One Month Old

Our Little Jake is 1 month old! We have so enjoyed having this little boy be a part of our family. One of the most oft-asked questions this month was, "Where's the baby?" and the most oft-heard phrase was, "Oh, he's so cute!"

At one month, Jake is a bit more wakeful than he was the first couple of weeks of his life. Lately during the day he will sleep for about an hour or a bit more, and then be awake until his next meal. Often now he won't nap well in his bed, preferring to nap in his swing. For the most part, he is happy and content when he's awake. He likes his play-mat, especially the sun that lights up and plays music. Luckily, he still knows what to do at night: he sleeps well in his crib for 3-4 hours, cries for food, eats, and then goes right back to sleep, and then repeats the cycle. Bless him. None of our other kids did that and I find it makes a big difference!

And,yes, he is smiling in this picture! He's honestly been able to smile his whole little life. I know that babies aren't supposed to be able to smile, but he really could from about day two. But now his smiles are almost daily and his daddy and I sure work hard for them. One day I was trying to get him to smile at me and Ali said, "Mom, why are you looking like that? I've never seen you smile like that before." Oh, the silly faces we make for our babies:)