Benjamin - One Month

Baby Benjamin is one month old today! We are slowly adjusting to life with 2 under 2 (!!!!) Looking back on this month I can't believe how busy we've been!

Benjamin met his older brother Alexander when he was less than one day old. Alexander was a little underwhelmed and Benjamin slept through the entire encounter so it's safe to say it wasn't exactly a monumental experience for either of them. That being said, Arthur and I sure had fun taking pictures of our two perfect boys and seeing them together for the first time!

For his first 2-3 weeks Benjamin would only sleep on his tummy or side in our bed. As you can imagine that made it impossible for us to sleep. He would sleep in spurts on Arthur's chest and when Arthur was too exhausted he would sleep next to me while he nursed. Needless to say I'm glad that he's already grown out of that! Now he sleeps swaddled in his own bassinet next to our bed.

Any time Benjamin is behind held Xander also wants to crawl up in our laps and cuddle him too. I don't think it's a jealously thing...yet. He's just very curious about this new little baby and loves being close to him.

One of the things I spent a lot of time worrying about while I was pregnant was if I would have similar issues with low supply that I had with Xander. I did lots of skin-to-skin with him in the first few days, and nurse on demand, even if that means he's nursing every 30 mins (which he does some days.) I am so very proud to say he seems to be gaining weight like a champ! He weighed as much at 3 weeks as Xander weighed at 2 months! Praying that this upward trend continues. Just look at that little belly :)

Benjamin had many very difficult, fussy days this month where he has needed near constant cuddles. I think a lot of that had to do with some tummy troubles. Thankfully, Arthur had most of  March off to help! I made some diet changes and he seems to be doing much better and is more content now. 

Benjamin attended his first social gathering this month. We had dinner with some of our American friends here. Our brood of kiddos has grown from 3 to 7 in just the last few months! We've all been productive here in Norway! And there's my youngest...already needing to be front and center!

Benjamin took his first plane ride this month. We traveled to Oslo to apply for his American passport. He still has a long way to go to catch up with how many flights Alexander has been on, but he sure set the bar high! He was so good and slept almost the entire trip. So much easier than a busy toddler!

Baby Benjamin, thank you for joining our little family. You are so loved and we are so thankful to have you here! We can't wait to see what the future holds for you.

See Alexander's one month post HERE