One Month!

I can't believe my little man is already one month! Here are some things I don't want to forget about him:

• He loves getting his bare feet tickled. It's the only way I've been able to keep him calm for longer than 15 minutes.
• He loves CONSTANT motion. In fact, he protests EVERY. SINGLE. TIME he is put down. We joke that our baby has baby shaking syndrome (okay, maybe that's not actually funny), but we jiggle him like crazy, dance around like crazy, and do anything to keep him from getting upset.
  
• He loves his pacifier, but if he's too worked up he'll shake his head like crazy in protest.
• We are becoming better at nursing. It's still a work in progress! That was an emotional thing for me!
  
• His eyes are always wide open and have been since he was little. He's such an alert little guy!
• He will not get in his bouncer. He hates it! We're making progress with his swing. Every once in a while he'll go in it for 15 minutes or so and dad is a champ at getting him in the swing for longer.
  
• A friend lent us the Bjorn and it has helped. He'll go in it every once in a while, but usually doesn't like facing me.
• He sleeps on us (yes, I know---I'm that parent). If we put him in his bassinet and if he actually stays asleep for longer than 3 minutes he wakes himself up and goes ballistic and it takes us quite a while to get him back to sleep. It's the only way we can get sleep at night.
  
• This little guy does not sleep! Thankfully, he'll sleep at night in between feeds, but it's rare that I get him to sleep during the day. He's usually good for one hour long nap and yes, he sleeps on me! Other than that, he takes 10 or 15 min cat naps here and there.
• So now that I just talked about how horrible of a sleeper he is, in the past few days he has been better. I've been working really hard at it and I've been figuring out how to get him to sleep a little better (knock on wood!).
  
• He actually travels well and likes getting fresh air. I've been going on walks with him during the nice days (there have been maybe a total of 4 since he was born) and he usually falls asleep. He's only hated his car seat once and he usually sleeps when we take him anywhere (there have only been 4 or 5 outings so we're keeping our fingers crossed!).
• He has crazy flailing arms that somehow always end up cozy next to his face.
  
• We have to put mittens on his hands or he scratches everything.
  
• He HATES diaper changes
• He HATES baths! He'll scream the whole time and for a whole 5 minutes after he's out.
• He is the LOUDEST sleeper. It always makes Chance and I laugh. We swear he has nightmares because he lets out the sweetest little cry all the time, but he is completely asleep. He'll also whimper like a dog and laugh and smile.
• He has VERY long hair for a newborn and loves to have it played with. His hair gets greasy so fast!
• He usually feeds every 2-3 hours during the day, but will go a little longer at night. Though, lately he's been feeding every 1.5 to 2 hrs. I think he's going through a growth spurt.
• He does not like tummy time, but is a champ at using his neck to pick his head up!
• He loves to sleep with his neck hanging low. It literally looks like his neck is completely unsupported.
• He loves the windows in the hallway and will stare out them for hours. They actually are what puts him to sleep at night most of the time.
• He's an opinionated, intense kid. He'll let us know right away if we're doing something he doesn't like and he makes the saddest frowny face.
• I may be crazy, but I think he's starting to smile or at least trying to smile. I can't wait till the real debut.
• He still fits in newborn clothing, but has definitely grown. I can't wait till his appointment on Friday so that we can see how much he has actually grown!
  
• He needs constant attention and is a 24 hour job-- literally! By constant attention I mean that he needs to be held 24 hours a day. Every once in a while I can brush my teeth, use the restroom, or take a shower!
• We love our little man like CRAZY!
  

I wanted to write these things down more for my sake than anything else. He's growing so much and I know I've already forgotten so many things.