I can hardly believe it, but Brady is a month old already! He is growing so fast and he is starting to get really alert. We now get to enjoy his smiles (not just from gas). Grandma got his first smile and then Aliisa. He didn't give Mommy or Daddy smiles until the next day!
Last week we got his tongue clipped. He was tongue tied at birth and thanks to my mom's neighbor, Lori, who is a lactation consultant (who was the one who told us) we were able to get it taken care of without any problem. So basically the tissue under his tongue (frenulum) was attached more toward the tip of his tongue, which really limits the movement of the tongue and also makes breast feeding more difficult for him. To fix the problem they just clip the tissue with a little pair of scissors, hold some gauze there for a minute to stop the bleeding and then have him breastfeed because the antibodies in the milk are all it needs to heal. He is already making so much progress with the feeding...again thanks in a large part to Lori.
He has also rolled from his belly to his back...twice! Yes, I realize it was not intentional, but he is such a squirmer already and so strong. He likes to hold his head up when you try to lay him on your chest and has been doing that since before we left the hospital. He sleeps pretty well at night, sometimes going 5 hours between feedings. Anyway, here are some pictures.
They didn't get to stay too long, but it was great to see them and I'm glad they got to meet Brady. Aunt Kirsten got some pretty good smiles from the little guy (and plenty of tears too!) And they brought Brady this cute little outfit...it has a lion on the butt and the cutest, tiniest flip-flops in the world.
Patrick gave a few kisses but was more concerned with playing basketball and such.
It was so much fun to have Megan keep me company and take turns holding this little guy. I wasn't very good about taking pictures, but here are a couple. Thanks for coming to visit. I wish you guys lived closer so our boys could grow up together!
