3 Weeks

Jackson had his 2 week appointment earlier this week and he weighed in at a whopping 7 lbs 10 oz! At two weeks, they only wanted him to be back to his birthweight (6 lbs 9 oz), so his doctor was more than pleased with his progress and said he couldnt be doing better than he is. That made Justin and I feel great and reassured that our little "milk monster" is getting more than enough to eat! I can't say enough just how much we love our pediatrician. He is a wonderful physician and just seems to love baby Jackson so much! We can both tell that Jackson's face is filling out more and his little thighs are starting to fill out some. Also, he is trying to move his little head around and his neck muscles seem to be getting stronger by the day. For the past few days, when I burp him he keeps trying to lift his head and show off for daddy! Jackson also loves to stare at both of our faces, and also anything in the room that has a drastic color contrast, such as our brown ceiling fans against the white ceilings. His belly button is all healed as well, which means we have been taking baths! The umbilical cord stump fell off after only 8 days, and his circumcision is officially all healed. Bath time is always an adventure, and he does really well...until it is time to dry off. It breaks our heart to see/hear him crying and reaching out because he is naked and cold, so we work fast to wrap him up tightly in his towel!!

As for sleep, I miss sleep SO much! We really can't complain, though, because I think we are doing better than most. Here is his recent sleep schedule:

Wed night: 12-3

Thurs night: 12-4

Fri night: 11-4

The past few nights, we have woken him up and probably couldve gone a little longer to let him sleep. Im not sure how long this will last, but we are enjoying these longer stints of sleep while they last. I am thankful for these spurts of sleep, but he usually only goes back down for an hour or so before he is up for the day. So I have been awake at 6 AM pretty much all week. Then he doesnt really nap well in the mornings. The afternoons are the best for that and thats usually when I catch up on sleep. Justin usually averages 7-8 hrs a night, and I get about 6-7 (including daytime naps). Even though its broken sleep, I am thankful that we have not had anymore nights where we are up all night like we did in the first week. I am sure that will change when he cuts teeth or has growth spurts!

So thats week 3 in a nutshell. We stare at him all the time just amazed at how stinkin cute he is! After next week we will be able to take him out of the house and go for walks with him, etc. I am so looking forward to that!