5 Weeks Old

Sorry, this post is a few days late!  We had a fantastic time down in Kiawah. Adam repeatedly told Grammy Sue and Grandpa Hank how much he likes Kaiwah.  Adam loved to gaze out from the porch, he also enjoyed walks around the block, and going to the pool and the beach.  Adam was, again, a champion flyer.  He was soooo good on both of the flights Saturday and he only cried when we landed in Hartford.  Oma was kind enough to pick all of us up at the airport.  Jeff, Adam, and I went to Oma and Opa's house today for lunch and took Jack back home.  Jack has been doing really well with Adam.  He likes to sniff Adam and tried to get in a few licks too.  When Adam cries Jack likes to investigate but when Adam's cries reach a fever pitch (and sometimes they do), Jack walks away.  Adam's cries pierce our ears so I imagine they might be a little too much for Jack at times as well.

The view that Adam really enjoyed

Hanging out with Grandpa Hank

Adam got a new hat

Strolling the neighborhood with Mom

Nap time with Grammy Sue

Chillaxin on the sofa with Mom

Trying to smile

One Month!

Adam is one month old today!!!  Yesterday we flew down to Kiawah to spend the week with Grammy Sue and Grandpa Hank.  Adam was a real gem on the plane.  He cried a little bit as we entered the first plane, but he was quiet before we even took off.  He was the best behaved baby on both flights!

We celebrated Adam's first month birthday by going to the Sanctuary and then out shopping at Fresh Fields.  When we got back Adam spent some time with Grandpa Hank outside and then had a nice relaxing bath.  Adam is looking forward to many more birthdays!

Here are some photos from the past week that I was too tired to add on Thursday night.

Sleeping on Mom

Sleeping on Oma

Liz and Adam relaxing on the sofa

My first bath in the tub!

Relaxing with Dad

My first plane ride!

Finally, relaxing in Kiawah with Mom and Dad!

I'm one month old today!!!

4 weeks old

This week Adam is 4 weeks old. Wow, time is passing by very quickly. My parents stopped by quickly on Saturday afternoon because my dad left for India late Saturday night. He needed to get his Adam fix before leaving. Aubrey and Nicole also came over on Saturday afternoon to babysit (ie let me take a nap and let Jeff study). Babysitting didn't exactly go as planned. A few minutes after I laid down for a nap, Adam was hungry again! On Sunday my mom came over and watched Adam while I put away all of my maternity clothes and changed my wardrobe from my winter to summer clothes. On Monday Liz flew in! Adam and I were very excited to get her at the airport! It was so nice for me to have company every day, it can be lonely when you are home alone with a little person. A lot of one sided conversations. Liz and I went for a walk every day and also went for small excursions, like the mall or another destination. Liz also did some cleaning and loved holding Adam and comforting him. It was sad to see her leave today. On Tuesday Aunt Judy and Grandma Joyce came down from NH and Hannah and Keira came over too. Adam and I had such a great week with visitors! Jeff has an exam tomorrow so my mom came over again today and held Adam and kept me company during Adam's usual evening fuss period. We loved having Oma over!

Other highlights this week include a 4 hour stretch of sleep on Tuesday night, woohoo! Adam went 4.5 hours between eating and we all slept 4 hours. It was delightful! Today I weighed Adam and he is 11 pounds, oh my gosh! He is turning into a chunky monkey!

At the last minute Jeff and I decided to join his parents down in Kiawah. Adam will have his first ride on an airplane this Saturday! Not only am I excited to go to Kiawah, but I'm even more excited to have three helpers caring for Adam. I see a lot of naps for me when we are in Kiawah!

On another note, Jeff seemed very sleep deprived one day. He said that Thursday (today) Adam would be one month old. I corrected Jeff and said that Adam will be 4 weeks old. Jeff seemed confused and said, well then when is he one month old? My reply was, when it is April 22. I think Jeff was just a wee bit tired!

Speaking of tired, I'm exhausted tonight. I hope this post is legible! I will post some photos from the week tomorrow, I'm too tired tonight.

We survived our first week alone!

Adam is now 3 weeks old!  This is also the first week that Adam and I have been home alone.  It was so nice to have my mom and Suzanne here.  Adam loved all of the extra attention.  I loved that I could hand Adam off first thing in the morning and sleep another 2 hours.  So this week has been a challenge.  I've gotten a lot less sleep and I'm learning how to take care of Adam and me all by myself.  For the most part I think things have gone really well.  We have survived every single day.  Some times I forget that I need to still brush my teeth at noon or eat lunch at some point.  Forget about doing laundry or making dinner.  Those things can wait until Dad gets home!

I'm also really proud of Jeff and I for cloth diapering.  It's too early to pat ourselves on the back, but we've actually enjoyed it so far.  I was hesitant at first to use prefolds, a snappi, and a cover, but through trial and error we made it work.  Now that Adam is ten pounds, yup that's correct, we have moved over to using the one size diapers (on the smallest setting).  In my opinion these are far easier to use than prefolds and covers.

I guess I forgot to mention, our Little Dude is 10 pounds 2 ounces!  Wow, he is growing really fast!

The highlights this week included my parents stopping by on Saturday, Grandpa Hank coming over Sunday, Easter dinner in Tolland, Ying coming by Monday, I traveled to Branford Tuesday to visit Hannah and Keira, Wednesday Adam accompanied me to the orthodontist and then we went to the pediatrician, and today we went to a breast feeding support group.  We've had a pretty busy week but we've managed to sneak in a nap pretty much every day :)

Go U Bears!  Maybe he will go to Bowdoin like Mom, Dad, Opa, and Uncle Dan...

Chillaxin on the sofa

This was the day when he woke up at 4:15 and didn't want to fall asleep again until noon...

In his new cloth diapers!

Helping Dad study this morning!

Week 2

Tomorrow Adam Jeffrey will be 2 weeks old!  I feel like time is passing by very quickly!  And yet sometimes it feels like Adam has been with us for longer than 2 weeks.  Last week my mom was kind enough to spend the week with us.  She cooked and took care of Adam and I.  Then over the weekend it was just Jeff, Adam, and me.  Jeff helped me hold down the fort until his mother arrived on Sunday.  Grammy Sue has taken good care of all of us this week.  We also continue to have plenty of visitors.  Thank goodness because it gives us something to look forward to.  On Monday, Hannah and Keira came over for the day; we lounged around, nursed together, and went for a walk.  Today Adam had his newborn photography shoot.  He fussed during the beginning but after a good meal and some rocking, he settled down and was an angel for the rest of the shoot.  I'm sure we will have lots of super cute photos, I can't wait to share!

Highlights of the past week:

First bath at home

Nicole and Steve came for a visit

He's super cute

Dancing in the living room with Mom

Grammy Sue is here

Hannah and Keira came for a visit and a stroll around the neighborhood

Cute cousins

Keira was holding Adam's hand!