One Month-Colette

Dear Colette,

Happy One Month! 9lbs and 4 oz of sugar, spice, and everything ---wait a minute?? I really can’t believe it has been one month. Mostly because I feel like it has gone in a blink of an eye. I wish I could say it has been pure bliss and that is why it has gone so fast, but I need to be honest—that is not true.

From day one you have never been the floppy baby. I mean to say, most babies get to a floppy stage in their sleep. You can set them down easily or move them around. Yep—not you. You are not floppy. I wish we could catch one of the sleeping baby smiles on camera, but we feel so exhausted that when you sleep, we get a break . . . sort of—you still have a brother who has needs too.

 Things have been rough for us. We think you have acid reflex and majority of the time we cannot set you down. You have to be rocked or bounced or held until you fall asleep. Even then, we don’t know how long you will actually stay down. You are like a ticking bomb (a cute one though). We did take you to see the pediatrician yesterday, and we got a prescription that will hopefully help ease some of the acid reflex. So far we are seeing a bit more of a happier baby.

You seem to have a liking for Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas music and Lindsay Sterling. That does the trick to calm you down at times. You enjoy bath time (we know we can have a calm none fussy baby during that). You don’t last long on the floor for tummy time because of the acid reflex. We hope things start cheering up for us all soon. It does not help that it has been one thing after another with Johnathan—teeth hurting, fever, and now a cold. Hopefully that all stays clear away from you. 

Your brother, Johnathan, likes to come up and hold you. He will sometimes just grab you if we are not watching. Though, the moment you start to fuss he is done. I wish that worked for everybody at times.

You are a hiccup baby. I have never seen anybody hiccup so much. You are also a bit too obsessed with your pacifier. Good thing Santa is putting more in your stocking.

Any though things are a bit rough right now, and we are still trying to figure things out, we are so happy to have you in our family. We hope month two will be a lot happier and joyful (less tears from you and me).

Hopefully we will see a smile from you soon and get more tummy time!

Love,

Mommy