1 Month Old

It's hard to believe that yesterday was Colden's 1 month birthday!  He just had his
1 month checkup at the doctor's office:

Weight:  10 pounds, 10 ounces

Length:  21 inches

Needless to say, he is a healthy growing boy!

Has it really been a month since we took him home from the hospital?

Look at how big he has gotten!

(3 days old)

                         

 (1 month old)

He may be bigger now, but he definitely had more hair back then!  A couple of days ago, Colden lost all of the hair on the top of his head - just the top, he still has hair on the sides and back of his head.  Apparently the male pattern baldness is completely normal.  Poor little guy - but hey, at least we know what he might look like in 40 years!  :-)

 

Not only can he hold his head up (now without the aid of the Boppy pillow)...

..but he can also push up with his legs.  He may not be ready for his first steps yet, but if you hold him in the standing position, you can definitely feel him "stand".

He's also gotten a lot smarter.  He already knows which baseball team is the best!

Mike fed Colden his first bottle today.  The doctor told us to start feeding Colden a bottle a day so that he got used to feeding from the bottle.  It only took Colden a couple of seconds to take to the bottle.  Mike and I both claim this occasion as a victory;  Mike - because now he can enjoy that bonding time with Colden that up until now, only I have been able to enjoy.  And me - because this marks the beginning of my FREEDOM!!!  :-)

We thought it would be fun to plant a tree in our backyard in honor of Colden.  We planted a birch tree sapling so that we could watch it grow as Colden grows.

Awe - little Colden next to his little tree.

Happy 1 month birthday, little man!