Kade - 1 Month Old

Kade has made it to 1 Month Old! 

Kade weighs 8 lbs. He wakes up about 2 times per night - one time between 12:00-1:00 and than again around 4:00 am. He is usually really good at going back to sleep after I feed him. The longest stretch he has slept at night has been 6 hours which was the night of my birthday. Kade wakes up for the day around 6:30 and stays pretty close to a three hour schedule throughout the day till around 5:00 where he is a little more fussy and tends to cluster feed. He is sleeping in the Evan's family bassinet in our room for naps and bedtime right now and is still in newborn clothes and diapers. He enjoys being swaddled when he sleeps.

Kade still has a lot of dark hair and his eyes are getting bluer and bluer every day. Around four weeks he developed some baby acne on his face that has stuck around. He is the king of making noises. He is always groaning and grunting. And he spits up all the time as well - mostly after he eats. He also gets the hiccups pretty much every time after he eats as well.

Kade likes being held and talked to. He loves when someone is near him singing, talking, or reading to him. He loves being in the Ergo carrier for walks and takes good naps in it as well. He likes having his hair washed in the sink since we still haven't given him a bath in his blue bathtub. He loves when we tickle him around his face and he seems to like his feet being played with as well. He loves to watch and smile at Beat Bo when it is dancing and singing with its flashing lights as well.

Kade isn't a fan of the sponge washing part of his bath. He doesn't like being transitioned when he is sleeping (from bassinet or rock n' play to carseat). He usually doesn't like being left alone for very long. And he only likes tummy time for about 5 minute bouts. And he doesn't like when we have to wipe his face over and over after he spits up over and over again.

During his first month of life, Kade has learned to eat :) He is getting progressively better and better at holding his head up when being held. He has learned to smile and track with those who are talking to him. And he just learned how to coo which both kids absolutely love. Reece says the same thing that Ember said about Reece when he was a baby - "Kade's talking." 

There were many first throughout this month for sweet Kade. He had his first Dr. appointment at 4 days old and he was already back to his birth weight. He went on his first stroller ride in the BOB while on his first walk to Ponderosa Trails park. He had his first sponge/sink bath at home. He went to his first soccer game (Ember's) and baby shower (Allison Riggs). He went to three birthday parties in his first month of life (Evelyn, Reece, and Evi). Kade attended church, MOPS, The Gathering Women's Bible Study, and Lifegroup for the first time this month as well. Wow! So busy and life doesn't stop when you are born into a family with two other kids already :) 

We have LOVED our first month with our sweet baby boy and were just talking about the perfect addition he is to our family. I cannot wait for the months to come with Kade Easton Evans! 

Here are a few more pictures from Kade's first month of life: