4 Weeks Old

Monday, December 20, 2010, our little man turned 4 weeks old! Four short weeks ago, my water broke at 4 am, fast forward a mere 28 days later and I'm still up at 4 am, this time rocking and feeding my baby!

4 Weeks Notes:

• Ellis went to the doctor on Friday, December 17, 2010, he was 3 weeks and 4 days old. At this appointment our little man weighed in at 10 pounds and 8 ounces! We were very pleased at his weight as he dropped down to 8 pounds 2 ounces (15 ounces less than his birthweight) when we checked out of the hospital and then weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces at his one week and one day appointment. Ellis measured in at 22 inches, one inch longer than his birth length. He is in the 95% in his height and weight.
• Ellis has colic! Brad's mom said that Brad also had colic as a baby so I guess we are getting paid back! :) I've read that colic will develop between 2-4 weeks and Ellis was perfectly average, his colic appeared at 3 weeks. Basically, our nights are REALLY long!
• Ellis also has his days and nights confused. He is a night owl just like his daddy. One night in particular sticks out in my mind, I think I was in the bed for a total of 1 hour between 12-5 am. Who knew I could party like a rockstar?! I could have stayed out at Gallette's a lot longer than I thought!
• Ellis loves to eat. He can suck down his bottle in 10 minutes. He does not like to burp, but he rarely spits up.
• We would not be able to function without our Boppy pillow. This will be my signature baby shower gift from now on-sorry to ruin the surprise.
• Ellis loves his pacifier. I did not intend on offering the paci, but desperate times call for desperate measures! :)
• Ellis does not like bath time; therefore, he only gets a few a week. Coincidentally, I only get a shower a few times a week. I got my haircut on Saturday (a mere one inch trim) and Brad raved over my hair, I think it was the first time he had seen it washed and styled in a LOOOONG time.
• I get peed on probably once a day. I would be able to stay dry if I didn't have to slather on the diaper cream.
• I thought at this point we would be on a schedule, we are on a schedule, it is called trying to survive! We will not be a Baby Wise success story, but it has not been too bad and few tears have been shed by all.
• I've lost my inch in height. I measured myself at Brad's house on the wall and sure enough, I'm back down to 5' 1/4". BOOO!! Too bad I still can't wear my shoes (although I can wear my 6 1/2 shoes I purchased at 20 weeks) and still can't wear my rings (but they are now able to clear my knuckle). I am most sad about my Tory Burch brown suede high boots I bought last year in a winter clearance sale that I knew I would wear ALL the time in 2010, maybe 2011!
• Can I just say that the infant car seat is a torture device?! Seat weight 10 pounds+Baby 10 1/2 pounds=pure torture for an out of shape, never had good arm muscles mama!!! This may be worse than a colicly baby-seriously!!!

Four week pictures:

Ellis at 4 weeks

My chunky monkey and me!

Look how brown my hair looks in the light!