One Month

I'm not sure where the time has gone, but my Little Guy is a month old! He's the sweetest angel baby I could ever have asked for and is the perfect addition to our family. Baby Emmett spends the majority of the day sleeping. He generally eats every two to three hours and pees like a race horse. I have never been peed/pooped on so much! When Emmett is awake he is usually content to look around. He rarely cries unless hungry, or sometimes when he's tired or wants to be held. When he's tired and gets a little fussy he generally calms right down if he gets his chuponcito. He got hiccups all the time when I was pregnant and he still gets them often, but they don't seem to bother him. The little Snugglebuggle is a noisy baby! He constantly makes squeaks, grunts, and it often sounds like there is an animal in the room! He does this awake or asleep and Clarita says he is talking...too bad none of us speak his language!

That face...

Probably trying to drown out Clara's yelling

He got circumcised when he was two weeks old and did great. I managed to remain in the room and even watched some of the procedure. Dada watched the whole thing and can tell you each step. Emmett cried, but it was more like he was angry than in pain. He didn't cry when his doctor cut him, only when she tugged. He had gained over a pound in the two weeks since his release from the hospital so his doctor was pretty happy about that. He's my little piglet although he doesn't eat all that frequently and he's definitely not fat, just solid and strong.

All swaddled and ready to go

The torture chamber

The little Snuglebuggle loves being carried in the pouch, carrier, or propped on my shoulder like a little parrot. He loves tummy time and will often fall asleep during it. Either that or roll over which he started doing around three weeks. Clara rolled over around a month, and I keep thinking Emmett rolling over is a fluke but he continues to do it, sometimes several times in a row when I put him back on his tummy after he rolls over. He's a strong little guy and several people have commented that he does not seem like a newborn as he is very alert and not at all fragile. He lifts his head like a pro and has from day one. I think he's just trying to get strong so he can withstand all of Clarita's bonks and bops and bop her back! He had so many firsts this month...we thought Clara's first month was busy but it was nothing compared to Baby Emmett's! Luckily he goes with the flow. He and I were gone for eight hours one day and he was content to sleep, nurse, sleep some more, and look around a little...such a trooper! He had his first bottle which was not a happy experience. I didn't even think of the fact that Clara had been using level three nipples when she stopped taking bottles and they were still on the bottles. I had Dada try giving him a bottle and the poor Little Guy was choking and then screaming. I tried again the next day with the proper nipple and he gulped it down like a pro. Then Aba watched him while I took Bay Leaf and Clara to yoga and he had no problem with his bottle or being away from me. 

First trip to the zoo

First bath

First bottle

I love tummy time!

His first water polo game

It seems like we're always on the go or I'm chasing Clara and I don't get nearly enough time to snuggle with Emmett. I take every chance I get to hold him and snuggle when Clara is sleeping or playing contentedly. It's very different than when she was tiny and I was always trying to get a million things done. Now I am content to lay with the Little Guy on my chest and enjoy this stage. I know I'll miss it when it's over and it's already passing by so quickly.

Bills fans

Get me out of this basket!

Clara helping to calm him

The day I decided to see what it would be like to have three kids...

I yuv you Baby Emmett

He really is an amazingly easy going little guy and we already love him so much. He filled a hole in our hearts that we didn't even know we had!

One Week

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Three Weeks

Four Weeks

Emmett's Stats

Weight: 10 pounds (he's gained over 2 pounds!)

Height: 21 inches 

Head Circumference: 38 centimeters

What Emmett Wears

This week I packed up all his newborn clothes. :( He now wears 3 month pajamas and 0-3 or 3 month clothes (3 months are still a little big).

Things Emmett Loves

Mommy and Daddy, nursing, being carried in the carrier or pouch, being carried like a parrot, chuponcitos, bath time, his swing, the bouncy chair, tummy time, watching Clarita.

Things Emmett Does Not Love

He's a pretty easy going little guy but he doesn't like getting buckled into the car seat or waiting to eat and he lets it be known with Pterodactyl screams.

How Emmett Sleeps

The Snugglebuggle spends the majority of the day sleeping. He generally has a couple hours of awake time in the morning and at night and spends the rest of the day sleeping, waking up to eat, and sleeping again. Emmett generally goes to bed around 9:30 after he nurses. He gets swaddled and sleeps in the bassinet in our room. He usually wakes up around 2:00 to nurse and again between 5:15 and 5:45. He generally goes right back to sleep after nursing and having a diaper change, but sometimes needs a chuponcito if he's wide awake.

Nicknames

Snugglebuggle, Little Guy, Baby Emmett, Ojos Azules

Monthly Exciting Events

August 25, 2015: First church council meeting

August 24, 2015: Start using cloth diapers

August 23, 2015: First time attending church

August 21, 2015: First time away from mom (thanks Aba!)

August 20, 2015: Starts smiling purposefully

August 14, 2015: Rolls over from front to back, first trip to the cabin

August 12, 2015: Emmett gets circumcised 

August 11, 2015: First family dinner

August 8, 2015: First trip to the zoo (he slept through the entire event)

August 7, 2015: First bath (he loved it)

August 5, 2015: Umbilical stump falls off

August 3, 2015: First doctor appointment and first shot

August 2, 2015: First chuponcito and first sponge bath, meet Tristan and Teegee

August 1, 2015: First Fun Day!!!

July 30, 2015: First time in the baby carrier, first walk

July 29, 2015: Meets big sister Clara, first car ride home from the hospital, meets Baza and Spikey, meets Bay Leaf

July 28, 2015: Emmett is born at 5:37 PM

Monthly Pictures

Un Dia En La Vida de Clarita y Emmett

This is from August 24, 2015 when the Little Guy was 27 days old. I did Clarita's first one of these when she was 27 days old so I decided to do one for Emmett too. They are certainly very different days and I know why I'm tired at the end of the day!

1:17: The Little Guy starts making grunting noises so I wake up and nurse him.
1:34: We do a quick diaper change and I re-swaddle him.
1:41: I put him back in bed and he's asleep right away.
5:04: More grunts so I nurse him.
5:24: Do a diaper change.
5:32: Put him back in bed with his chuponcito because he's wide awake.  He quickly falls asleep.
6:50: I see on the monitor that Clara is awake and quietly playing with her animals. I give the monitor to Dada and go for a quick run.
6:55: Dada gets Clara up.

7:10: He finally gets her to go pee pee.
7:15: I'm back and Clara is eating breakfast of cereal from Dada's bowl.

Gotta get every last drop

7:27: Clara finishes her breakfast and goes to play while I make my breakfast. She pretends to sleep with Dada.

7:40: Dada leaves Clara "wakes up."
7:45: We brush our teeth and make the bed and Clara gets dressed.

7:57: We hear baby Emmett making noises and head downstairs to get him up. He nurses.

8:16: We brush Clara's hair and close the windows.
8:30: Baby Emmett gets a diaper change.
8:40: We leave for our walk.

9:36: We finish our walk at the park. Baby Emmett is still sleeping in the carrier. Clara plays and climbs.

9:55: Clara says she needs to go potty then changes her mind. We head to the grocery store. On the way we see one of our neighbors and her daughter and stop to make plans to go on walks together.
10:15: We get to the grocery store Clara requests Popsicles and I oblige since she's been so good.
10:24: Head home.
10:36: We get home. The little guy slept the entire time! Clarita cleans up her puzzles. I get some cloth diapers ready.

I yuv you Baby Emmett!

10:44: Baby Emmett is hungry and crying. I nurse him while Clara plays with diapers and Baza.
11:02: We do a diaper change and Baby Emmett gets his first cloth diaper! Clarita requests graham crackers. I get Signing Time ready and my shower ready.

Does this diaper make my butt look big?

11:22: I jump in the shower while Clara watches Signing Time and Emmett hangs out in the bouncy chair.

11:45: I get out of the shower and realize that I forgot to put the groceries away. No big deal it's just milk and lettuce. Put them away and Clara announces that she needs to go potty.

11:55: I put the little guy in the pouch and start making lunch.
12:09: Emmett's a little fussy so I give him a pacifier and he falls asleep immediately.
12:25: I put the little guy in the bouncy chair he wakes up and is content to just look around. We eat lunch of a grilled cheese sandwich, strawberries, and milk.  Clarita says "thank you for making me a cheese sandwich."

12:40: We're done eating and we clean up. Dada gets home for lunch.

12:44: Emmett nurses while dada hangs out with Clara and lets her play with a cup of water which she spills everywhere and eat chips.
1:00: All done nursing the Snugglebuggle hangs out with dada.

1:05: Clara declare she needs to go potty and poops!
1:15: Dada leaves. I change Emmett's diaper and put some clothes on him.
1:25: Clara goes down for a nap in the library. Emmett starts fussing I give him a pacifier and we snuggle.

1:56: Emmett falls asleep on me while I talk to my boss on the phone.
2:10: I finish my phone call and put him in the swing and I sleep too!

2:54: Emmett wakes up hungry so we nurse.
3:10: Do a quick diaper change and he goes back to sleep.
3:50: I lay him on me to sleep because I don't get to snuggle him enough.
4:15: I hear Clara calling me so I tell her to come to the living room. She snuggles with me and gives baby Emmett kisses.
4:25: Clara requests a popsicle. I put Emmett in the swing while she eats.

4:40: A tantrum ensues when I remind Clara that she cannot have more than one popsicle. It ends by letting her look at the picture I took of her crying. We cut our pokies (aka nails).

4:55: Clara declares that she has to go potty but won't go because there is a tiny bit of water in the potty and she says it's pee pee. I have to dump it out before she'll go. Clara then plays and runs around crazy.

5:19: The Little Guy starts fussing to let me know he's hungry. He nurses.
5:37: We do a diaper change.

5:42: Emmett goes back to sleep so I put him in the bouncy chair. We give the cats Friskies. Clara throws a tantrum because I tell her she has to wait until dinner to eat. She colors her placement while waiting for Dada to get home.

5:55: Dada gets home!
6:00: We eat dinner of leftovers - cornbread, salad, pasta, and green beans.

6:17: We finish eating. Clarita declares that she wants to go swimming. I clean up and get her ready.

6:30: Dada and Clara go outside to swim. Emmett and I go outside to watch and I try to wake the Snugglebuggle up. I finally succeeded by cutting his pokies.

6:52: Emmett nurses.
7:00: Clara gets out of the pool saying she has to go pee pee. She and Dada go to the bathroom and she pees. She comes back desnuda.

7:07: Emmett is done nursing and falls asleep again. I finish cutting his pokies.

7:20: Emmett wakes up, Clara gets out of the pool, and we head inside.

7:30: Bath time for Clarita. Emmett hangs out with dada.

7:41:  Clara says that she wants to get out of the bath and says adios to the agua and pulls the plug. When I walk out of the room she gets lotion out and gets all over her.

7:46: Clarita requests uvas as her snack before bed.

7:57: Head upstairs. Emmett gets fussy and has tummy time which calms him down. We get ready for bed.

8:02: The Little Guy gets upset trying to turn over and tummy time is over. His pacifier calms him down. We do some more tummy time on mama. Then he hangs out with dada.

8:06: We read to Clara.

8:20: Clara tries to go pee pee but can't. We brush her hair and have a talk about how Dada is only going to sleep with her for one more week and then she's on her own.

8:31: Baby Emmett and I go downstairs to nurse. Clara goes to sleep and Dada stays with her.

8:48: Emmett is wide awake so we do a diaper change, baby massage, and naked baby time. He pees all over.

9:13: I put a diaper and pajamas on the Little Guy. Dada finally wakes up and comes downstairs.

9:24: Emmett starts getting fussy so I carry him around as I get ready for bed and for our day  tomorrow.
9:36: He's falling asleep so we nurse one more time, but he can't stay awake.

9:44: I swaddle him and put him to bed in the bassinet.