One Month!

Finnbar is one month old! Amazing! Time flies with no sleep. Actually we are doing pretty well. Some nights are good, others are more wakeful, but we are hanging in there.

Finn had his one month check up yesterday. He is growing extremely well and now weighing in at 10 lbs 4 oz, and 22 1/2 inches long. He hasn't gotten taller, but I don't think they are very precise when they do that measurement.

We also spent some time at the lactation consultants again yesterday. Just when I thought things were looking up, one of my nipples cracked open again and everything got really painful. They actually now think Finn and I have thrush, which is a yeast infection in my breasts and in Finn that gets transferred back and forth. It can arise when we are on antibiotics because it messes with the normal biological flora. I had read about it and thought the pain I was experiencing was similar to the symptoms listed, but Finn didn't have the symptoms so I had dismissed it. Apparently, he may not show them, but we can still have it. So, now we are both being treated for that. The lactation consultant, Mary Ann (who I love enormously and wish I could take her home) swore that often women experience a lot of problems with breast feeding through 6 weeks, but after that things often improve. I am seriously counting down to the six week point and really hope I can report this is the case for me.

Well, enough about my problems and on to the pictures of the cutest boy on earth (yes, I am biased)! He is starting to be more expressive each day. We catch what we think are smiles every once in a while. Of course, sometimes they are immediately followed by screaming so perhaps it is not joy, but this one was definitely a happy to see Dad face:

I tried to do a photo shoot with him on a blanket and he just looked a little confused the whole time:
Ah, sleeping boy in ninja pose. You can never be too ready to defend your bassinet: