in the hospital, which we think was caused by gunk build-up in his ears. He did eventually pass in one ear but not the other (I can't remember which one).  We have to go see an audiologist now but they don't have an appointment available until the end of March. I really don't feel like he has major hearing issues since I can turn on white noise and the sound immediately calms him down. 

Luke, you're such a sweet addition to our family. Your big brother loves you SO much that he literally can't handle it most days. I'm sorry for all the times my reflexes are too slow and you get attacked with love. You're the kind of baby grandparents really love because you make me want to have many more babies! I'm so happy to call you mine.