1 month, already?!?!

I can't believe how time flies by. I have always heard people who have kids say that time flies and boy is that the truth. Well, I think time has always gone quickly but you really realize it when you have children and/or pets that you are watching grow. We are fortunate enough to have both!

We have had Luna now for about 6 weeks and she is 3 months old. She has come so far since we brought her home, it is amazing. Two days after we brought her home I took our tiny puppy to the vet and they said she weighed 4.6 pounds and she had some skin issues. I took her to the vet on Monday and am happy to report our chunky monkey now weighs 16.6 pounds. This is a great thing because the fist time we took her in the vet said the poor thing looked malnourished, not anymore. She is such a sweet puppy and turning into a wonderful dog. Of course, she has her moments of total chaos but a lot of the day she just lays around the house with us. I am happy to say at this point in her life, we have not lost anything to the puppy chewing. I understand, this may change but we are hoping to keep a healthy supply of chew bones around and minimize that. She is house trained now and LOVES to go outside and explore, this makes things so much easier. Jon introduced her to the pool soon after we brought Aaron home and she loved that too. She is ready for us to be in the pool more so she can swim too.

As for our other little one, he is a month old today and continues to change and keep us on our toes. We went to the doctor today and he is measuring at 7 pounds 2.3 ounces, he has gained a pound since his 2 week check up, grow little man grow. He has grown one inch since he was born and this puts him in the 50 percentile. The doctor was pleased with his color and said he is no longer jaundice which is great news. We are so excited to be out of the clear on the weight and jaundice, Much to mommy's dismay, we are not really on a regular eating or sleeping schedule but he is eating so much better. When we first got home it was quite a production to get him to eat, now he is a champ. As much as I would love to be on a schedule, everywhere I read and everyone I talk to says that around 2-3 months that will all fall into place, so I am going to let it go for now. I am so glad that I have the time to be home with him and just get to know him and most importantly cuddle with him. We have had some great visitors come over and spend some time with us and we love to see everyone. Throughout the last month we have battled a week or two of bad gas, a heartbreaking thing to struggle with because he would scream in pain and there was little I could do. Then we thought for awhile he may have colic, still not sure on that one. As it is with all people he has good days and bad days, we just like to soak in the good days and push the bad ones on. We have managed to capture lots of cute pictures and put together a slide show of the first month of Aaron's life, we hope you enjoy it.