Matt turned one month old on Sunday! And he has learned and grown so much in that short time. A check up at the pediatrician's on Thursday showed that he is now 8 lbs, 6 oz, and is gaining weight perfectly: almost 2 pounds in the last 3 weeks. He seems so big to me now that I find it hard to believe most of his friends were about that big when they were born. This Momma is happy he, however, was not! He's grown an inch and a half since birth and is now 21 inches long. The doctor told us he was in the 20th percentile for weight and the 25th for height, but let's face it, he probably was never destined for the NBA with the genes Ben and I brought to the table! All in all his report from Dr. Ellerine was great and we have a textbook one month old on our hands!
This was a rather big week for Matt. He flashed his first big gummy social grins this week! It truly is the amazing experience you think it will be when his eyes lock with yours and he smiles that "I know you!" smile for the first time (and the second and the third...) He also has gotten good at holding his head up by himself and had a great big prideful smile on his face this morning when holding it up himself for a few seconds.
Patsy and I worked this week to set up his christening which we be in Austin in June, at the same church where Ben was baptised. We are so excited to head to Texas and have Matt meet all of his cousins and his great-grandparents! It can't come fast enough!
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