{Baby T 5 Weeks!}

Seriously, 5 weeks? The no-sleep thing has taken a toll on my body, we both took a 3.5 hour nap a couple times this week!

I can't say it enough but Tanner is SUCH an easy baby! He is doing well. He is pretty much still on the same time clock. Eats, stays awake for about an hour, sleeps about 2 hours and exactly 3 hours from the start of the last feeding wakes up hungry and ready to start the same process. This process is nice, but also hard!

I am strickly bottle feeding now, but feeding him breast milk. After a week of straight bottle feeding I did try breast feeding. I think if I wanted when he is COMPLETELY awake I could feed him that way but not sure if I will as he still doesn't get a FULL feeding. When I breast fed him this one time he ate really good on the first side but the second side was more of on-off game. Afterwards I pumped to see what I could get from each side, the first side I barely got a half an ounce and then second side I got 1.5 SO he ate 3 ounces. He is eating more then that so fed him the rest of what I pumped.

I feel like such the "proud or boasting" mom because I really feel he is advanced. He is holding his head up really well, pushing himself up with his arms. If you put something by his feet he'll push off of them. I can sit him in the bumbo, in his crib and start the mobile. He will reach for the mobile, only to NOT get it and make himself REALLY mad. He is also cooing, laughing and somewhat giggling. He loves to be sang to and smiles for both Victor and I on a regular basis and will smile on occasion for others.

Percentiles, I am hesitant to post this as my measuring and weighing is NOTHING like the "official" doctor's one but I am still gunna do it! (I guess my concern is when I get to the doctor what if he isn't as TALL as I say he is?) OH well!

1 Month at 5.5 Weeks:
Length = 22.5 Inches between percentile 50 and 75
Weight = 13 Pounds between percentile 90 and 95
Head Circumference = 15.75 Inches in percentile 75

How your baby's growing: Smiling happens at about the same time in all cultures, so get ready for your baby to reward all your loving care with a beaming, toothless, just-for-you smile. This will probably make your heart melt, even if you've just had your worst night yet.

• Learn more fascinating facts about your 5-week-old's development.

Your life: The postpartum checkup, soon you'll have the last of the series of checkups that began with your first prenatal trip to your doctor or midwife. Your care provider will want to be sure you're doing fine — emotionally as well as physically — following the stresses of pregnancy, labor, delivery, and becoming a new parent.

During the pelvic exam, your doctor will want to see that any tears, scratches, or bruises to your vagina or cervix have healed. If your cervix is healed, you may also have a Pap smear. She'll also examine your perineum if you had an episiotomy or tearing, to inspect the stitches.

Your breasts will be checked as well. If you aren't nursing, your caregiver will want to be sure there are no hard or sore areas that might indicate an infection. She'll also want to see if your milk is drying up. If you are breastfeeding, she'll examine you to find out if you have any clogged ducts, which could lead to an infection like mastitis.

You'll probably be told it's fine to begin having sex again, though many new moms don't feel their drive or energy kick in for a few more weeks or even months. Regardless of your interest level, you ought to discuss postpartum birth control, because it's possible to get pregnant even if you haven't gotten your period back and even if you're breastfeeding.

Your caregiver will also be concerned about your emotional health. As many as four out of five new moms become mildly depressed, commonly called the baby blues. However, if these down feelings last more than two weeks, you may have postpartum depression, a more serious condition. Your doctor or midwife can recommend interventions that really help, such as a therapist who sees lots of moms like you, or an antidepressant that's safe to take even if you're breastfeeding.