What should my 1 month old be doing

[Jalapeñomel]

Nov 9, 2013 22:32:12 GMT -5 mudslide said:

Just a warning, he might be a completely different baby once his due date comes. Within a few days of Tiffany's due date she completely changed. Our pedi was like yeah preemies do that.

I have heard this.  I wonder what will happen with D. 

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Nov 9, 2013 22:25:38 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Nov 9, 2013 22:17:14 GMT -5 janiejones said:

Babies are boring for a long time.

Seriously, do you have a play gym/mat with a mirror? Let him lie there for a while. He's going to be a bump on a log for a few more weeks.

No I don't. Maybe I should get one?

He has a mirror and mobile thingys that hang from his mapper though.

Yes do get one. Early on it gave me enough time to make and eat toast. Now at 6 month I can also have coffee in the same sitting. 

We we have two, but this one is her favorite www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Discover-Grow-Kick-Piano/dp/B004V8VQC8/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1384094230&sr=1-1&keywords=piano+play+mat 

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Nov 9, 2013 22:32:12 GMT -5 mudslide said:

Just a warning, he might be a completely different baby once his due date comes. Within a few days of Tiffany's due date she completely changed. Our pedi was like yeah preemies do that.

Mine started to cry on her due date. 

We didn't bother with regular tummy time until 3 months because she hated it. but if you insist, rolling up a receiving blanket and putting it under their chest at armpit level helps some babies like it more. 

[osulori]

Another vote for the piano one...we got it a few weeks ago and AJ adores it. We also have the Baby Einstein ocean one and he loves it too. Either one gives me time to eat something or put laundry away or something like that, which makes them well worth the money in my book.

[jssymom14]

Kick n play piano mat did rock for first couple months! Sounds like he is doing wonderful

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This is reassuring. I had a crisis about whether I'm over or under stimulating Mr O. Other that eat, sleep, cry, fend off the cat/preschooler, all I do is talk to him about my day and occasionally read articles from Vogue and Real Simple. He's going to be an expert on botox and organization.

[pugz]

the kick n play is awesome. Squirms loved that thing but not until after she reached her due date and actually woke up a bit more. I mostly let her lay on her back and kick the piano and smack the toys and we'd do a bit of tummy time too.

she slept a ton the first couple of months.

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Nov 9, 2013 21:36:56 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I swear I've read parenting books and websites, but nothing really can prepare you for actually being a parent. I seriously have no clue.

[Jalapeñomel]

Nov 10, 2013 9:39:11 GMT -5 @randomcdn said:

Nov 9, 2013 22:25:38 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

No I don't. Maybe I should get one?

He has a mirror and mobile thingys that hang from his mapper though.

Yes do get one. Early on it gave me enough time to make and eat toast. Now at 6 month I can also have coffee in the same sitting. 

As of right now, I can do quite a bit of things, because after he eats, I can put him in the napper, and he will sleep until he eats again.  Around 4 pm, he will wake up and look around, but otherwise, he isn't do anything.  

[Muddled]

Jalapeñomel is hustling you guys. She's totally got this. She doesn't even look sleep deprived.

[pugz]

this post made me go back and look at pictures of my DD when she was tiny.  Here is a pic of her on her due date, I think it's the most open her eyes had been yet.  She was like "whoa!  there is so much to see!"  

[trafficgirl]

Nov 10, 2013 12:37:44 GMT -5 bricco said:

Nov 10, 2013 9:39:11 GMT -5 @randomcdn said:

Yes do get one. Early on it gave me enough time to make and eat toast. Now at 6 month I can also have coffee in the same sitting. 

We we have two, but this one is her favorite www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Discover-Grow-Kick-Piano/dp/B004V8VQC8/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1384094230&sr=1-1&keywords=piano+play+mat 

I totally just added this to my registry.  Thanks!

And I just added it to the boys' Amazon Wish List - now if someone asks me what to get them for Christmas, I can point them to this!

[ohiowan]

He should be hanging out, looking cute, making you change his diaper, letting people oooh and ahhhh over him, and peeing on you. If you don't get peed on at least once a week until he's around four months old, you're doing it wrong.

[Jalapeñomel]

Nov 10, 2013 12:39:38 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Jalapeñomel is hustling you guys. She's totally got this. She doesn't even look sleep deprived.

You are way too kind!

[Jalapeñomel]

Nov 10, 2013 12:47:08 GMT -5 pugz said:

this post made me go back and look at pictures of my DD when she was tiny.  Here is a pic of her on her due date, I think it's the most open her eyes had been yet.  She was like "whoa!  there is so much to see!"  

OMG! So cute!!

[thebreakfastclub]

My one month old and I watched almost all of March Madness together. And we both cried when the guy broke his leg in the court.

[LaceyV]

G is a month old and we don't do much with her. We give her tummy time and let her chill on her play mat for a while even though she doesn't do much on it. We also have this little book the doctor gave us with black and white images we show her and make her follow. That's about the extent of her activity. But mostly she sleeps, eats and poops.

[papie]

Eating peeing pooping

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Nov 10, 2013 12:34:23 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Nov 10, 2013 9:39:11 GMT -5 @randomcdn said:

Yes do get one. Early on it gave me enough time to make and eat toast. Now at 6 month I can also have coffee in the same sitting. 

As of right now, I can do quite a bit of things, because after he eats, I can put him in the napper, and he will sleep until he eats again.  Around 4 pm, he will wake up and look around, but otherwise, he isn't do anything.  

That was mine too. After 8 weeks is when she started to wake more. By three months she was using her mats and I needed that time. 

Mine was 4 weeks early. And those first 4 weeks were just eat, sleep, diaper change. Enjoy it while it lasts

[Jalapeñomel]

Nov 10, 2013 14:51:02 GMT -5 @randomcdn said:

Nov 10, 2013 12:34:23 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

As of right now, I can do quite a bit of things, because after he eats, I can put him in the napper, and he will sleep until he eats again.  Around 4 pm, he will wake up and look around, but otherwise, he isn't do anything.  

That was mine too. After 8 weeks is when she started to wake more. By three months she was using her mats and I needed that time. 

Mine was 4 weeks early. And those first 4 weeks were just eat, sleep, diaper change. Enjoy it while it lasts

I figured this was coming.  I'm not ready for that at all! 

[pugz]

the playmat was awesome in the morning when I needed to drink my coffee and have breakfast

[Jalapeñomel]

Someone in my neighborhood is selling one for $14, so I bought it!

[osulori]

Nov 10, 2013 16:28:37 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Someone in my neighborhood is selling one for $14, so I bought it!

Sweet!  Those bad boys go for $50-60 new so that's a killer deal.  Shit, I got AJ's secondhand for $30 and damn near did a happy dance!  D probably won't be into it for a little while yet, but once he is you'll know it and it'll be awesome