Brown, Party of 4: Month 1

Dear McKinley,

I am writing about your 1st month 3 months later, so I am sure I will miss many details but I do remember the big things. The first two weeks weren't terrible, but after that it all went down hill. Around two weeks you started to become very colicky. You would be up from 11pm- 2am just crying and nothing could calm you down. We thought it was gas pains, but we were never really sure. When you would fall asleep you wouldn't lay flat- every time we laid you in your co-sleeper you would wake right up! Eventually it led to you sleeping on my chest like a little tree frog. Every night. Every nap. To say I was exhausted was an understatement, but it was the only way any of us would get sleep. We ended up buying a rock and play sleeper (it was inclined) and you would sleep in there a little bit- eventually you came to love it and slept in it a lot-best 50$ I have ever spent. We eventually figured out why you weren't sleeping/crying non-stop but that doesn't come until you were about 2.5 months old.

Some things you didn't like at 1 month old: Bath time, being swaddled, a pacifier, getting your diaper changed.

Things your liked at 1 month: Sleeping on anyone, being bounced, eating

We had a lot of visitors your first month of life. It was also the holidays, so it was easier for people to travel. Your MiMi stayed with us for a few weeks- your Uncle Chris and Aunt Katelyn came to stay for a few days and your Aunt Tracy and cousin Reilly came up one day to meet you, too! Later that month your Grandpa Finnegan and Melanie came up to stay a few days.