1 month!

Wow! It is definitely crazy to think about how a month has flown by since Adrian was born.  Lots has happened~ there have been good times and some hard moments but overall it has been a good first month.  Kyle and I were talking while eating dinner tonight about how the first month has got to be the most difficult. This is in our mind because of how the newborn relies on us as parents for so much (food, warmth, comfort, shelter, love, entertainment, etc.) but yet they can not communicate wants/needs and everyone is working hard at knowing each other.

Here is a re-cap of some of the first month events (good and bad):
~Adrian dropped from his birth weight of 6 lbs. down to 5 lbs. 7 oz.
~ At his two week check, Adrian was 5 lbs. 12 oz. and up to 20 inches (from 19)
~ He finally went over his birth weight on June 3rd, where he weighed in at 6 lbs. 3 oz.'
~We visited Dr. Stannard many times to check our weight, but everything else checked out well.
~ Our umbilical cord stump fell off at 6 days old.
~We learned that we have a great voice for crying during diaper changes and when I'm really, REALLY hungry after sleeping for a while.
~We went on our first adventure to the cabin over Memorial Day weekend, and did a pretty good job while there and an amazing job on the car ride.
~Adrian got to meet many friends and family, and was the recipient of many amazing gifts.
~Adrian began to be a pro at eating, and has decided that he likes to eat all the time. :)
~Mom and Dad have given Adrian the nickname of: Hungry Hungry Hippo
~Adrian began to use cloth diapers.
~Within this last week, Adrian began to have a bottle during one feeding a day and has ventured into the land of nuks.  (He doesn't always know what to think about the pacifier though.)

So, as of today, we have a one month old baby.  He is still a peanut (even looks more so with his cloth diapers on), but using our household scientific measuring system, Adrian is now....6 lbs. 12 oz. and 21 inches long.  He is a growing boy.