Baby Bentley Update...

Since he is now ONE MONTH OLD I thought I would give you all a quick update on how Bentley is doing.  To sum it up...he is AMAZING!

He is the most incredible and precious little man EVER.  We are absolutely so in love with him and although we are exhausted, we are LOVING this parenting thing! :)  And its not as scary as we thought it would be! ;)  The thought of being a "Mom" was terrifying - NOT GONNA LIE - but I LOVE IT.  I LOVE hanging out with him, cuddling with him, and just watching him sleep in my arms.  It's incredible when his big eyes stare up at me. 

His little faces and expressions make us laugh!  (His expressions take after his Daddy...) He is also very strong (VERY VERY strong...his Dr. pointed it out in his first week)!  He's been picking his head up and kicking around since he was only a few days old, and he has just become stronger and more active (I wonder who that comes from?! Here's a hint...NOT ME). Every day he is more and more awake, staring up at us when we hold or feed him.  

Hurley loves him, too and has been such a good big brother.  He'll sleep by Bentley's crib or come to make sure everything is OK if he hears Bentley crying.  I love being with both of our "kids" while Daddy is at work.  It doesn't get better!! 

He enjoys his little swing from Auntie Kristin and Uncle Joey.  He'll swing in there for awhile, gazing around and listening to the music it plays.  Before he leaves for work in the morning, Christopher puts on the iPod so Bentley can jam out to some DMB, John Mayer, and other good tunes for awhile.  We have been using his gym/play mat.  He stares at himself in the mirror, gazes around at the brightly colored accessories, and kicks around like crazy. 

We just had his one month check up this week.  He had been gassy so we have been working on that for a few weeks and it seems to be getting better.  He is now 8 lbs / 13.5 oz (30th percentile) ~ he's still a peanut!  He is 21 1/4 inches long (50th percentile) and his head circumference is 14 1/2 inches (50th percentile).  The Dr. said he is PERFECT - very healthy, growing and developing well.  So we haven't screwed him up yet! ;)

And naturally, everyone LOVES his full head of luscious, spikey hair. :) He's got a very hip 'do!

He is a wonderful, amazing baby and we couldn't be happier!  All is GREAT in Strazz-Land.  I LOVE MOMMYHOOD!!!  It's impossible not to love it when you have this gorgeous little guy to wake up to every day (although the last couple of nights there isn't as much "waking" up as there is just "staying" up!)...

Have a great day!

~E