Griffin at One Month

We made it through the first month with Griffin! He is so sweet and so loved, but I had forgotten how mind breaking it is to nurse a baby around the clock. Griffin loves to eat and wants to nurse at least every two hours, which means I never get more than 90 minutes of sleep at a time. He is also not the best napper, which makes rest during the day difficult as well. The other babies loved to snuggle in the bed with me for a mid-day siesta, but not Griffin. He wants to eat, then be held, then eat again! Since he is our last baby, however, I'm allowing it and enjoying my time with him. 

Griffin at 1 Month

• At his 1 month exam he was 10 lbs (75%) 21 in (34%) and his head was 44%. I'm not sure they stretched him out all the way for his length because he seems bigger than that, but I sure love my chunky babies with little heads. 
• Wears 3 month clothing and size 1 diapers. He skipped the newborn sizes just like his brothers. 
• He goes to bed between 11 and 1 most nights, so we have binge watched lots of TV. Our most recent shows were Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and the last two seasons of This is Us. We did not have Netflix or DVR with our first babies and it's so nice to have a library of shows rather than be at the mercy of late night cable programming. 
• He does not like to be swaddled and starts to fight it the moment he can feel his arms being pinned. He makes little grunts and wriggles like crazy trying to break free. 
• Although he likes to eat all the time, he is good about going right back down after he's done so thankfully there are not many nights where I'm up for hours at a time with him. 
• Surprisingly Davey is the one who pays the most attention to Griffin. He is so sweet with him (most of the time) and loves to come check on him throughout the day. He calls him "little darling" and "Griffey Guy."  

It took almost three weeks for his cord to fall off, so he didn't get a real bath for awhile. When he did finally get to go in the tub, it wasn't his favorite. 

Relaxing in a "mom nest"

Charlie asks to hold Griffin and likes it for about 1 minute before decided he is done

My little laundry king. He rarely does huge spit ups that go everywhere. It's more like a slow leak that runs through the day so we always keep the burp rags handy. 

He's always an alert little guy

He had his first modeling job for Aunt Amy

He was a big fan of the jammies she made him

When he gets fussy in the afternoons or evening we go out to swing in the hammock. I'm not sure if he likes the motion, or if it just confuses him enough that he forgets to be mad. 

His hair started to fall out on top around 1 month old (good thing I did his newborn pictures already!), but he still has the cutest cheeks, lips and lashes. 

Wide-eyed at his 1 month check up