Bode is 1 Month!

Bode turned 1 month old on June 8th!

Bode is a bit of a wild little man. He loves to snuggle, but doesn't love to sleep...especially at night. He is a great eater, which is a first for the Barlow kids, and has been wonderful! We love him so much, but we have been reassured that he is our last baby. We are so thankful for our beautiful family of SIX!

Bode is an adventure. He can be pretty fussy, and some might even call him colicky. He often seems like he has a tummy ache, which makes it hard for him to sleep well and be content. He has been our worst newborn sleeper, waking every 45-90 minutes all night long. This means I haven't slept more than about 1 hour in a row for the past month! :( I'm pretty exhausted, but hoping he will get better soon. During his third week of life, Bode gave us quite the scare. He has a choking episode in the middle of the night in which he spit up, but wasn't breathing well (if at all). He was rigid and arching, and his eyes were bugging out of his head. It was clear that he was really struggling and we were really scared that he was going to stop breathing all together. We called 911, but thankfully, by the time the ambulance arrived 15 minutes later, he was breathing normally again. I did take him in to the ER and the pediatrician later that morning and he checked out perfectly. He had not aspirated anything into his lungs, and we haven't had any more episodes like it! But he is now on reflux medicine, a probiotic and I'm dairy-free. He does seem a little less fussy, so maybe one or all of those things are working for him, or maybe he's just gotten older?!? Who knows?!?

It's difficult to know if Bode has reached any real milestones at this point, except that he is a champion eater and is growing like a weed. At 1 month old, he weighed 9 pounds, 15 ounces, which is up 2 pounds from his birth weight. He likes tummy time, which is a nice change from his siblings, and he holds his head up well. He also loves the pacifier, the ergo, and he takes a bottle well!

We are loving our newest little love, and hoping he gives us a little more rest before his 2 month birthday! :)