Thursday, January 21, 2016

Henry is a month old!

Henry is a whole month old! :) I took him for a checkup two days ago, and he weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz., and 21 3/4 inches long. That's 1 lb. and 1 oz. more than his birth weight and 3/4 of and inch! :) And to top it off, he gave me his first big grin today! :) (It was too quick for me to get a picture, though!) Happy birthday, little buddy!

Here are some pictures of the little guy's first month:





After his first bath at home














These ones are from today.








 
We are still sleeping in the chair sitting up all night.  My neck doesn't like it, but Henry does. ;) For most of this month he's been alternating crying and nursing - all day and all night.  On the weekends Jeremy holds him for a few hours so I can sleep laying down.  It's magical!  I wish we could both sleep during those times!
 
It's really hard to get anything done. But Henry's putting some meat on his bones, and I'm hoping that means I'll get to lay in my bed someday!  He recognizes me, and that's fun.  He will stop crying just at the sight or sound of me sometimes, or when I take him from his brothers. ;) (Really, those brothers are the reason I get anything done.) It's really cool to be a comfort like that. Sometimes he'll wave his arms and legs and smack his lips when he knows I'm close.  He's still working on holding up his head, but he's getting a lot better at it.
 
I'd better go.  He's screaming his head off.

Pictures of Henry

Here are some birth pictures of our cute little Matthew Henry Burk.  These are a bit out of order, and I don't feel like adding captions today, so here they are. :)
 
Our kiddos didn't get to hold Henry until that Burk Christmas Eve Party we were roped into going to on our way home from the hospital. So that's where they are in those pictures.  We didn't get one of Joshua or Bubby. :( Also, there's a picture with Jeremy and his siblings and their babies.  Maybe I'll caption that one.
 
 

 














 Henry has pretty much decided he doesn't want a pluggie.  Dang it!  But he was ok with it from time to time.

































These are the 2015 Burk babies
Jeremy with Henry, Anne with Ammon, Aaron with Evelynn, Joe with Jesse, and Joe is holding a picture of Becca with her baby Jacob