Jace ~ 1 Month

Our baby is one month old already!  I've had a very different perspective on life with baby this time around.  We've all heard and experienced how fast time speeds by as our kids grow up.  The days can be long (ummm...yes!), but the years are fast.  I think I'm feeling this more with 12 and 6 year olds in the house.  I look at Jace and see Luke and Nora as babies and I just cannot comprehend how they changed, grew, learned, and matured so quickly!  It's like I'm seeing a timeline within my kids: infant, 6 years, and 12 years.  In another 6 years, we'll have one leaving the nest, a teenage daughter, and our last kindergartner.  I have no doubt that time will come far too quickly.  So, for now, I'm soaking in my time at home on maternity leave and the ability to focus on the family we've been given the incredible responsibility and privilege to share.

A few updates on Jace at one month:

• Sleeping - Jace is up twice a night to eat and fall right back to sleep.  My hope is that we can start finding a "regular" wake up time in the morning soon.  Sleeping during the day is another story.  His longest naps are 20-30 minutes and he sleeps best when held or in a propped up position.  This does not allow mom much time with my hands free 😒  which can be a little wearing.  He's particularly unsettled in the evenings so Brent and I take turns holding, bouncing, and rocking him (whichever keeps him happy the longest).
• Eating - Jace is a great nurser and eats every 2.5-3 hours.  He's taken a bottle a few times and has taken too it very well.  He spits up quite a bit, but it doesn't seem to bother him so we're told it's totally normal/fine.  
• Growing - He's currently in size 1 diapers (outgrew newborn size by two weeks) and wearing size 3 month clothes.  
• Fun - Jace likes anything with light, so he often looks toward the windows and or lights in the room.  We also lie a toy that lights up and plays music next to him which he turns to watch.  He likes bath time and being on his changing table...we're not sure what it is about the changing table???  Nora loves singing and reading to him...next to him...so she doesn't get spit up on.  Luke, on the other hand, enjoys holding him.  

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