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Jude’s One Month Old!

October 15, 2013 by Aliesha

On Sunday, Jude turned one month old!  We were out of town, so I’m catching up on posting about it.

In some ways, the month has gone by quickly, but in other ways it has been long!  Around 2.5-3 weeks, Jude went through a growth spurt wherein he nursed almost constantly around the clock.  It was really hard, especially at night!  After a few nights of hourly feedings (so, being woken up approximately every 45 minutes), I thought I was going to go crazy!  Around the 3.5 week mark, he started to sleep better, and now, at 4 weeks, he is sleeping GREAT!  We have a really good daytime routine and a bedtime ritual we follow every night, and I know that has helped him sleep so well (also lots of prayers!).

dressed for church on Sunday

Some milestones:
-loves to eat (nurses around 10 times a day)
-slept a record 7 hours last night, but has been sleeping 4-5 hours most nights lately, followed by another 3 hour stretch
-has now traveled to Virginia
-seems to see us better and study our faces more
-starting to have better head/neck support
-turns his head to respond to our voices
-likes being swaddled at night
-likes his bath
-enjoys cuddling while napping, though often naps in his crib too
-wears 3 month clothing
-wears size 1 diapers
-is completely adored by both of his big sisters
-everyone says he looks like Tad

We are so enamored with our darling Jude!  We are very thankful God has blessed our family with this sweet boy… he is such a gift!

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Comments

  1. Davene Grace says

    October 15, 2013 at 11:34 am

    Happy one month birthday, Jude!!

    Aliesha, my heart goes out to you with the lack of sleep. I know how HARD that can be. I’m so glad to hear that Jude is sleeping better now; that’s a gift! πŸ™‚

    • Aliesha Caldwell says

      October 15, 2013 at 11:36 am

      Thanks, Davene! I do feel very blessed that he’s sleeping better now!

  2. Liz says

    October 15, 2013 at 1:03 pm

    such a sweet little boy. he’s a good mix between the girls, i think! πŸ™‚

    • Aliesha Caldwell says

      October 15, 2013 at 1:07 pm

      We think so too! He’s definitely a lot bigger than they were at 1 month!

  3. Miriam says

    October 15, 2013 at 3:56 pm

    Growth spurts AND sleep are both good things; too bad they can’t happen simultaneously at Jude’s age. πŸ˜‰ All that eating must’ve worked for him to be in 3m clothes already! Good job, both of you. I’m glad you’re getting more sleep now.

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