Hello, my littlest man. I can’t believe you are a month old already. As seems to be the new norm for our clan, the first month of your life has been chaos, since we have moved…YET again. Our MO seems to be, have a baby or 2, move a few times, have a baby, move. Don’t try this when you are an adult. It really stinks. BUT, here we are, settled in our new home…5 kids, no pets, no plants and no nanny. (I’m okay with the no pets/no plants thing, but I REALLY could use a nanny.)

What a sweet and cuddly little man you are. All you need to make you happy is milk, snuggles and your siblings. You’re quite smart and have figured out that if you are not pleased, you can squawk quite loudly and someone from this giant clan will pick you up or talk to you or read you a story… and then you are quite content again.

You curl your toes while you nurse. It makes my heart smile. And you REALLY never miss a meal. Which could explain how you weighed 9 lbs 15 oz at your one month check. 🙂 They said you were getting along famously and healthy as could be. (And this really makes my heart smile, since you gave us quite a scare for a while there in my tummy.)

You look just like your dad and your big sister Charley. 100% McCawley! So let’s count ’em up…
Mommy clones: Eva & Mercy
Daddy clones: Charley & Sam
Uncle Markie clones: Max
SO… Mommy wins! (I get credit for the uncle markie clone since I had to put up with his torture when HE was little like Max man. 🙂

You smiled at me yesterday. I think this was the 3rd time… and no the other ones were NOT gas. You smiled at me when you were 10 days old, 3 weeks old AND yesterday. I’d prefer we not space the smiles out so much and respectfully request that you make them a regular occurrence…

You’ve traveled quite a bit for such a small fry. Mommy and the beans scooted on up to Maryland with Nanny for a bit while Daddy moved. We drove up when you were just 2 weeks old. And you were an absolute angel on the trip! We spent almost 2 weeks with Nanny, Poppy, Aunt Sammy, Haley, Ivy and JoJo.

You were rather happy to have all that love and attention and Mommy was quite happy to have all of her favorite peeps around to hang out with and share baby duties with. We had an altogether lovely time and miss everyone boatloads already. (Thankfully, Aunt Sammy rolled in with her chitlins’ last night, so I am spared the familial longings for this weekend! 🙂 It’s so delightful to live close to the fam again.)

You’ve really grown quite a bit this last month, reaching 10 lbs, outgrowing your newborn diapers by 3 weeks and moving on up in the size of your charming little sleepers by 4 weeks! Like Mama said, you REALLY don’t miss a meal, so this is not at all bewildering.

Your sibs really find you quite darling and are truly adjusting well to your presence. Mercy LOVES to call you baby and give you kisses, hugs and love pats. Max finally acknowledged your existence around your 2 week mark and now thinks you are the bee’s knees. He is perfectly gentle with your little self and finds you quite fascinating. (although…he does tend to get a bit irked when you are hogging my attention.)

Charley adores holding you, chatting with you and checking up on you. She gave you quite a gift… HER BINKIES! If you knew how much Charley adored her binks, you’d be thoroughly impressed with this magnanimous act. As for your biggest sister, Eva, she is your other Mama. What an incredible assistant she is to mommy, helping me keep my head above water with all of you little beans. I have to remember every day to thank her and let her know how much I appreciate her! She loves to read you stories and keep you content throughout our deliriously kooky days.

And…you took a bath in a roasting pan on a cutting board mat at Nanny’s. Who needs baby gear when Nanny has a pantry full of kitchen crap?

Well, my little son, I’d best sign off for now. You are stirring and the time is flying by. I must attend to you and your sibs.

I’ll leave you with this…You filled the hole in my heart when you blessed us with your light. I thank God every day for trusting me with you. I Love You to infinity and beyond!

All my love…
Mommy