A quick minute...

Guess who is 4 weeks old already!  It seems like it happened all of a sudden...like I blinked and its passed us by.  The 4 week mark means I have to go back to work...Monday is the dreaded first day back. It would be easy to lose my weekend to the dread of Monday but I'm trying to focus on the amazing 4 weeks I've just experienced instead of the upset of what's coming.

Mason's growing like a weed.  He's got himself a little Buddha belly and it's adorable.  His big cheeks make his smile all that more precious and he's making all sorts of new noises, coos and such.  He's sleeping an average of 3 hours between feedings at night and if I play my cards right he only gets me up twice.  We're trying "dream" feeding, which is where you put them down and once they're asleep you feed them (carefully) while they sleep and it helps them stay fuller and sleep longer before the first wake up of the night.  He's getting the hang of it. :)  

He's bumped up to 4 ounce bottles and during the day eats every 2-3 hours.  He's definitely a growing boy. I got on mom's scale with him day before yesterday and he weighed in at exactly 9 pounds.  Love my little Moo.  

He smiles a lot and loves to stare at shadows and shapes.  He's a pacifier baby and loves his wubbanubs (pacifiers with stuffed animals attached...he has Dino the Dinosaur and Leo the Lion).  He's a great snuggler and is starting to really like tummy time.  He holds his head up really well but isn't quite sure what to do with it from there.  He's very strong and has gained a lot of strength in his arms and legs in the last couple weeks. He "flops" a lot less now than he used to.

His eyes are a beautiful blue still and he's still got a full head of hair.  His eyes and his hair are lightening up and I'm excited to see what he ends up with.  His hair gets really fluffy after his baths and reminds me of a hedgehog.  Fitting, right?  He seems to like his baths in his tub, but isn't a fan of sink baths or sponge baths. 

He's still hopelessly addicted to his hands and they're always at his face.  He does this adorable thing when you put a paci in his mouth where one hand automatically goes to the paci and the other goes up and plays with his ear or hair.  It reminds me of Prince John on the Disney cartoon Robin Hood...

We had some help from a friend (Thanks Melissa Blue!) yesterday and managed to get some great 1 month shots.  He's just so easy to be around and even easier to take pictures of because he's not only adorable but he's also very expressive.  I can't help but think I've hit the lotto with this kid.  He's pretty cool.

Here are the pictures that Gene Russell's studio took while we were still in the hospital and then the pictures we took yesterday for his one month.  :)  

In these 4 photos he was 2 days old.

These are the one month pictures from yesterday.

It's so cool.  Every day I wake up and wonder what he's going to do next.  I can't wait to watch this kid grow up.