Dear Dash: 4 Weeks

Dear Dash,

At four weeks:

• You've gained a pound from your weight when we were discharged from the hospital.
• You are taking Vitamin D like a champ! This is a big deal, since it's a nasty cherry flavor and you threw it all up (and them some) the first time we gave it to you.
• Your neck muscles are getting so strong! You hold up your head whenever you can, usually when you are being burped.

• Speaking of burping and spit-ups, your favorite position to spit-up in is your back. We always try to remember to put a burp cloth under your head at all times to prevent doing laundry as much.
• You have so many cute mannerisms. My favorites are: your huffy snorts when you get frustrated, when you put both hands by your face when you nurse, and your happy smile when you've had a really good feeding.

• You sleep an average of 10-11 hours a day. We usually have to wait 6-7 minutes after you've fallen to sleep to put you in the bassinet- otherwise you wake up. Your favorite place to sleep is on the Boppy (see collage below).

We love you, little dude!

Rhetorically,
Rebekah