New Discoveries- Months 1 & 2

Our first two months have been so…

                 Amazing

                      Exciting

                         Surprising

                            Life changing

It’s hard to put it in a word but it’s been full of discoveries about this baby and ourselves!

A few discoveries we have made about Silas:

-Newborns sleep a lot! Silas slept most of his days and nights the first few weeks! Yes, nights! We are very blessed! He pretty much falls asleep for the night around 8 pm wakes to eat at 11pm, then 3am, then 7am and then takes a nap with mommy until 9 or 10- depending on whatever he is feeling. These 3-5 hour sleep times help revive me for our days full of eating, some playing, and getting things done during nap times. He is 9 weeks tomorrow and still close to this schedule. I wouldn’t mind him sleeping longer but I’m enjoying those 20 minute gaps of cuddle time that feeding provides.

-Silas is a happy baby. He has a smile that he has been flashing at us since about 1 week old. It started as a sleepy smile that I’m certain wasn’t gas. (we ALWAYS hear the explosions of gas this little pooty machine makes)

This smile has only gotten bigger

                                        and bigger

                                                                                                         and bigger!

(Now it is accompanied with coos and aaahs and happy grunting)

-Silas has big eyes that tell it all. His big brown eyes look around and tell us he is studying every part of a room. They also get glassy when he is sleepy, bigger when he is surprised or playing drums with daddy; and wrinkley with smiles when he is happy.

-Silas is particular but easy going. He can sleep through the loudest KTLO service but don't forget that paci- oh and it has to be a soothie! He can wear pretty much anything but he is most comfortable in just his diaper. He will easily and gladly take a bottle for everyone’s convenience- just make sure it’s 3 oz every time.

-And finally, eating is very serious. He makes the funniest noises I've ever heard when he eats. It is something he obviously dreams about and it is something that when he is done- he is done! He closes his lips so tight and gets extremely serious after he eats. 

(covered in milk and completely milk drunk)

A few discoveries about ourselves:

-Mommy has attachment issues- already. If Silas is in the car seat too long, or has been asleep too long, I just need to hold him! So we need to get home or get to a place where he can be in my arms asap! (I think he needs this too)

-Daddy is a master- swaddler! Although Silas finds breaking out of his swaddle as rewarding as those breaking out of prison on Prison Break- Anthony can trap him in so well that we hear him grunt on the monitor for 30 minutes before he passes out each night. (Oh- and if he does break out we are greeted with a huge grin of success that lasts the whole time we re-swaddle him)

-Oso, although nervous about Silas at first, actually is very excited to play with this…thing! You can tell, he doesn’t really seem to know what Silas is but is aware of all the changes in our house since Silas’ arrival. Now that Silas is big enough to play on a blanket spread out on the floor, Oso is right there with him. He brings his own toys over and if we pretend we aren’t looking will kiss Silas’ toes and sniff him all over!

Also,

-We can survive on interrupted sleep on a regular basis.

-We can change our whole worlds around to make a tiny little person comfortable.

And,

-We can’t begin to tell you how much love we actually possess for our little lovey, Silas Gage!