Brayden & Blue Jeans

Brayden wore blue jeans for the first time EVER today. We have had several pair that we have been itching to get him into but they have all been way too big for him. UNTIL TODAY.... Yeah! He looks so adorable! Of course I grabbed my camera to get some adorable pictures...and my battery is dead. Since it is snowing outside like crazy, Brayden & I have opted to spend a quiet, cozy day at home near the fire. I'll have to get a camera battery another day and record his 2nd day in blue jeans!!

This week has been great! He has done really well adjusting to life in his room! He seems to like his crib and loves to play on his floor gym. He loves to nap on his tummy but oddly enough doesn't like to play on his tummy. We have also started the early early stages of sleep training. Right now we are just focusing on established a sleep, eat, play routine. This has been challenging because he likes to sleep, eat, play, eat..... uh-huh! The boy is eating alot!! Last night we got him down an hour earlier than we ever have and he stayed down for 5 1/2 hours. Monday night he was down from 11 pm - 5:30 am. Hopefully, we are heading in the direction of sleeping through the night. Regardless, our PT says that we are way ahead of schedule for a preemie in regards to scheduling, eating, and sleep patterns. This is a VERY good thing to for a momma to hear!

Week before last we went to our 1 month appointment with the Pedi and he was so pleased with Brayden's weight that he put us on regular formula!! Dr. Coco said that since we had brought him home at 6 lbs 1 oz he was hoping to have him at 8 lbs 6 oz by month 1. Well, considering we weighed over 10 lbs....this graduated us to regular formula! And honestly, I think this is the reason that for the past week and half he has been wanting to eat ever hour and a half! We were preparing our previous formula at a higher calorie count than this regular formula mixes at. I think that we are on the tail end of that now though, as he is curving back at eating every 3-4 hours.

Other than that....we are just plugging along! Adjusting to a "new normal" as my cousin to eloquently stated. I will get my battery replaced and post some new pictures soon! Love to all...

Kelli