Week One

We’re all still snug in our (somewhat drafty) house as this January chill continues on. What a nice week or so to not have to leave the house!
We got home Monday afternoon and slowly have been figuring each other out. Kiddo seems to be working out his digestion and this whole eating idea better as the week goes on. We started off with a good amount of anxiety (ok, so mostly I did) over the amount he was eating and moving through his system – it was not near what they ‘recommend’.
On Wednesday the stars smiled on us and it turned out that despite what we were told by my doctor, we did in fact get a home visit from a nurse. She weighed him and put my heart at ease saying he’d actually gained 2 ounces back from what he’d lost at the hospital. This means even if he wasn’t eating much, he was eating enough! She also helped me figure out some details about nursing that were very helpful. You can read all the books you want but in person guidance is really the key to your confidence it seems.

We are pretty sure Devon is related to his Aunt Becca simply by the number of times a day he gets the hiccups - pretty much every time he eats. He also appears to be fascinated by music and by a visual fractal program Russ has on his computer that makes very interesting images. He quiets right down when he sees it. Now I realize that newborns are small, but I guess I didn’t realize quite how small he might be. We really only had one outfit that fit him well so we had to send his Godfather out to Babies R Us to get us a few more gowns that he didn’t drown in. One that is still too big for him has little stars all over it and we joked that it make him look just like a Wizard because it was so big and he had a hat on that came to a bit of a point. So of course that has morphed into us calling him Mr. Wizard:


I’m starting to hit a bit of a wall. Trying to sleep when he sleeps, eat and occasionally shower (which I know Russ appreciates). A little sunshine would probably help, but that is in short supply at the moment and not really an option to be headed outside for a quick walk.

All this time at home has given Russ a good chance to explore his new camera and a few programs he’s been looking at for a while including Facebook and Flickr. Hopefully in a few weeks we’ll be more situated and he can start to finish up the kitchen again. Hooray for a dishwasher in the future!

Russ and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary yesterday, January 8th. To celebrate we watched a movie together as a family and had a bit of wine. Next time however we won’t get a movie about a couple who lose their baby and the wife passes away earlier than expected. That just about put me on the floor I was so upset. Luckily the movie gets lighter and has some comedy to bring you back but man, that really gave my hormones a run for their money. Luckily I had Russ on my left and Devon in my lap to hug and comfort. We have our first well baby checkup Monday morning. I’m sure we’ll spend the solid hour before that packing up, getting him to eat and generally fussing about before leaving the house for the 8 block drive to the clinic. Here's my favorite shot from the week: