5 Weeks Old

Today Emmett is five weeks and one day old.  He is a very good baby and hardly fusses.  He is officially out of his premie clothes and has almost filled out his newborn sizes too!  People aren't kidding when they say "they grow so fast".  Just today, I had to retire three NB outfits before I found one that fit.  Why is him growing so bittersweet?!  We have a mirror in his room and everyday I notice how much bigger he has gotten and how much his hair has grown since the weeks and days before.  We put him on the scale a few days ago and estimate that he is around 7.5 lbs.

Emmett is still having trouble with his sensitive skin.  He gets a rash if he touches clothing or any materials that haven't been washed in his special laundry detergent.  Luckily babies heal very quickly, and we apply allergy cream daily to keep him as comfortable as possible.  Its frustrating as a mom that when I have him to myself (mostly) during the week, his rashes are completely gone.  Then we get visitors who don't take my requests (such as keeping one of his burp cloths or blankets between his skin and their clothes) seriously.  Almost immediately his face starts turning red and bumps appear; they go back home, and I am the one who deals with a fussy and miserable baby.  Poor guy!  I really hope he grows out of this soon.

EJC eats all the time!  He eats every 2-3 hours and lately has been going through a growth spurt, which has meant 1 hour and 15 minute feedings!  We had some concerns about him eating in the hospital, but with perseverance, breast feeding has come to be a great thing.  I highly recommend it to all moms, it saves astronomical amounts of money and is better for baby.  With the interaction, he tells your body which vitamins and antibodies his little body needs which allows for dynamic nutrient consumption.

In addition to eating like a champ, Emmett passes impressive amounts of gas and gives his dad a run for his money! It's funny how something so grotesque can be so cute when they're little... I have  a feeling it won't be cute for very long though!

We are planning on using cloth diapers, but he is still too small for them.  We have been using premie disposables, but are planning on switching to cloth when we go back to school in January.  This is also when Emmett will try his first bottle.

Emmett currently has brown wavy hair and every facial feature screams "Clayton".  His eyes are currently steel grey, but I'm hoping they turn green like mine or blue like my dads.  Or maybe he will get my temperament (Andrew hopes!)  From day one, Emmett has looked just like his daddy.  We didn't realize how similar the resemblance was until we dug through Andrew's baby pictures this week:

Here are a few of our favorite recent pictures of baby.

We had his pictures taken professionally, and are picking them up tomorrow so stay posted!


{Please keep our cousins and dear friends, Trent and Lisa in your thoughts and prayers.  They are suffering the loss of their babygirl, Grace.  We just pray that they feel God's warm love and comfort in this hard time and that as time progresses HIS grace covers the searing pain of loss}