Ronan Singh: Update on Ronan

Little Ronan is not so little anymore... this kid has TOTALLY had a growth spurt! For about 36 hours he was eating every 2 hours - but not just eating once, he would eat, doze or be awake for about 30 mintues, then eat again!! I could hardly keep up! Then, for the last 2 days, he has been sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeping... 4+ hour naps. After I nursed him last night, I handed him to Ricky and he said, "Oh my god, what did you put in him?! He's heavier than when he was when you went upstairs!" His NB size clothes are still fitting, but he's getting a little too long for them.

Ricky gave him a bath last night - still loves the bath. Lucky for us!! We put it on the webcam so Ricky's family could see him. They haven't seen him in a couple of weeks, and they really miss him.

Last Saturday we went downtown, where Ronan experienced both his first fake snow and his first REAL snow! We had a great evening exploring downtown with college friends.

Sunday we got our Christmas tree! We found a little tree "farm" right near our house, and we chopped down a cute little tree! It was so fun getting bundled up and going out in the snow to choose a tree - we had fun. :)

We went to see Santa on Monday of this week, when he was 1 month old! We went at 9:15 or so at night, so there was NOBODY there. Santa held him and they took 4 pictures - we'll see what we get. I wish we could have previewed the photos. After the photos were done, Santa held him close and whispered to him for a bit - I have no idea what he said, It was very sweet.

I've started pumping a bit to build up a small stash. I've pumped after he eats at night, and I get about 1 oz... but last night, he slept SO long I HAD to pump (or wake him up... and I wasn't going to wake him up!) - I got 2 oz (1 oz from each boob) in just 5 minutes! I couldn't believe it. We're going to hold off to actually give him a bottle until we absolutely have to, as we're still trying to get him just a little more reliable on the boob.

Hmm, what else? His awake times are really fun. We've been reading to him, "playing" with him getting him to track his toys. We have quiet snuggle times, too, and I'm working so hard to treasure and savor those sweet, tender moments.