Eric is a great sleeper! He is already doing five hour stretches twice a day. Once during the day, he will stay asleep for five hours, and then he does it again once at night. He will put himself back to sleep sometimes, and he will fall asleep without having to be fed. Scott and I are still amazed at how well he sleeps. It seems so odd to us after having Adriana, who likes to sleep as little as possible.
Unfortunately, our poor little Eric has to deal with acid reflux. I've always had really bad heartburn, and it seems like Eric has inherited my stomach. He struggles to eat sometimes, and he spits up after every meal. When he was first born, it seemed like he would throw up everything he had eaten. We were so worried about him gaining weight. And then we went to the doctor and learned that he is actually gaining an amazing amount of weight. I don't know how he's doing it, but somehow, he is getting some food to stay down. Last week, the doctor put Eric on Prilosec, and today, she increased his dose. I really hope this dosage works for him. I hate seeing him in pain. :-(
Despite his acid reflux, Eric is doing quite well. At one month old, he can do all of the following:
- lifts his head for short periods of time (the doctor is very impressed with this)
- moves his head from side to side
- prefers the human face to other shapes
- makes jerky arm movements
- brings hands to face
- has strong reflex movements
- can focus on items 8 - 12 inches away
- turns toward familiar sounds and voices
- responds to loud sounds (if he's awake)
- blinks at bright lights
- smiles (he did this for the first time today)...look at his cute little grin in the picture below
- track objects with his eyes
- makes noises other than crying (he just started doing this yesterday)
Here's Eric at one month old:
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