Hey there. There are things to celebrate.
Our big boy turned the big one month old today. (Yup, we are back to measuring things in months) It does not sound like much of an achievement, but if you only knew how much has been going on in our world these past 4 weeks... Most notably, the passing of my mother 10 days after Axel's birth....but we will address that in a later post. Also in a later post we will cover Sequoia's big 4 year old birthday princess Bash!! As I said, it has been an eventful and busy first month for our little Axel.
But first we need to document the big measurables.....
Height - 23 1/4" ...actually that is more accurately described as length. His height is probably closer to 4 inches as he basically operates on the horizontal plane.
His weight was 9 pounds and 9 ounces. He is filling out nicely.
It should be noted that just like Sequoia (9 lbs 13 o and 22 1/2 in long at her 1 month check up), he is long and lean. He is in the 90th percentile for length but only in the 50th percentile for weight.
So he is healthy and basically a wonderfully content child.
Sequoia has been doing well adapting to the challenges of having a brother. Occasionally she is noticeably jealous and misses being the center of attention, but honestly for the most part she talks her way through the feelings. There is no doubt that she absolutely adores Axel and Axel adores her too. Sequoia's voice has a very calming effect on him....almost regardless of the volume of her voice.
The challenge is helping her understand how to interact with him. She gets overly excited and that normally leads to somebody getting squished.
This is a picture of the oldest member of the grandchildren's generation...older cousin Jens. Jens is named after my mother's father. Axel, who is the youngest member of the grandchildren's generation, is named after my father's father.
Axel's first month has been a bit of a whirlwind of events in our family, but the upside of that is that he has gotten to see quite a bit of his extended family of relatives and friends, friendly relatives and relative friends...
The weather has been incredibly beautiful as the warmish spring weather arrived unseasonably early. It has been perfect for getting Axel outside to enjoy the flowers and fresh air.
Of course all the flowers and fresh air come at the price of dirt and baths....here is a picture of his first bath. He actually does quite well in the bath. Which is a good thing.
Axel is growing up quickly...I am amazed that the first month has come and gone already. It is a delight to have him as a part of the family....even at 2am.
