Baby's First Christmas

I realize I have quite a bit of updating to do, especially since our little man is already 5 weeks old! Can you believe it?? First things first, an update on his growth. We went in for his one month check-up and all of that eating has certainly done it's job. Isaiah weighed in at 9 lbs 4 oz and 21.5 inches long! Our pediatrician was pleasantly surprised- she couldn't believe he gained almost 2 pounds in 2 weeks! I decided that I wanted to try to take a picture of him each month in the same pose so we can compare how he changes from month to month. Here is the first entry.
I know I'm biased, but he's so stinkin cute!!!

We're still struggling a bit with sleeping at night. Some nights are really great, and others... well not so much! I think part of the problem is that Isaiah is now eating around 4 ounces and at night, he falls asleep before he can get enough. So, he wakes up about 5 minutes after I put him down because he's still hungry! I'm sure it will eventually even out, but until then, I'm so thankful that I have a husband that allows me to sleep in on the weekends.

With it being Christmas season and all, Isaiah got introduced to shopping at the mall a little earlier that I would have liked, but I didn't really have a choice- we had to get Daddy's present. Luckily, we were able to get in and out in a few hours. Isaiah was not happy being in his stroller, so I became one of those moms who was carrying her baby in one arm and pushing the stroller and all of the bags with the other arm. I know 10 pounds isn't that heavy, but carrying him in one arm for 2 hours proved to be a little difficult.

We were invited to a Christmas party, and decided to make the trek out in the cold to show off our little bundle. It was a lot of fun, we ate a bunch of food and Isaiah ate a bunch of milk! Here is a pic from that party. Isaiah was enjoying staring at himself in the mirror. That is, until he realized that daddy was taking a picture.

Last but not least, we enjoyed our first Christmas together. We had originally planned to go to my grandma's but the weather was not cooperating and we didn't want to take him out unnecessarily. So, my mom came down and we had a quiet day at home. We had a fabulous breakfast of biscuits and sausage gravy prepared by nana, followed by a morning full of nursing, and diaper changes. Then, we decided it was time to open gifts. By this time, Isaiah was sleeping again, and started getting a little fussy when it was time to open his presents. Here are just a few pics from the day.
Cuddling with Nana

My favorite place to nap!

Daddy opening a gift from me.

Opening a gift from Nana.

Trying on my new hat- starting to get a little angry!

I'm over this already!

Some of the clothes I received- I got some great stuff from my Aunt and Uncle but don't have the pics loaded yet!

I'm the best present of all!

Hanging with Mommy and Daddy by our Christmas tree. I LOVE looking at the pretty lights!