Noah's 5 Weeks Old!

This past weekend we took our first family portrait ... in our family room. Ryan found some cool fabric that might end up being the same material I use to make curtains. It made fora nice backdrop for our family photos too. Noah is starting to lose his hair. I'm finding it everywhere, people might think we have pets. It's pretty stressful being a newborn apparently. Actually, this is something we were prepared for...it's the Klos genes. Most of Ryan's nieces and nephews were born with black hair, then it would fall out and blonde hair would grow in. We guessed Noah's hair would be pretty light too since Ryan was a towhead. We are still waiting to see what color his eyes will be, they keep getting lighter. Last night we measured him to see how much he has grown. I think his Oma pinched him because he has grown another inch. Noah is now 21 inches. Ryan and I also think that we have solved the sleeplessness and fussiness mystery. Noah has been sleeping very little these past two weeks (15-45 minute naps and 1.5 hours at night). He was pretty fussy and it didn't seem to be gas that was bothering him anymore. We're guessing that he has acid reflux though he has not gotten a second professional opinion (besides Dr. Mom). We've spent the past several days experimenting with feeding and burping techniques as well as keeping him in a more upright position for sleeping, This seems to be helping. He has had a few sleep sessions ranging from 4 to 6.5 hours! He has also been a lot happier too. He is smiling more frequently, though still involuntarily. He has also been doing a lot more cooing. ...and spitting up.