7 Weeks!

 

Mr. Micah is 7 weeks old!

 

 

March 6th- it is definite that Micah is now smiling in response to us! It is so fun to have this form of interaction and a start of his personality.  He has also started making cooing noises :) I have been capturing as much as possible on videos so we can look back when he is bigger.

We have been swaddling him more these days. It was recommended by a friend to try it. One night this week I swaddled him at 10pm he fell asleep without rocking, didn't wake up till 4am . Micah tends to sleep longer and go back to sleep quicker on his own...not every time but more often then not.

 

I found a milk blister this week. It made breast feeding painful.  In case you don't know what it is, I know I didn't; "A milk blister, or blocked nipple pore, is also called a bleb or nipple blister, or simply “milk under the skin.” It occurs when a tiny bit of skin overgrows a milk duct opening and milk backs up behind it. A milk blister usually shows up as a painful white, clear or yellow dot on the nipple or areola, and the pain tends to be focused at that spot and just behind it." http://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mother/nipplebleb/

 

Nathan and I went on a date this week without Micah. Micah spent Monday evening with Grandma Marrie, Grandpa Bob and Aunt Hannah. He did really good! I missed him a lot! Nathan and I went to Red Lobster (I was craving seafood) and we saw the 300 movie.  I learned that if I am going to be away from him for 3 or more hours I need to pump. I was so full and uncomfortable!!

Micah and I joined Nathan on a work trip to Madison this week. We left Tuesday afternoon and returned Wednesday evening. Micah did great in the car; he slept :) Uncle Taylor met us in Madison for lunch. This was the first time he saw Micah. We had lunch and visited.  On our way home we stopped at the Dells outlet mall and did some shopping. It was a nice mini getaway!

 

 

Milestones:

-Sucking on his hands more

-No more newborn diapers now in size 1's

-Wearing 3mo clothes...he is so long!

-Started to fight sleep, his eyes get red and he gets fussy. I give him his nuk, hold him close and rock or sway...he eventually stops crying and falls asleep.

 

 

 

funny lip ;) 

He scratched himself this week :(  

Aunt Marsha, cousin Brandon and cousin Megan came to visit!