Six Weeks

My little peanut is six weeks old today.

Oh goodness, it brings tears to my eyes.

Didn't I just bring him home from the hospital yesterday?

*sigh*

I go back to work on Monday.

It breaks my heart.

Benjamin is starting to break of his shell, developing both his personality and a schedule, and now I have to leave him. 

He's slowly becoming "Benjamin Thomas."

He hates immersion baths - unless the temperature is *perfect* and he's completely submerged, except for his head.

He looooves getting his hair shampooed.

He loves light head scratches as he falls asleep.

He loves music.

He likes to be able to see the world around him - he likes to be facing outward, and sitting upward.

He doesn't like taking naps in his bassinet during the day, but he loves sleeping in his bassinet at night.

He is just starting to put himself to sleep, instead of being rocked to sleep. 

He [hates] having a dirty diaper, and will get very angry, but then stop crying the second you lay him on his changing table - he knows what's coming, I swear!

He is such a strong little guy, always holding his head up whenever he can, and loves standing on his legs. We can even stand him up, then take our hands a centimeter away from his body and he'll hold himself standing for just a second or two, all on his own! Such a strong little guy!

He truly is becoming a unique little person.

And now I have to leave him.

He's just starting to develop a routine too.

His day usual starts between 6:30 and 7:30.

He'll eat, get changed, and play for an hour or so.

Then about 9:30ish he'll eat again, and go down for a nap around 10.

He'll wake up around 11:30 and eat and play some more.

Then take an afternoon nap around 2.

Then he's up and eating and playing around 4 or 5.

Then back to sleep about 7.

Then up one last time about 9:30 or 10 for some more good eats, a bath (every other day), and some snuggles for bed time. 

His nights are typically very good, with him sleeping from about 10:30 or so until 7ish with him waking up once to eat in the middle of the night. 

He's getting so big!

And yet still so small...

He is still in newborn clothes.

The 0-3 month clothes are too big for him still.

At his one month appointment, he was 7lbs 11oz, so he's something over 8 pounds by now I would think.

Finally the size of a normal newborn. Ha!

Ahh, I love him so much.

He brings so much joy to my life.

I have no idea what I talked about, or blogged about, before Benjamin came into my life.

He's about the only thing I talk about these days!

He is my world. 

And he's six weeks old today. 

Macho man!