Last Tuesday, Isaac had his one month checkup. He weighed in at 10 pounds, 7 ounces! Dr. Feldman asked me a bunch of questions and told me that he is developing normally. He also gave me some great news. I no longer have to wake Isaac up to eat! He said now that he's put on some weight, I can let him tell me when he's ready to eat. He said just to make sure he doesn't go more than four hours without eating during the day, and five hours at night. So far in two weeks, there's only one time I've had to wake him up for his next feeding. Let me tell you, he is a much happier baby now.
This week, I had my final checkup with Janice, and she released me to do all of my normal activites. I can't wait to go back to the gym next week! I am going to take it easy though, because I still get really tired during the day if I do too much. Janice was also a huge encouragement to me regarding breastfeeding. Isaac had been doing much better with it, but it was still inconsistent. Sometimes he'd do it perfectly, and other times he wouldn't even latch on. On one hand, I knew we'd come so far and didn't want to give up. On the other hand, I was pretty frustrated, impatient, and was ready to throw in the towel. Talking to Janice really helped though. After I told her about our progress and how much more milk I was able to pump, she told me, "I think it's time for you to get rid of the formula. Or if not, you're really close. You're just going to have to draw your line in the sand like you did that first day he breastfed and say, 'We're not doing this today.'" My eyes widened, as I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Could I really do that? Did I really have enough milk to meet his needs? So the next day I decided to try it and find out. And we went the entire day without supplementing! That was monumental for me, a milestone. Our day was so much better too. Isaac was happier, I was happier, everyone was happier.
We've had many firsts in the past couple of weeks:
~Last Monday was the first day that I took Isaac to Savannah, without any help.
~Last Monday was Isaac's first day meeting new people, as I stopped by my mom's workplace on the way home. Everyone oohed and aahed over him, saying he is a really "pretty baby." One person even said he looks like the Gerber baby.
~Last Thursday was Isaac's first visit to Grandma BJ's (my mom's) house. She LOVED having him there.
~Last Thursday was the first time I heard Isaac laugh. He did that while my dad was holding him and talking to him.
~Last Friday was the first time I took Isaac to a restaurant. We went to Applebee's to eat lunch with my grandfather, his great grandfather.
~Last Friday was also Isaac's first day in the swing. What a great invention!
~Last Saturday was Isaac's first visit to Grandma Terry's (Wes's mom's) house. She LOVED having him there too.
~This Wednesday was the first time that Isaac breastfed exclusively during the day. I was so proud of him...and myself!
~This Thursday was the first time that Isaac breastfed exclusively during the day and the middle of the night. That will definitely take some getting used to, at least for me!
~This Friday was Isaac's first trip to the mall. We went so I could get a birthday present for my grandmother, as well as some gifts for Mother's Day.
~This Friday was also Isaac's first trip to Wal-Mart. Wes and I took him there so we could do some grocery shopping. He was sleeping until we got in the store. He stayed up the whole time and, all things considered, was pretty good. He didn't start crying until he heard another baby crying. Even still, Wes and I decided to go back to the way we've done things the last few weeks. One of us will stay home with the baby, and one of us will go to the store.
~Today was the first day he took a tub bath. He really enjoyed it!
~Tonight will be the first night he sleeps in his own room. He is so big now that it's time for him to graduate from the bassinet to the crib. I must say, I am going to miss having him in our room!
Now for some more pictures:
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