One Week Old!

Well, we've survived our first week! I'm thinking that it has to be the hardest one of all but we'll see. It is just such a big adjustment to one day being a pregnant couple, basically living your normal lives to coming home with a newborn, never to have that other life again. But we are adjusting to this new life and it is getting easier every day. Basically I think that it's starting to feel a little bit normal and that is what is making it easier. Colin has given us two really good nights in a row so we're getting a decent amount of rest. That certainly improves our outlook on things. The days really fly by though when you're caring for a newborn. Feeding, changing diapers, sleeping, and baby "activity" time can really consume your day. Colin is a good baby I think. He has his fussy periods and we're trying to figure out what they mean but mostly he's pretty content and happy to eat and sleep. We love watching him and loving on him. Yesterday we went on our first walk around the block with him in his stroller. He slept the whole time and it felt great to be outside walking.

We had our one week newborn check-up this morning. It was our first outing together as a family! Colin was wonderful...he slept at the beginning and then had a "quiet alert" period at the end. No screaming or fussing even throughout his exam. His birth weight was 8 lbs 11 oz and he's at 8 lbs 6.4 oz now. So he's gaining but not back up to his birth weight yet. Dr. Jeff said that was pretty normal for babies who are larger at birth. He wants to see us in a week though to weigh him again. His length (20.5 inches) and weight are in the 75th percentile and his head circumference was in the 25th-50th percentile. His circumcision is healing up well and his skin color was really good. Dr. Jeff said the whites of his eyes were slightly yellow but not enough to be a cause for concern especially since his skin is such a good color (concern for jaundice, that is). I think that was about it. All in all a very positive and successful appointment. We even stopped for some carryout breakfast on our way home at Tim Horton's.

Colin in his seat after his first walk. Keith wanted to put his Buckeye hat on him for the neighbors!

Walk around the block

Sweet little boy