How much did your baby change?

Hey ladies. I'm 31 weeks pregnant. Last ultrasound I had last week he was measuring 2 weeks ahead so my doctor will be doing another ultrasound in a couple weeks to see where we're at. If my baby is ahead of schedule and does arrive early that is completely fine with me! I'm due February 19th and my husband leaves for a year long deployment to Iraq March 26th. At least that's the date for now.. It's the Army so lord knows it could always change. Well our son should be around 5 weeks.. Give or take depending on when he decides to come! I was just wondering.. How much did your baby change in the first 5 weeks? What all did you experience? This is my first child and have no idea what to expect. I would love for my husband to be experience as much as possible before he has to leave.. Everything else he will have to see via video cameras and pictures.



Any experiences of what all your baby did the first 5 weeks or so would be great! Thanks!How much did your baby change?
My son did his first smile at 5 weeks !

Most babies do around 5/6 so that will be a nice thing for your husband to see.

Apart from that not much else, they are much more alert and some babies start to coo.



Hope your little one comes early so your hubby has a few extra weeks with the two of you :)How much did your baby change?
My son didn't do much other then cry, eat and poop for the first 5 weeks. To give you an idea of how they change here is 2 pictures. One when he was 4 days old and one when he was 5 weeks old. You will get to cuddle your baby lots, and enjoy the tiny person they are. That is about all really...bigger changes for my son in particular started around 8-10 weeks when he smiled and laughed. :)



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And now he is 18 months old.....



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They change a lot, but over the months my sons look hasn't really changed all that much in my opinion anyway.How much did your baby change?
The first 5-6 weeks are definitely the hardest. Adjusting to being new parents and sleep deprevation can be exhausting, particularly when you have a constant flow of visitors. To be honest, I can't remember much because it all just blurs into one, but I do remember how wonderful it felt to hold my son.



Physically babies change loads in the first few months. They tend to lose that red, scrunched up look (like an old man) pretty soon and also any stork marks etc tend to fade within the first few months. My son's skin changed colour and of course his eyes opened more often. He also had his first smile at five weeks so hopefully your husband will witness that before he goes away. He continued to cry at nappy changes for some time and he also started to cry more (probably due to wind) after feeds at about three weeks. He got a lot fatter too!



He began to notice things around him a little and would look up at me when I spoke or sang to him. He also started to get some sort of pattern of eating (although it was hit %26amp; miss) and was down to one night feed somewhere between 11pm and 6am. I know I felt more confident about what I was doing and also more balanced emotionally by 4-5 weeks.



good luck and congratulations.