1st Month Pediatrician Appointment

What a big boy!

Alex and I went with Andy to see Dr. James and we were impressed- he is in the 95th percentile for all his measurements!

His weight: 11lb 15oz
Height: 23 1/2"

Dr. said he would be in the "average" range if he were a 2-month-old!
Andrew, of course, was showing off his neck strength.
While on his belly, he was holding his neck up very well~
I also reported that he had his first "genuine" smile a couple mornings ago!
We also hear him cooing more often now.
Dr. said we should see more of those smiles in the next couple weeks- time to get the camera ready!
I've not had as many photos (probably b/c his complexion hasn't been so great w/baby acne) but it's pretty much cleared up now.

He'll be spending more time playing here:

First Month Reflections

It's been a busy first month and it has all gone by so fast.
There were definitely some challenging moments- mostly, those familiar ragged-tired ones all new parents go through and then somehow (maybe b/c lack of sleep...) forget about.
Andrew has been such a wonderful love, and as we say repeatedly, "A very good baby!"
His challenging days (today was one of them) are when he eats a lot- it was every hour!
I voluntarily cancelled all plans for leaving the house to pay attention to his growth spurt.

Let's see- just in the first month we've been out to eat... How many times?!!
We've had sushi lunch at Asahi (our debut), lunch at Legal Sea Foods and the Sea Dog Brewery, and dinner at Henrietta's Table and at Fire & Ice.

It seems most of his outfits have been worn only once or twice-
Hey, he is Mom's dress-up doll, after all! ;D
But really, he's growing so fast,
right before our eyes!
We weighed him on my parent's digital scale: he's 12 pounds now!

I grabbed the camera quickly for this one- the t.v. caught his eye for the first time!
If you read the t.v. screen you'll see it was a news clip about poison ivy.
I hope he paid very close attention!

Our 3rd visit to B.L. Makepeace. Michelle Doherty finally gets to meet Andrew!
He was very comfortable with her- in fact, with Cathy, too!
They have the mother's touch and he could sense it~

Little froggie!