Check out the cheeks in the one-month photo in the last post. Daniel comes by those honestly, through dedicated effort in milk gulping. He weighed in at 9 lbs. at yesterday's doctor's appointment, two ounces short of two full pounds growth in the first month, boosting him to the 30th percentile in weight. He also gained about an inch and a half in length, which puts him in the 44th percentile. Strangely for a Kenyon with half Geraghty genes, he remains in the 12th percentile for head circumference. I expect that to change in the months ahead!

He is awake more these days, usually a few hours first thing in the morning and then again in the late afternoon/early evening. This timing works well because it means I get some one-on-one time with him in the morning and then he's also alert when Edward is playing after his nap and when John comes home from work. In between he takes some power naps and packs in some power meals. In the next few days, we'll see how adaptable he is when John introduces the bottle as an alternate feeding method. This is essential to lengthening the tether between mom and baby.