Benton Update: 1 Month

Our baby boy is 1 month old today! Oh.my.goodness. It's so bittersweet... He's growing so fast, and he is so much more fun already. But, he's also not our little, tiny newborn anymore.

Some facts from Benton's first month of life:

-Wearing newborn and 0-3 month clothes. Only a few of the 0-3 month clothes fit, but he is quickly growing into them!

-Wearing Size 1 diapers.

-Eating 8 times a day for 20-30 minutes. He is also taking 2 bottles a day, which we started at 2 weeks. Our little man is a piglet, and he is eating 3 ounces at each bottle feeding. Landon and Benton love their bottle feeding bonding.

-Sleeping since his 1 week update has been a roller coaster. :) We have him in his crib, as he is a little noisemaker and we can hear every peep he makes. I can't imagine having him in our room...Landon and I would never sleep. We have slowly been figuring out our little man and what he needs to sleep well. From the beginning, we have been swaddling him with his arms in. He seemed to hate the swaddle, but he also slept really well once he fell asleep. We are now swaddling him from the armpits down and he is much happier!

-He is in a consistent eat/play/sleep routine. He does really well with the eat and sleep part, but we have to stay on top of things for the play part. :)

Random things that we don't want to forget:

-He is such a sweet and easy baby. We can pretty much take him anywhere or do anything with him, and he just goes with the flow.

-He rolled over from his stomach to his back for the first time at 10 days old. We had him doing tummy time, and he rolled over onto his side and then onto his back.

-Bath time has improved greatly! Benton loves it now! Sometimes we put him in his bathtub and just let him soak. :)

-Benton really enjoys going on walks with us. We went on our first walk at about 2 weeks, and we have gone on one everyday since. At first, he slept through the entire walk, but now he stays awake.

-He has a couple of toys that he actually "plays" with...a ball and an elephant that hangs from his activity gym. He'll push the ball around while he is on the floor, and he will punch at his elephant while he is in his activity gym.

-Today, at 1 month old, he started REALLY smiling at us. We make eye contact with him and smile, and he smiles back. Melt.our.hearts. His gummy little smile is the cutest thing I have ever seen.

-His facial expressions are still so funny. Our favorite is one we've named the "rabbid dog." :)

-Benton had his first playdate at 3 weeks old. Addie and Benton are destined to be longtime friends. Their first playdate was at the neighborhood swimming pool. Addie swam and Benton watched from the shade!

We loved our life before Benton arrived, but we are REALLY loving life now. He is so very sweet and cuddly, and he brings so much joy to our lives. :)