Madden

Our baby boy is finally here! 

Madden came on February 11th, which means he's already 1 month old! This past month has pretty much consisted of a lot of cuddling, kisses, and staring at his cute face. No wonder time goes by so fast! We sure are loving our baby, and we're so grateful to be his parents.

Here are some things we love so much about our Madden...

1. He smiles in his sleep all the time! Usually its a little half grin, but lately it's been a full faced, scrunched nose, dimples dimpling, gums baring smile. And it melts my heart. (On March 8, Madden smiled for the first time while he was awake! Can I say CAUUUUTE!?)

2. He LOVES wearing his blue, fluffy bear suit given to him by Grandma and Grandpa Harbold. He also loves his soft, white blanket from his Grandma GG. As soon as we put him in either one, he goes completely limp and falls asleep.

3. He loves to snuggle! He sleeps the best when he's being held, or laying on my chest. I love it so much even though I know I'm creating a monster...he already is not a huge fan of his crib. I'm perfectly happy being his bed for now, even though I know I'll pay for it later.

4. There is one little outfit that he goes potty on every single time without fail. The thing is jinxed. It has never lasted longer than three hours, no joke.

5. We have quite the little grunter on our hands. He grunts so much and so loud that sometimes I'm shocked the noise is coming from something so tiny! He also makes a sound like a dolphin/sheep when he stretches- it's pretty hilarious.

6. He is always so relaxed and floppy, and he sleeps completely sprawled out.

7. He does really great with tummy time and he's already so strong! Jeff has even gotten him to roll from his tummy to his back already (maybe he helped him a little bit.)

8. He is the king of spitting up! Little annoying yes, and we're not really sure how he's gaining weight with the amount he spits up every day.

9. He does not like his daily vitamin D drops. He makes the funniest faces when he's swallowing them.

10. Madden's head is still a little coney, so he can't lay flat on the back of his head without it pushing his chin all the way down to his chest. He likes laying on his right side of his head the best.

11. Sometimes he tries to eat so fast he starts choking, and his little cough is the cutest thing ever. I know, mean mom huh.

12. Sometimes in his sleep he'll make the saddest little whimper noises for no reason, and then he'll smile right afterward. We wonder what he's dreaming about!

13. He is growing really quickly! As of Feb 28, he weighed 8lb 12oz (this is how big I was when I was born) and 21 inches long. He was 7lbs 5oz and 19 3/4in long when he was born.

14. He's a pretty decent sleeper, but we still haven't managed to get a steady routine going yet. Usually I only wake up to feed him twice during the night, except for this week when he's been in the mood to party at 3 in the morning.

15. Our baby boy was born with a pretty awesome layer of fur on his back and shoulders (I may or may not have had the same thing when I was a baby) It really is the cutest thing though, and it's earned him the nickname "Mad Pup" in our family.

16. We are loving every day as a family of three! We already don't really remember what life was like before he was here, and we can't imagine our life being any better! We love you baby Madden!