The Lederman Kitchen

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 m...

Brian thought I took a lot of photos last year on all our Europe trips.  That was before we had a baby.  Let's just say, Sydney's first month is very well documented.  She is just so cute, I can't resist.  I'm sure all new parents can relate.  Oh, she's asleep, let's take a photo.  She is awake, photo! Her first bath, photo. First car trip, photo.  First time wearing a new outfit, photo! We have so many photos, I completely overlooked this one that should have been in my last post.  I love it.  It's all Sydney's Aunt's and Uncles on Brian's side and her 3 cousins, visiting us at the hospital! The first month with Sydney flew by.  I say that now, but there were definitely moments that it didn't seem like it was flying by at the time.  It's crazy to look back at the photos from the hospital and compare them to her at 1 month - what a difference.  She weighed 8 pounds on her 1 month birthday, which is 2 pounds more than whe...