Maddix, you are 1 month old today!! I seriously cannot believe it's only been a month that we have had you...in ways it seems like you have been in our family forever!! We still feel so lucky to have you and are grateful every day!! I really cannot imagine our lives or our family without you! It's funny that you don't realize how badly you needed something until you have it!! Or does the saying go that you don't realize how much you wanted something until it is gone?!?! Well, in our case, we didn't realize how happy and great our lives would be with a 3rd child....until you were here!
It is definitely an adjustment to have #3.....but most of the adjustments are all positive and fun!! For example, I love that we have an extra body to lug around....and that I have 2 little munchkins to keep me company when Ayden is at school.....and it's also funny to try to figure out where to put my groceries in the shopping cart at Costco when I have Ayden and Zoe in the front seats and Maddix's carseat in the cart section.....and it's also fun to juggle Maddix back and forth with Jeremiah when we are trying to get Ayden and Zoe ready for bed or ready to leave the house....it's fun to go to a restaurant and say "Party of 5".....but most of all, it is SO MUCH FUN having a newborn in the house again!! I love just sitting and snuggling and holding and feeding and staring at the little guy!! It's funny how quickly you forget how tiny they are!! And how fast they grow!! I have always had a really hard time enjoying the moment because I am always looking so far into the future or for the next "stage"! It is the planner in me!! In some ways, I am looking forward to watching Maddix grow and change and become a big guy, but at the same time, I am really enjoying every minute of him being little!! I never want to look back and regret not enjoying this time!! And I know how lucky I am to be able to stay at home and be able to spend my days and nights with my kids!
The hardest adjustment is getting out of the house on time for anything!! Getting 3 bodies (plus my own) ready for the day is quite a challenge!! Thank heavens for afternoon kindergarten that doesn't start until 10:30!! I don't know what we would do if we had school start at 7:45 am every day!! Makes me sweat just thinking about it!! Luckily I am a planner because I usually start planning the night before for how to make the next day run smoothly!! :)
As we have all been adjust to the changes, Maddix is just busy growing, eating, sleeping and pooping.....oh and also spitting up a lot!1 Yep, he is a spitter!! Just like Zoe was!! This pretty much means that he wears 3 or 4 different outfits a day and I do laundry all the time!! It's a good thing that laundry is one of my favorite chores!! :) But he is definitely not lacking in the growth department! He is about 8.5 lbs now and he seems huge to us, even though people are always commenting how tiny he is! He has grown a lot and is filling out....especially in his chubby little face! It is still funny that at 1 month, he is the same size Ayden was when he was born! He is eating 3 oz every 3 hours right now....we have had a hard time finding the right formula for him and have had to switch few times, but we hope we have the right one now!! He is a little oinker and would eat more if we let him! We did bump him up to 4 oz for about a week, but the more we give him, the more he spits.....so 3 oz is the happy medium!! I have been trying to do Babywise and have been getting him on a eat/awake/sleep schedule every 3 hours! It is crazy and stressful at times, but I know it is so worth it to have him on a schedule where his naps fit in with all of our running around!! He goes to bed around 8 or 8:30 pm each night and is still waking up twice in the night....around 1 am and 4 am! Jeremiah and I each take a shift, so at least neither of us are exhausted....and he eats fast and goes right back to sleep! He is either up for good early...around 6 am or could sleep forever until 8 am!! Again, we are still working on that schedule!! :)
For the most part (except when he has a tummy ache from spitting up), Maddix is the happiest, most content baby!! He is very easy going and has adjusted to our crazy lives very quickly!! He is used to all the noise and the commotion going on around him! He has definitely started to recognize his family.....I notice that when he is worked up and crying, I can hold him and soothe him very quickly. He loves Jeremiah's voice and is always turning his head to find him when he hears him talk! He is also starting to recognize Ayden and Zoe's voices and faces!! We haven't been able to get a direct smile out of him, but we have definitely seen him flash his huge dimples here and there....he smiles a ton in his sleep!! :)
He has started to find his voice.....he has started making "coo-ing" sounds, which I love! He makes the sweetest little sounds! And speaking of sounds, he is a MAJOR grunter!! He grunts all day long....especially in his sleep!! He is also a snorter!! It is funny!! He is so strong and has been holding his head up since the day he was born! Therefore he doesn't mind tummy time.....especially when Ayden gets on the floor to "play" with him!!
He loves: his binky, being swaddled, his bottles, taking baths, being in his carseat and stroller, hearing Daddy's voice, having Mommy sing "Rain Drops on Roses" and "You Are My Sunshine", his swing, laying on his belly
He hates: having his diaper changed, when he gets to the end of his bottle
We are so grateful to have you in our lives....I still catch myself pinching myself to see if it is really real.....if you are really here to stay!! Life just seems to perfect with you here!! You are a perfect fit to our family and we have had the best month with you!! Can't wait to continue watching you grow!! We love you Maddix!!
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