nicholas turned one month old last friday and he's already 11.5lbs! my little baby boy isn't so little anymore. he's in the 90 percentile and growing! little man is eating more, staying awake longer and sleeping just as much. he amazes me and i love watching him grow. soon i can't leave him on the couch anymore all alone.. he sure knows who his momma is and he's a definite momma's boy!

nicholas likes to scrunch his face up and it makes him look like a little old man.. it's the cutest ugly face i've ever seen lol.. he hates baths and diaper changes.. i hope that this isn't an early sign that my baby will love to get and stay dirty when he gets older. he also loves to eat extra much at night vs the day.. this might also forecast midnight kitchen raids when he's older. oh the joys! i've started nicholas on formula just a couple days ago as a supplement since my brain is completely nonexistent running on 1.5-2hrs of sleep at a time.. it's my cheat but while i have all the help i can get during the day, at night i'm on my own. so i pump for him during the day and feed him breastmilk every other feeding during the day and at nights and he has a couple bottles of formula throughout the day. i hope this doesn't jeopardize his health :/ but happy momma makes for a happy baby right? and i had no idea i would burn through wipes and diapers so fast. only wk 2 and we've gone through almost 200 wipes, and 3 packs of diapers already. this boy just eats and eats!

so kristopher went back to work and i'm up here in the bay area with my mom for a few more weeks until nicholas is a month old.. as much as i hate the desert and the heat, i hate being away from kris even more. my sleep schedule is completely wack and i get really quiet and lonely everytime we're away from each other. maybe i'm too dependent on him or maybe i just love him so much that anytime away from each other feels like wasted time. i've spent the last couple days by myself taking care of nicholas and it's been a bit rough but i have my mom's a sister help to give me a break to shower, eat or nap. nicholas is staying awake for longer periods of time now but still within a few minutes he'll pass out. he also got circumcised a couple days ago so once he's all healed up, he'll resume his tummy time. his neck is pretty strong being as young as he is but it doesn't hurt to get a nice work out in. nicholas also got his newborn photos taken by a new photographer that i found and she did a decent job considering she's new. these were taken when he was a week old.