One month old already...

I cant believe how fast the time has flown by. Our son is already a month old. He is pretty amazing if I do say so myself. He likes to be rocked and walked and hates sitting still. He refuses to be alone, even when he sleeps. He also eats literally around the clock. My doctor advised us to feed him once an hour so that he gains weight. So now my nipples pretty much feel like they are going to fall off. Needless to say, we introduced a bottle to our little boy. No formula though. I am pumping so that he only gets breast milk. He doesn't like it as much as the boob but he will take it if there is no other option. He really is Tyler's son ;)

No one ever tells you how hard breastfeeding is going to be. You kinda loose all independence. You are on call 24 hours a day. Now that we have the bottle I get to rest one feeding a day. Tyler likes being able to feed him during that one feeding. Hopefully my milk supply will increase so that I can pump more milk then I am currently able to pump. Some nights I just want to give up completely but somehow I push through and continue. It's pretty amazing how a mom can literally run on one hour of sleep. I really hope that it gets easier soon.

Hayden has grown up so much in the last month. He is far more alert and wide-eyed. He has always smiled in his sleep but just in the last few days he has begun to smile when he is awake. It is one of the cutest things I have ever seen. I love that he laughs in his sleep. I cant wait for him to laugh when awake.

This boy came out of the womb holding his head up and now he hardly needs any support what-so-ever on his neck. He is a pretty strong little boy. I cant wait to see what the next month brings!