4 Weeks

Time, you have done it again. You've gone and flown on by without any regard for my feelings.  Ryder has been here for 4 weeks already. But, really, hasn't he been here forever?  What was our life like without him? 

He is a pretty good baby, still sleepy newborn-ish, but slowly we are starting to learn his personality.  His tummy seems to bother him a little more than Charlotte's did, but as long as you get some major burps out of him he is pretty content. Sadly, we have another puker on our hands. Stocked up on burp cloths and ready to go through 4 shirts a day. Take heart, I know he will outgrow it eventually.

At his 2 weeks check-up (though he was almost 3 weeks):

7 lbs 10 oz

20 inches

He sleeps well during the day and night. I usually wake him up at the 3 hour mark during the day to eat. He has about 45-60 miuntes of awake time and then back to sleep. At night he goes 4 hours on the nose.  He seems more enthusiastic about eating than Charlotte was. 

(Does everything have to be a comparison?)

He is definitely a second child in his uncanny ability to sleep through toddler maulings.  Charlotte loves him, very enthusiastically. She also has no volume control.  Welcome to the family, Ryder. 

Physically, I feel great. I bounced back a lot quicker this time. I don't feel exhausted or sore. I still have 30 pounds to lose, but with Ryder's help, it should come off in no time.