Charlie {month 1}

We welcomed Charlie to the family on April 22nd.  He weighed 7lbs 3oz and has gained just over 2 lbs since.  Charlie turned one month last Sunday and this little boy is already keeping us busy.

4 days old

Everyone says no two babies are alike but I still assumed I would get another easy, laid back baby like Sydney.  Nope, Charlie is his own little person, and quite the opposite.  He likes to eat and be held, and isn't fond of sleeping for long stretches at night.  He is pretty fussy and not a huge fan of the car or stroller, yet.  It's a good thing he is super cute and is starting to give us some nice smiles.

His biggest accomplishment this month was rolling from his belly to his back.  When he was 17 days old, I put him on his belly for the first time and he rolled right over.  I couldn't believe it but he did it again, and again and has been able to ever since.  Slow down little guy, slow down.

In his first month, Charlie spent a lot of time with family.  All his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins spent time with him.  He went out for lunch a handful of times while Dada was off work.  He's been to the park, the farmer's market, out for coffee, and to Tilden Park to ride the steam train and see the animals at the farm.  He is lucky to have a big sister to get him out so much. He had a short lived run as the youngest cousin, then, 2 weeks after he was born, Audrey Blair arrived.  We couldn't be more thrilled to welcome her to the growing family.

As always, I have a ton of photos to share of this cute baby boy in his first month of life. 

This is what a first family photo looks like when you have a C-section

Bama & Papa meeting their 6th grandkid at the hospital!

Sydney meets Charlie

Charles Simon Lederman
4/22/16 - 7lbs 3oz

Look at those new, skinny arms!

Such a sweet moment with Dada

I love baby yawns

My baby boy - he prefers to be facing the other direction

Snuggles with Grandpa Billy

And snoozing with MarMe too

little love

Little baby in a big crib

Life with 2 kids

MarMe made matching swaddles for Charlie and Sydney's baby

Good thing he is too heavy to lift

Bama is the baby whisperer

Silly faces at the end of the first weekend as a family of 4

After his first bath - he isn't a fan of the bath but the towel is ok

Charlie and Nathan meet. Charlie is 4 days older than Nathan.
Sydney is 3 days older than Nathan's sister Sophia.
<3 <3 <3

This is as close to playing that they can get right now

Charlie's happy place

We are starting to get smiles!!

Charlie and his cousin Audrey - he is 2 weeks older than her

Bama with her new grandbabies

Charlie sleeping through his first train ride with Aunt Jenn

Cuddles with Aunt Jenn

Love this guy

1 month couch photo

1 month photo shoot

Charlie completes our family and we love him so much.  I'm hoping this next month he starts to let me sleep a bit more but for now, I'm trying to enjoy all the baby snuggles I can because I know they won't last long.