{to my alexander}

My tiny man... You have now been in our family (outside of mommy's belly) for just over a month now and like mommy always says, time has flown! She cannot believe that you have been here for a month now and what a month it has been!

We recently had your one month doctor's appointment and you weighed 11 lbs 8 oz and were 23 inches long. Both of those fell into the 90th or above percentile. I don't remember what the nurse said your head circumference was (although she did write it down), but I do know it was also in the 90th percentile. You are growing like a weed and are super healthy!

Your tear ducts are clogged, but your doctor said that that was okay and that what we were doing at home was good. She said it could take up to a year for them to clear out, but mommy and daddy are hoping it happens sooner. It doesn't seem to bother you at all, but mommy feels bad always having to wipe your eyes.

Everywhere we go people ooh and ahh over your hair! Daddy's keeps saying we need to cut it and as much as mommy wishes he was joking, she knows that he's mostly serious. Mommy refuses though and you'll have nice long hair for a long time yet. Your brother's hair is nice and long right now too and it is the cutest! Although he wouldn't want mommy calling him cute. He's at that age.

Speaking of your big brother... He loves you more than he lets on. Mommy has caught him singing to you to try and calm you down, he tries to give you your nuk, which by the way you don't really care for, even though mommy wishes you would... He likes to say goodnight to you and is always asking how your day was when he gets home from school. He still refuses to change any of your diapers though!

You are sleeping relatively good at night for a one month old, only making mommy and daddy get up twice usually. We will take that for now because we know it could be worse, although at this point mommy is starting to jones for a full uninterrupted night of sleep. She knows it will come again... Hopefully sometime in the coming months. Your brother did not sleep through the night for a long time and that is one thing she hopes you don't follow in his footsteps with. 

You've just about outgrown your newborn diapers which is sad. We have just a few left that we are trying to use up, but the size ones definitely fit a little bit better. You have outgrown just a few newborn outfits and some of the 0-3 month ones that were big on you just a few weeks ago are going to be too small pretty soon! Stop growing so fast please!

Right now you are eating about 4 oz every 3-4 hours and you always burp better for daddy than you do for mommy. She is a little jealous about that, but she knows she has the special touch when it comes to calming you down. 

Mommy has to go back to work in a week and a half and she is going to miss you like crazy! She has had a lot of years to get used to being away from your brother all day, but you are a tiny little munchkin yet. But your Auntie Emmy is going to be watching you for the majority of the summer, so she knows that you and Ayden are going to be in great hands and you will have lots of fun I with her. 

Mommy loves you tiny man!

CIAO! LOVE ME!