Tate At 3 Weeks Old

I can hardly believe that Tate is 3 weeks old today!  His birth seems so long ago, like we should be talking months instead of weeks, and at the same time he’s already 3 weeks old! 

Here’s what Tate’s been up to this week:

• He eats every 3 to 4 hours
• Wakes up two times a night, usually about 3 1/2 – 4 hours between feedings/waking
• He is wide awake 3 to 4 times a day for about an hour each time and some of those he lays on the floor looking at a book propped up next to him, other times we do tummy time, other times we just hold him and gaze at each other
• After those awake periods he struggles to fall into a deep, comfortable sleep so we do a lot of rocking, snuggling and swaddling for about an hour after that, then he sleeps for a couple of hours until his next feeding
• He sleeps well in the car
• He recognizes me when I pick him up, settles right down when he gets his nose settled into the crook of my neck
• He has started opening his eyes when he’s sleeping, tricks you into thinking he’s awake
• At his check up last week when he was 17 days old he weighed 12lbs 10oz (that’s over 2 pounds more than his birth weight) and was 22 1/2” long (a 1/2” growth).  Basically he’s the size of a 2 month old and off the charts!
• He has outgrown some of his 0-3 month outfits already, at just 3 weeks old!
• Still wearing size 1 diapers, thank goodness.
• He has the sweetest little smile when he’s sleeping!

It’s amazing how quickly these little ones become a part of the family and part of your every day daily life.  He fits in with all of us so well!  I love having him here with me when everyone’s gone to work and school for the day.

Erin