One Month

So Jack is now officially one month old. I was talking to a friend and she put it best: "You can't believe they're ALREADY a month old and they're ONLY a month old" - it's like time has flown and crawled simultaneously this last month. Apologies for being a terrible updater last week - not only has continued his why-sleep-when-I-could-eat mindset, Jack has also developed a rather double whammy of baby acne and cradle cap, so he's not so photogenic at the moment.

He had his 1 month pediatrician visit and got the all-clear. He's now 10 lbs, 14 oz (though I seriously think he's gained another pound in the week since he went based on his eating) I'm pretty sure his lack of sleep comes from being really really overtired, and my resolution this week is to try and remember that he should really only be awake for like an hour before he goes back to sleep again, which basically means eat, maybe diaper change, and then start the go to sleep process. Any parents out there have any tips on getting them to go to sleep any quicker? I've been using the miracle blanket swaddle at night (thanks for the recs!) and he usually falls asleep nursing, but then there's those awful 10 minutes of waiting to see if he's really asleep before transferring him to his crib. At least half the time he wakes up about 8 minutes into the countdown and we have to start all over, which, if it happens 3 times in a row, can add 30-45 minutes to the process.

And because I'm seriously not sure I can keep up with all his nursing needs (the kid is ALWAYS hungry!), I'm thinking about maybe supplementing with formula, maybe just for one feeding a day. Anyone who's done this, how does it work? Do you nurse them and then give them a little formula at the end or what?

Going to try out first bottle tomorrow - I haven't been able to pump much (see above re: eats all the time) but I've gotten enough to give it a try. We'll see how it goes.

Here's a pic of him busted out of yet another swaddle. The boy will not be stopped.