One Month Old!

Rian was one month old yesterday!  Time is flying by!  It seems like we just brought him home the other day, but in some ways it's hard to remember what our family was like without him (of course that lack of sleep I'm getting makes it hard to remember anything).  

This past week we had fun enjoying the weather and celebrating Father's Day with our family.

On Friday, Kevin gave Rian his first  bottle, and he took it really well.  We were both glad to see this, because we had a hard time with Regan, and tried many types of bottles before we found one she liked.

Regan wanted in on the action too - so she gave a bottle to Macy

Rian also started to take naps in his crib

 Of course Mom enjoyed one blissful week where Regan and Rian took a nap for the same two hours of the day.  It was great, and I got a lot accomplished (and by "a lot", I mean "I took a shower").  Now though it seems Regan is having a harder time going to bed at night, as she is awake for an hour or two after we lay her down.  I read that this could be a sign that she is ready to drop her nap - boo.  So this week I'm going to keep her awake during the day and see if it makes any difference with her bedtime routine.  If it does, then I will be very sad to see this nap go.

Back at the playground for some Father's Day fun!

The boys relaxing at the park

Daddy, Regan and Uncle Colin practicing some soccer skills

So here are Rian's official one month pictures.  We are going to use the little froggy that he got from Jen and Andy, which Regan has named "Pee".  Don't ask me why.

In this comparison with the bear, you can see just how much bigger he is than she was.

 This fourth week is proving to be a trying one for me and Rian.  I think he is going through his first major growth spurt and he is eating like crazy.  Gone is the predictability of the schedule that I was bosting about last week.  Lately he has been eating almost every two hours, and is very fussy most of the time.  He is hardly ever content to just sit in his bouncy chair and observe the word around him.  He is either eating, sleeping, or crying because he's hungry or tired.  I really hope this is only temporary.  I just keep telling myself that eventually (two or three years from now) I will get sleep again.