One Month Old!

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.

Logan had a cute plaid shirt too, but he peed in it :(

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...