Is this all we do? Pretty much!

I wanted to post random pictures of Hayden, but after going through them I noticed that a ton of them are us all sleeping. Hence the post. Hey, this is real life. Maybe we'll throw in a few when we're all awake :) And in the future I'll have to catch some of those cute, hope they stay, blue eyes!

Little peanut at 2 weeks old

After Andrew had worked all night. Who put who to sleep?

 

LOVES sleeping in his bumbo

Maybe it's Hayden, maybe it's that chair, but the Sand Man got them both!

First boating trip for Daddy's birthday. Boy did Hayden have fun. If it involved heat and sleeping he's there.

Hailey, Kinz, and Andrew

Jumping tubes

Enjoying the boat ride

Sleepover at my parent's house after boating. . . how ironic.

Loved the sleep over too

Like father like son

There's some eyes! This is how we get him to sleep sometimes.

Loves to be curled up in the smallest ball possible

Oh his sleeping power got Mom too

In between the sleeping is bath time, which he loves

I didn't realize how much he sleeps but he definitely is a sleeper. He started sleeping 5-6 hours during the night at a month old and now will sleep about 7 hours through the night. It's not every night but he does really good. We're really lucky! The nights he does sleep that long I get up thinking I've slept 12 or more hours. He's so nice to us. When he wakes up in the morning it's usually with a smile, however if I don't give him food fast that smile turns quickly into a screaming wail! He's been growing and getting big fast. At his 1 month checkup he was 8 pounds 4 ounces (13 %) and 21 1/2 inches long (38 %). After our trip we go in for his check up and shots. Not looking forward to that one. But we're doing SO good and enjoying our sleepy, little family.

What we've learned so far

Hayden has been here for almost a month and we're still learning new things about him. Here are some things that we know so far:

*We love him SO much. How can you love something you've only known for a month? But we do and so does everyone else.
*He is so noisy. He grunts when he wakes up, does a slight buzz or hum when he sleeps, and then makes squawks or grunts when he's awake.
*Along with being noisy he sounds like a squeaky wheel when he eats. He makes food sound really good.
*He is a big snuggler which I love. He would if I let him sleep on my chest every night or nap time. Sometimes he likes to just lay there wide awake. I hope he doesn't grow out of that soon.
*Cold is not his friend. He likes to be swaddled and warm. It's a good thing he was born in the summer.
*Likes the bath and his hair washed and "styled". Getting dressed ruins the bath because he doesn't like it.
*Has been going about 3 hours in between feedings but just recently has started going 2 hours during the day and 3-4 at night. He must be growing.
*Is spoiled already. Everyone likes to hold him including his parents and so he hardly ever cries. We know he's either hungry, or has a tummy ache when he does, because he is a very content baby.
*Likes it when Dad changes his diaper because Dad isn't as fast as Mom and he gets to spray at him. Man does that boy have some distance!
*Hardly ever spits up and is a VERY good burper. He can put grown men to shame with the sounds that come out of a tiny little body.
*Started smirking and smiling when he was only 1-2 weeks old. It's so cute.
*Doesn't like his car seat that much. We hope he grows out of that one fast because next month we're driving to Lake Tahoe. . .  it could be a long 10 plus hours.

I take him in next week to see how much he's grown. It still amazes me that he's probably like 8 pounds or something and that's what a lot of women's babies come out weighing. I love that he's been small because he seems like he's stayed little longer. I have loved the newborn stage and am trying to enjoy every moment. Even though I don't get as much sleep as I used to I don't wish this stage of his life to pass. We're just trying to enjoy our little man every day. We love you Hayden!

 We had his pictures taken and here's just one of the many cute ones that were taken. When I get them all back I'll post them. Oh another thing we know about him. . . he doesn't like photo shoots :)