6 Weeks Old :)

Everett,

Tomorrow you will be 6 weeks old. I have mixed emotions about this milestone.

I am happy because you are so interactive and so much fun. You love to sit and stare at me and make faces. You smile when I smile at you, and when I tickle you, and when Fergie licks your little feet. You want to sit up so badly! You have amazing head control and your legs are very strong for a baby your age. (That's what Dr Harvey told me today) You have been gaining weight like crazy since we started supplementing, and you are finally back on track with your birth weight. You weigh 9lbs 8ozs!!

I am also sad about how quickly you are growing. I know that it won't be like this for long and I am cherishing every moment of your dependency on me. I teared up today when one of your newborn outfits was too snug. It fit you perfectly your first couple weeks. I'm not gonna lie, you are a lot of work. You keep me on my toes and you aren't even mobile yet! But I love every minute of it. I couldn't think of anything I would rather do than spend my days with you.

You have so many little quirks that I am so afraid I will forget about as you grow out of them. You are starting to love your Baby Einstein DVDs. You only last about 15 minutes, but you love those 15 minutes. You get the hiccups all the time and they make you so angry sometimes, but sometimes they make you laugh. You have the biggest most beautiful smile I have ever seen. Most of the time you are awake I am trying to get you to smile. You wrap your little fingers around my necklace while you nurse and you scratch my side with the other hand. Your hands are your favorite toy. You always have them by your face. I have to keep your nails very short because you scratch your face like crazy. It took you 5 weeks to successfully suck your thumb. You have a love/hate relationship with your binky. Sometimes you will wedge your hand behind it and fling it across the room. You talk all the time. You even coo while you sleep. Every night I read your Bible to you and you love to stare at me while I read. Sometimes it looks like you are mimicking my mouth movements. You have started pooping on a very strict schedule. Every other day, between 10am and 2pm. But they are the biggest poos in the world. They usually come out all sides of the diaper and get all over you and me...or the car seat. When you first wake up, you stretch for about 5 solid minutes. You get angry if I wake you up. You also get very angry when we take your bottle away to burp you. There are a million more, but I am already crying just thinking about the fact that someday you will not be doing any of these sweet little things anymore.

Your daddy and I love you to pieces. I thank God every day for such a wonderful blessing. I still can't believe how lucky I am.

Love,
Mommy