Our first month!

Jamie turned 1 month old on Sunday. He celebrated by watching the Olympics on tv.

How long does newbornhood last, anyway? Is he an infant now? I'll have to ask Google.

Well, yesterday we went to the pediatrician for his checkup. Baby boy grew! He's now measuring 23 and half inches for his length (a whole inch!), putting him in the 97th percentile. His weight is 10.1 lbs, which drops him down to the 50th percentile. So, this kid is basically a beanpole. He also got his first shot -- the heptatis b vaccine, which was hard to watch. He did fine, though.

Let's see, what else...well, he's building up his neck strength. He can lift his head up during tummy time. Basically, he likes to do a lot of looking around. He takes in his surroundings and checks out *everything*. I mean, he'll spend quite awhile just staring at the wall. At least someone appreciates our painting skills, right? His eyelashes have come in, and goodness, I am jealous. Jamie has super long eyelashes. Another cool thing is that he can grasp my index finger with his hand. He's stopped crying during bathtime. This was a huge (and welcome) surprise -- I never thought he would actually be okay in his bathtub! His sleeping/eating patterns are still about the same. I'm hoping within another month, he'll be sleeping longer at night. We're going through a fussy period at the moment, which the pediatrician says will get a little bit worse before it gets better. Yikes.