Happy Halloween

Since Junior's birthday is so close to halloween, he's received several outfits befitting the occasion as gifts.  It just so happens also that one of his favorite hats that he got as a hand-me-down is orange.  I wanted to dress him in one of his halloween onesies today and take him out for his first walk in the stroller.  Unfortunately, he decided to pee on that outfit and on the sofa before the walk could happen.  Oh well.

2 week doctor's appointment

Junior had his 2 week old doctor's visit the other day.  He weighed in at 8 pounds 5 ounces, which is almost a pound above the 7lb 7oz that he weighed when leaving the hospital.  He is definitely looking chunkier in the belly, and his legs are looking less skinny.  He sure is eating a ton, sometimes every hour.  Unfortunately he often wants to eat every hour when mommy and daddy are trying to sleep.  We got permission from his pediatrician to go ahead and wake him up during the day as much as possible.  He seems to be immune to our attempts to wake him however. Not sure how he can sleep through taking off his clothes, foot tapping, spine rubbing and diaper changing.

10 days

 We've been learning things about Junior every day.  We noticed that he makes certain faces for specific reasons.  His poopy face is when he puckers his lips and fixes his gaze.  He scrunches up his nose if something touches its tip while trying to breast feed.  When he gets the hiccups, he'll stay still, open his eyes wide and look up at you with a "oops what did I do?" face.  He usually gets the hiccups if he's eaten too much or, Grandma says, when he's cold.  When he's asleep, he'll get a one-sided smile when he's dreaming about something he likes.  It's pretty darn cute.

Welcoming Junior

A and I welcomed Junior 6 days after his due date.  I had to be induced because my water broke, and 6 hours of walking did nothing to ramp up the contractions.  He was born on October 4th at 9:13 am, about 17 hours after pitocin was started and 1.5 hours of pushing.  A and Grandma K were there to witness the birth.  He weighed in at 7 pounds 15 ounces and 21 inches in length. He has mommy's long fingers and a combination of mommy's long toes and daddy's fat ones.  Already at 1 day old he was lifting his head up off your shoulder to look around when you hold him.  Not sure who he takes after when it comes to his ear piercing screams... probably daddy.

Grandma





Long fingers like mommy



Daddy's first diaper change