Well, the boys turned one month old yesterday! They have
changed an incredible amount since they were born. Not just in size (although
Riley has caught up quick!) but in personality.
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| Logan had a cute plaid shirt too, but he peed in it :( |
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| This is after Riley peed in his too... |
Size
When Riley came home, my mom had to run out and get him some
preemie clothes, since he only fit into about 4long sleeve shirts that we had.
He grew out of the preemie stuff in a week/ week and a half. He is now getting
to the point where he will soon grow out of a few of the smaller newborn sleep’n’plays
since his feet are right at the bottom. According to our scale at home, he is
currently 7lbs 14 oz. That means in one month, he gained nearly 3 lbs!
When Logan came home, he fit into the smaller size newborn
clothes. I have learned that Gerber runs small, and while he fit in their
newborn onesies, their sleep’n’plays were more like sleep sacks. At this point,
he is a tricky size. He has moved on to 0-3 Gerber onesies, but is too small
for any other brand. He still fits in a few newborn outfits, but has grown out
of most things. It is only because of
his length though – some clothes never fit right because they were too wide. According
to our scale at home, he is currently 8lbs 8 oz. In one month, he gained 2 lbs,
5 oz. Steve likes to point out that Logan and Riley are still both smaller than
he was when he was first born.
Fussiness
The first few days in the hospital, Riley didn’t cry at all.
That all changed when he got home – he quickly became the screamer. He
constantly wants to be held and cuddled. At least he usually stops crying as
soon as he is picked up. Within the last few days, he has started learning to
be more patient, especially when waiting for food, which he HATES doing. I feel
as though we are starting to come to an understanding, Riley and mommy. I can
usually calm him down pretty quick. He has been pretty easy going lately.
Logan, on the other hand, was the screamer of the two while
in the hospital. That continued a few more days when he got home, but then he
got really chill. He was really easy going for about 2 ½ or 3 weeks. As though
on cue, when Riley started to calm down, Logan took over as the cranky baby. He
has started to want to be held more frequently, lost all previous patience in
regard to waiting for food, and has gotten a bit colicky. Sometimes he screams
his face off for no reason at all and its incredibly hard to console him. (And
we try all the happiest baby techniques!). Luckily so far that has only
happened when Steve was home, because he has much more luck than I!
Neither are overly fussy, except that both Logan and Riley
have been having major problems with gas. They are like constant adult farts.
This started the day they turned 3 weeks, and at first they were not bothered
by it, but then they were extremely bothered by it. I mean very interrupted sleep
because I’m so upset by my gas bothered by it. Gas drops did NOTHING so we
recently tried switching to the lactose free formula. They are still farting up
a storm and are still upset from time to time, but they are not waking up from
it.
Appearance/
personality
Recently, Riley lost the hair on the top of his head except
for a little patch in the front. So male pattern baldness! His head is now
bigger than Logan’s but he has smaller features. Logan has bigger eyes, nose
and lips. Both like to wrinkle their foreheads and purse their lips. I call it
their Zoolander pose. I haven’t captured it on film yet, which is
disappointing, because they do it constantly.
Logan likes to put his hands underneath his chin when he does it, like
he’s posing for the camera, which is too cute. Logan is a finger sucker. He
will suck on his pointer finger, like I did as a child, or his thumb. He also
sticks out his tongue all the time, which is a Sasso family male trait (anyone
who has seen Anthony dance can attest to this). Riley is definitely not a finger
sucker at all…. unless you put your finger in his mouth! Riley is very photogenic
(Logan not so much) and gets crazy wide open eyes. Both babies have excellent neck control and we
are liking not having to hold their head so much when we pick them up!
Likes:
Riley: Eating from a bottle, his chair, sleeping with his
arms and legs spread out, being swaddled, laying on someone’s chest (especially
mommy), being held, Mema’s “gingerbread man” song, being talked or sung to.
Logan: Eating, sleeping with his arms spread out, Mema’s “gingerbread
man” song, laying on his side, being held on his side, his chair, being talked
or sung.
Dislikes:
Riley: Waiting for food, lying flat on his back,
breastfeeding, not being held
Logan: Waiting for food, being swaddled
Other cute recent photos...
