Reid is 1 month

Reid is 1 month old today! I can't believe it has already been a month. It is weird because it feels like it has been the longest and shortest month of my life. It is hard to even remember life without him but it also feels like yesterday when we brought him home. He has been such a joy to have. He is such a good baby that only cries when he is hungry. We had a bit of a hard time after we brought him home. He was jaundice and it peaked around day 7. At that time he stopped eating. It was really scary and I didn't know what to do. I called Terry, the lactation consultant that I met in the hospital, in a panic. She told me to feed him with a dropper and then to just go with a bottle. I had to start pumping around the clock and try to get as much milk in him as possible. He wouldn't really eat a lot so we had to try and feed him every 1 to 2 hours. The doctor was pretty concerned because he wasn't gaining weight and lost 11 oz from when he was born. We continued to do our best and met with both the doctor and Terry a few times a week. Eventually he gained .5 oz and I was thrilled. After a few more days he started gaining weight and hasn't stopped. He is now 8lbs 2oz. I could not be a happier mom!

He is starting to be way more active and alert. He loves to look around and just stares at us when we are holding him. He actually fixes his gaze on us and follows our face when we move around.
He loves to sleep with his hands in his face.

He is so cute!!!!!

Reid is still working on nursing. I am trying to nurse him as much as possible but he still gets frustrated and will only nurse with the nipple sheild. We see Terry at least a few times a week still to work on him but I see improvement everyday. I'm hoping that he will be nursing exclusively by the time he is 3 months. I am very grateful that I have tons of milk so that I haven't had to give him any formula. Wes has been home the past few weeks so it has really helped. I actually get some sleep because he takes over a few times during the night. I am so blessed and so happy.