Waylon is 5 weeks Old!

I will never get over how fast time is traveling right now. It seems like just yesterday we were going to the hospital to have this sweet boy and now he is 5 weeks old... We had our one month doc check up yesterday, it was the first time I had to go by myself and I was a little scared but all went well. Waylon now weighs 8lbs 10oz, and is 201/2 inches long... the doc said he was doing great and getting plenty of food, good news for this nursing mom.. We did a little shopping afterwards it was the first time I have really gotten him in public because I am so scared of him getting sick but it was very nice for the both of us to get out....I am sure I will take it slow but it was nice to know that it was very easy to get him out and about by myself...Several people have told me that You will say with each stage of a growing baby that it is your favorite one and right now I will say that. I am so in love with how sweet he is. He is staying awake more, making sweet sounds and starting to smile. I feel a real connection with him right now and feel like I know and am able to meet more of his wants and needs. I love how he has gotten stretched out, he is not in that newborn curled up state, I love holding him on my shoulder and rubbing his back. He has pretty much grown out of all his new born clothes and is fitting fairly well into his 0-3 month clothes, I am so glad because I have much cutter clothes in this size but is amazing to see how something he fit into a week ago is now to small, bitter sweet. The other day I laied him on his play mat to have some play time when he got fussy on his back I put him on his belly for tummy time, he was very content there so I got up to make a sandwich when I came back to check on him he had his thumb in this mouth and was sound asleep! He normally will only fall and stay asleep in someones arms during the day so it was very nice to have this time, although I was checking on this every two seconds to make sure he could still breath so I did not get that much time to myself. We are now doing a little supervised tummy sleeping every day so I can at least do the laundry.. Nathan is still being a wonderful husband and Dad, giving me some relief at night when he gets home from his 15 hour days.. although when he is taking care of Waylon all I want to do is sit and admire the two most handsome men ever, so I am not getting that much work done. It will never seem to amaze me how I can only get a few hours of sleep at night, being the tiredest I feel I have ever been and when this sweet boy is ready to get up and I am not, he gives me a little grin and I feel like I have have the best nights sleep ever. He gives me energy, peace, patients and feels my heart with more love than is explainable... I hope and pray all of you new moms are feeling the same way... God Bless!