The Richardsons: Cooper is One Month!

Cooper at One Month

(February 14, 2013)

At the Richardson house we are not only celebrating Valentine's Day today, we are also celebrating Cooper's one month! It's hard to believe that it has only been one month since our little guy graced us with his presence. So much has happened these past 30 days that it seems like he has been here much longer. Since being born, Cooper has had visits from his Yaya & Poppi; Uncle Jason, Aunt Bekah & cousin Olivia; and his Gammy. Not to mention all the family and friends he has met via Facetime!

Cooper has been doing a great job adjusting to "life on the outside". He's eating like a champ and continues to gain weight & grow by the day. He has grown out of his newborn diapers and is now sporting the Ones and he can fit into most of his 3 month clothes. If I had to guess, I'd say our little guys weighs a little over 10 pounds now.

He was doing a wonderful job sleeping and we were even able to get a few 5 1/2 hour spans out of him, but for some reason, this past week has been difficult. He is deciding to sleep in 2 hour increments throughout the night and instead of eating 3-4oz at a time he is only eating 1-2oz at a time, but more often. We're hoping to get him on some sort of schedule here shortly though...as soon as we can figure out how to do that : /

Ryleigh is adjusting to life with baby Cooper wonderfully. She loves giving him his binkie, covering him up with blankets and giving him hugs & kisses before bedtime. She isn't overly interested though, which is actually very nice-she gives him just the right amount of attention. She tells me numerous times that she "loves baby Cooper" and when he cries she pats his little head and says "it's OK baby Cooper, Mommy fix it". It really is adorable to watch her grow into a big sister : ) He is one lucky little boy.

Mommy & Daddy are still adjusting to life with two children as well. We have been on our own with no helpers for about two weeks now and we seem to be falling into a little routine. I'm not going to lie though, it is difficult balancing everything. While I don't want to wish these first few months away, I do look forward to the months when Cooper is finally sleeping through the night and we are more in tune with him so we can easily figure out what he needs.

Things are still fairly new right now and we're still getting to know our little guy, but one thing I am happy to share is that Mommy sure knows how to get him to smile : ) A few days ago Cooper had his first legit smile and he's been flashing those adorable little smiles at Mommy almost everyday since! We are very excited about what the next few months bring and for Cooper to become more interactive with us and Ryleigh.