Babysitters

Mommy and Daddy got to go out today on their own!!! Chrissie and Jason are in town and they volunteered to babysit Christopher while we went out and did something wild and crazy... we got frozen custard at Culver's. Do you see a pattern developing here? We often consider our big outing to be the purchase of ice cream or custard. I see the baby weight melting right off my body as we speak. Christopher slept on Jason the whole time we were out and then some. Not only did they take care of our son while we were gone, they also made a year's supply of lasagna and several types of chocolate desserts. Kasey was even more excited to see them because they took her for a run each day they were here. We need to hire them both full time and they can job share with Alyssa. Anyway, it was great to catch up with them both. Chrissie and I still act like we are in high school, although I don't know if I'm allowed to now that I have a child. We both still have tee-shirts from high school anyway and wore them both this weekend... In other news, Christopher would like to wish his Uncle Peter a happy birthday!

Visitors!

Yesterday, the Duren-Lubanski family arrived in town to visit Christopher (and us of course). We are so happy to see them and Chris has felt right at home with them. In fact, he slept for a while in Sheryl's arms and enjoyed looking at Julia's cat while she showed it to him in his bouncy seat this morning. Also, I think we are going to hire Ally to be Christopher's full time nanny because he was so calm in her arms last night during his usual fussy time. Plus, on our way to lunch today (at Granite City again) Ally was sitting in the back with him and when he started to fuss and cry, she got him settled down with a gentle voice and his binky. Way to go Ally! It is great to talk with the ladies and get their experienced parenting advice... They have been getting the full Missouri and Kansas experience too. For example, last night they went to the Royals game, walked up (or excuse me, they were driven up) to get $7 tickets on the spot. I don't think anything in New York costs $7 anymore! There were also about 50 people in the stadium--a near sell-out. Gotta love the Royals. Anyway, it is so fun for all of us to have them here and we'll keep you updated on any other adventures.

Clean Machine

Christopher took a bath in his new infant bathtub today in preparation for all the ladies who are coming to visit him. He has to smell nice, you know. Below are some pictures of Chris in his hooded towel. The Duren-Lubanskis are on their way here from Florida as we speak and we are very excited to see them! They'll get here just in time for Christopher's "fussy time." More updates tomorrow and in the coming days...

Let's Get Together and Feel Alright

We have generally established that like many babies, Christopher's fussy time is sometime between 5PM and 9PM. Yesterday, I tried to preempt his maximum fussiness by trying some recommended strategies from kellymom.com. We arrived home after being at the doctor (more on that later) and got Chris out of the car seat quickly. It was pretty nice out so we sat on the back patio while Kasey stalked a bunny in the neighbor's yard. Chris loves feeling the breeze on his face and he closes his eyes gently when we're out and it hits him. So cute! He looks like he's just soaking it all in. We were out until it got too hot and sunny for us and then we headed upstairs. I also heard that some babies find dancing to be soothing. I put on the Bob Marley playlist (for the first time since we listened to it 50 times during labor!) and started dancing and singing with Christopher. He seemed to be enjoying it and put up with me for half an hour. During this whole thing, he was mesmerized by the ceiling fan so that may have helped my cause. Anyway, this strategy could also help me lose the rest of my baby weight as I was sweating at the very end. Perhaps one reason for this is our son now weighs approximately 12 pounds! We went to the doctor to check out a rash on Chris which turned out to be nothing serious and they weighed him while we were there. He's also now 21.5 inches long. He was so cute when we were there, smiling at the doctor and looking at himself in the mirror. He's getting to be such a big boy!
PS--Alright, who voted that Chris is going to be an Islander fan???

Big Step

Yesterday, we introduced Christopher to his bottle to prepare him for the possibility that Mama might need to leave the house at some point for more than an hour. The lactation consultant told us to introduce it in the afternoon when my milk supply is lower and just see if he'll take it for a minute to get a feel for the bottle. It took a minute or so for Chris to take it, but once he did, he went to town. At first he probably thought we were trying to pull a fast one on him when he saw Daddy but tasted milk. But as he fed, he just kept going and going so we went with it. He ate about an ounce and a half, and also had some milk with me too. Is it any wonder why he gains like 2 ounces a day? Saturday night we had Matt and Jaime over to watch the Olympics. (Yes, this is what Saturdays now look like in the Woglom house...At least we had friends over this time!) They are expecting a little girl any day now so Chris wanted to give them a taste of what "fussy time" looks like. Jaime and I tried to have a conversation while I was calming him down... Tried is the key word. Eventually, he settled down and we were able to rejoin everyone downstairs. The pictures below were after his nap...


And here are some more recent pictures...

Poopmaster Flex

Just when I thought I had no new material for the blog...So I was watching rhythmic gymnastics and nursing my son when my nose alerted me that a diaper change was imminent. Of course, I handed Christopher off to his father to take care of this task and sat back to watch skinny Russian girls throw hula hoops around while I awaited their return. Two minutes later I hear Brian urgently calling me upstairs. By the tone in his voice I thought something was seriously wrong with our baby so I threw off the nursing pillow and bolted up the steps. As I approached, Brian reassured me that nothing was wrong and that I "had to see this." Well folks, it was a scene that confirmed to me the talents of our young boy. Apparently, as Brian was holding Christopher's legs up to wipe him, he unloaded again. People, he didn't just dribble, he reached the bookcase. That's right, the bookcase! If you've been to the nursery, you already know that the bookcase is at least 7 feet away from the changing pad. Needless to say, we were both in hysterics while our child was oblivious to it all and was gurgling contentedly as he stared at his black and white moon picture. Brian is now using this "traumatic" experience to get out of diaper duty. I'm trying to convince him that bodily baby fluids come with the territory but he remains unconvinced...

Motherhood

(Disclaimer: The following post tends to get philosophical and sentimental and may lack its usual humor or sarcasm. Please don't hold it against me.) Our day hasn't been anything out of the ordinary so I would like to take this opportunity to share some thoughts on being a new mama. Of course, as everyone says, the moment your child is born is the most amazing moment of your life. But there are a ton of other amazing moments as time goes on with our little guy. It's been five weeks now and I feel like we've all learned a ton from each other since the beginning. Gee wiz (as Nanny would say) we were such rookies in the beginning! I think motherhood makes you appreciate the very small things in life. For example, the adorable sneezes of our newborn or the penguin sounds he makes at 3 in the morning...the peacefulness of him sleeping in the sling on my chest...the little smiles he gives us that seem to come out of the blue...the way he studies our faces...the patience he teaches us when we think we can do what we want when the reverse needs to be true...the new appreciation we have for sleep. If you want to experience a real sense of spirituality, it comes in the quiet of the wee hours of the morning when you are nursing your child and it is completely quiet in your house and your neighborhood--it feels like you and the baby are the only two people in the world. Amazing! Motherhood is the most intense, challenging, wonderful thing I have ever experienced.

Boo hiss, car seat!

So we had a great morning today--Christopher had a nice breakfast, Mama got to shower before Daddy went to work and while Chris was enjoying his bouncy seat. We also took a 30 minute nap, watched some Olympic soccer, and were very excited to head over to Prairie Village for a La Leche League meeting. Apparently, we were the only ones who knew about the meeting because no one else was there. Chris and I were not going to miss a beat so we breastfed anyway in the nursery at the church where the meeting was supposed to be. Christopher also left a lovely smelling diaper in the trash can for them. All was going well until we got back on 75th street to head home. Now for those of you not familiar with our neck of the woods, Prairie Village is not exactly close to our house and you have to take a bunch of side streets to get there. So of course there is not a highway to jump on and go fast when your newborn throws a fit in his carseat. No worries though--that's what side streets are for! Christopher was pretty worked up and we were still very far from our house so we pulled over and had a quiet moment on Village Road before continuing home. After that Chris was good to go until we got home and I could get him out of his seat. Anyway, that was our morning. We are meeting our friend Jaime for lunch today so hopefully that will go smoothly for Christopher. I'll just have to load him up before we head out!

Whatchu talkin' 'bout Willis?

Our son looks like he just doesn't believe what he's been told in this picture. For those of you who were fans of "Different Strokes" this is definitely a "whatchu talkin' 'bout Willis" moment... Anyway, Daddy took off from work today so Mama could get out and go to the chiropractor. Well, that's not completely why Daddy took off from work but it was an added perk for Mama to go get adjusted after carrying around our nearly-eleven pound child all the time. Christopher must be going through some sort of growth spurt at the moment because he has been eating consistently every two hours, day and night. For a while, he was spreading out some of the feedings to every three hours but not over the last 24 hours. As my friend Amanda says, I feel like a feeding machine! Anyway, I talked to MaryAnn today and the whole family is coming to visit next Wednesday. We are so excited to see them! Kasey said she's especially excited to see Julia, who is a big fan of dogs. We also found out that Chrissie and Jason are coming next Friday so their trip will overlap with the ladies so we will have a full, fun house. I hope Christopher brings his A-game because there will be a lot of women here to impress. Here are some pics to enjoy...

Dave Matthews+Warm Milk

You might be wondering what the answer to the above equation is... I will happily say that these two items equal a happy Christopher. Today we went to the Olathe breastfeeding support group to check in on Christopher's weight. Anyone want to take a guess as to his weight? Anyone? Anyone? Beuler? That's right, he's 10 lbs. 11 oz. I fed Chris a bit at the support group and he was calm but still on the edge of not being thrilled as I placed him back in his car seat. Well, we got to the car and I put on one of the Dave Matthews "Live at Red Rocks" CD as we started driving. Within two minutes, our big man's feet stopped wiggling and he was out like a light. By the way, Chris was so good at the support group. We got there and there were a bunch of babies, many of which were born around mid July like Christopher. There were also some younger little babies there too. Chris was just in awe the whole time he was there. He stared at me, at the chairs, at the windows--he was just so alert, soaking in the fabulous hospital decor. He didn't fuss or cry at all, AT ALL! There were a lot of other babies who were crying and although I feel their mothers' pain, I was loving that it wasn't Christopher for a change. It was a great outing today... One final note, we want to say thank you to Grandma and Grandpa who spent a few days with us out here in Kansas. They were a huge help and I know Christopher (and Kasey) enjoyed them being here! PS--Don't worry, I will add new pictures soon.

Today's outing with Grandma and Grandpa

To celebrate Christopher's one month birthday, we got out of the house... for more than an hour! It was very exciting. Daddy was back at work today and so Grandma and Grandpa took us to lunch at Granite City Brewery. (No we didn't have any brews.) But wait there's more! Not only did we have a nice lunch there, but we also went to Michael's to get picture frames for Daddy to bring to work to show off his little boy. Very exciting stuff. The only one who wasn't so thrilled about this outing was Kasey who wasn't allowed into the restaurant. I heard she is going to stage a sit-in with her doggie friends to protest such practices. Since she had to stay home, she decided to try and take the garbage out but was unsuccessful. She only managed to get a few things out! This morning, Christopher watched the women's triathlon with Mommy and then later he was able to sleep on Grandpa's shoulder for a while. It was a very busy day for our one month birthday. He's at the age where he doesn't ask for much (only food, shelter, and unconditional love) but he did mention to Daddy that he heard his Grandma makes these amazing chocolate cakes for people's birthdays and he is now asking one for each month up to his first year.

ZZZzzzz...

So I know what you're thinking... All this kid does is sleep on Brian, right? Well, as the family dog (and resident expert on what really goes on here in this household) I have to say that you might be right if you are talking about the daytime hours. However, when nighttime comes around, it's a whole different ballgame. Actually, he doesn't sleep on Brian all day. He does get up to eat, take care of business, and sit in his bouncy seat... kind of like me, minus the bouncy seat. I remember a time in the evenings when I used to get good sleep, first on my own bed, then on Brian and Karin's. But now, the creature stirs several times a night and Karin, sucker that she is, falls for it and gets up to tend to his every need. Of course, my precious doggie sleep is disturbed and I have to make up for it by napping a little extra during the day. Ugh, the things I have to do... Anyway, I'm putting up with this little creature, even though he is stealing my spotlight. I do enjoy sniffing his diaper, so I'm warming up to him. I let Karin know when he needs to be changed because she probably wouldn't know if it wasn't for me alerting her. Good thing they keep me around!

Babywearing

(Christopher enjoying a peaceful moment on Daddy). Even though it is the middle of August here in Kansas, it feels like a cool September morning that reminds me of the beginning of the school year. Grandma, Christopher and I took advantage of the nice weather and took a lovely walk around the block. Christopher was very alert this morning and was very focused on one of his black and white pictures (a heart this time) the whole time we went for our walk. When we got back, he spent some time in his bouncy seat which not only bounces but vibrates, lights up, and plays music. You do have to choose which of those you use though because Chris can get overstimulated if you put all of them on at once! Mommy can also go crazy listening to that silly music they have on it. If I designed a seat like that, I would totally choose different music for babies to listen to. Christopher lasts about 5 to 10 minutes in that seat until he's ready to move on so the next stop was the exercise ball which he likes to bounce on. As we bounced, we read "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" twice and then read "The Hungry Caterpillar" as he chowed down on breakfast. As we speak, Christopher is enjoying some quiet time with Grandma in the glider so I am actually typing with two hands... An update on the babywearing class the other day: I wasn't sure if we were going to make it to the class because Chris was especially fussy that morning. Eventually we got there and I was able to practice my "breastfeeding in public" skills. After he had his fill, the woman running the class showed me how to put Chris in the sling the correct way. I don't know if it was the milk or the comfort of the sling, but he passed out for about an hour while I visited with some of the other moms who were there. It was a great outing for both of us!

Grandma comes to town

Grandma Woglom has come to visit Christopher for a few days! She will be here until next week and Grandpa is coming out on Sunday as well. Chris is currently resting up so he'll have lots of energy to visit and play. Actually, he's been kind of fussy over the past 24 hours and has been sleeping for over two hours now for the first time in a while. I'm letting him sleep for as long as he wants right now. I actually got in a good nap too so we'll enjoy it while we can. It's funny because you can only use your best educated guess to know why he's crying (which he's doing right now so I'll write more tomorrow!).

Ugg!...z

Before anyone jumps to conclusions and thinks we spend frivolously on our baby, these baby boots were a gift from analyst in New York that Brian talks to. It's good that other people get trendy things for Christopher because, as many of you know, I'm not exactly considered a shopper. Anyway, we are looking forward to winter to see Chris in these boots... Christopher and I are enjoying some communist volleyball (China vs. Cuba) this morning before we head off to our babywearing group. Olympic volleyball is awesome to watch. It almost makes me want to get back in a gym to play. But these ladies make me look short! We are exposing our little man to all these sports throughout the Olympics to see which one he might like. I know everyone assumes he'll be a triathlete, but I think Michael Phelps has inspired him to focus solely on swimming. Go USA!

Pictures

I couldn't wait until tomorrow to put these pictures up! Christopher was hanging in his bouncy seat and was so alert and glued to the figures hanging over the seat. Look at his big smile!

Reunion

We just got back from the local park at Lone Elm and Prairie Star where we saw a bunch of my students from last year's kindergarten class. Although Christopher slept through the whole thing, I'm sure he enjoyed meeting them all. It was great to visit with the moms who all reassured me that the sleepless nights will pass and I'll long for those days of late night feedings when he gets older. One of the moms asked if I was going to find a mother's group and she said that was the best thing she ever did. There are a couple different groups I'm hoping to get involved with and we'll see what works best for us. Tomorrow, if I'm able to get there, we'll be going to a babywearing/breastfeeding group over in Shawnee. Maybe someone will finally be able to show me how to use the sling the right way! Anyway, Daddy is off from work today and has been a big help. Christopher told me he would hire him full time, but Chris needs to build up his funds for a couple years before Daddy feels comfortable working from home. Kasey caused some trouble while we were out for the first time in a while. We must have left the laundry room door open and she got out the paper towels, which she then proceded to unwrap. I would like to think it is because she was going to clean the kitchen for me, but there was no evidence of that. (She must not have been able to find the Windex.) This afternoon, the two women I used to teach kindergarten with are coming over to visit. More tomorrow...

Flying solo

Well, today is the first day that Christopher and I have gotten the opportunity to hang out together without anyone else, including Kasey. Daddy went to work, Grammy is back in Jersey, and Kasey is at Pawz at Play. I wasn't quite sure what to expect but somehow we managed to take two naps. Mommy even took a shower and made her own lunch. Granted, I didn't get to dry my hair but we'll take what we can get. We even went for a walk this morning around the block. Chris has been doing a lot of eating and sleeping today and all I have to say is--thank goodness for the Olympics! I've been feeding him downstairs and watching everything from men's beach volleyball to swimming to badmitten and even weight lifting! I'm usually a winter olympics girl but I have to say I am thoroughly enjoying the Beijing games. And that 400 meter relay last night was amazing! USA! USA! Brian was especially happy that we beat the French who were supposedly going to "smash" us... Anyway, I'm just amazed at this little baby (currently asleep in the sling). We can already see him growing and changing everyday and he does the cutest things. My current favorite thing is when he finishes nursing and I sit him up to burp him, he stretches his arms over his head, sticks out his bottom lip and scrunches his forehead up. We'll try hard to capture a picture of this but everytime he does it I just laugh because it's so cute!

Christopher's Fish

We've told you already about Christopher's fighting fish (the existence of which he has yet to realize!) and now we must introduce you to his new favorite thing to look at: a hand-drawn picture of a fish. I had read that babies like to look at things that have high contrast, especially black and white patterns. In my pre-birth boredom, I decided to create some black and white pictures for our little guy to ponder. The other day while I was changing him, my mom and I decided to break out of few of the pictures to see what he would do. This fish picture was the first one we showed him and ever since then, he has been glued to it every time he sees it. I even taped it to the stroller on our walk this morning and he looked at it the whole time. Too funny! It just goes to show you, don't spend any money on fancy things for newborns. Just get some photo paper and a black marker and go to town... Other things Christopher likes to look at: our faces (if you can believe that), the sailboat valence in his room, and blinds, anywhere you go in the house. P.S.--Why doesn't anyone think Chris will grow up to be a world class table tennis champion?

Thanks Grammy!

Well, two weeks have come and gone and now Grammy is heading back to New Jersey. She was a huge help for Mommy and Daddy, especially when Mommy needed extra hands, food or a few minutes of sleep! As you can see from this picture, she was very good at getting me to go to sleep too. Although we will all miss her, Mommy is excited to be able to order Daddy around again. She tells me there is nothing like it... Since I have no official bedtime yet, we stayed up late last night to watch the opening ceremony of the Olympics. It was very cool! I wonder what sport I will compete in when I grow up? Perhaps we should have a poll to determine that, yes? If pooping were an event, I would take more golds than Michael Phelps! Anyway today is going to be a rainy day in Kansas so we will all be lazy.

Oh, mother!

Oh mother, how could you go out without me? I can't believe you would leave me here. Even though I got to spend quality time with Grammy, I still can't get over the fact that you would go get coffee without me. Mon dieu!

Mmmm...coffee

So I totally jinxed myself yesterday by saying that Christopher slept and fed well! I should have bitten my tongue. We had several marathon feeding sessions throughout the night and it seemed like the only way I could make Christopher happy was to feed him. (Jan, does this sound like anyone you know?) Anyway, the feedings continued through some of the morning before I had to hand him off to Grammy (thank goodness for the extra set of hands) for a break. I actually got to go out during that time for 20 minutes of "Mommy time" and this included (brace yourself) a cup of french vanilla coffee from Kwik Shop. I haven't had a good cup of coffee in about 10 months and it was much needed, let me tell you. I'm not going to make a habit of it, for sure--I don't want a caffeine addicted baby who really doesn't sleep. But this cup of joe constitutes "food for my soul" right now and I am going to savor it for all it's worth. A side note: Christopher and Kasey are super excited about the new "Otis Rules" blog, to be found at otisrules.blogspot.com. We are looking forward to many more posts from Mr. O. MacGillicady in the near future.

Lunch on the Plaza

Sorry for yesterday's missing post but sometimes napping trumps typing! We had quite the outing yesterday. It was Christopher's first big lunch date and it was at a restaurant on the Plaza called Reverse. (Liz, it's the place we had brunch when you were here--the place with the french toast panini.) Grammy, Chris and I met Sarah (our doula--pictured above) there to catch up and visit. It was a really good lunch and Christopher slept through most of it. He only woke up once when he realized we forgot to order him a panini but then he fell back asleep. Grammy was even able to get coffee at Starbucks because our little man was passed out. He didn't start to get fussy until we got off at our exit and were almost home (which he tends to do more frequently now--I think he knows when we are getting close to the house because he cries louder the closer we get!). I had a couple sips of Grammy's coffee too. Mmmmm, espresso... As you can see in the above picture, we gave Christopher another bath so he could smell nice for all the ladies out at lunch. Chris decided that it would be a great time to relieve himself when we took his diaper off and started washing him. Good thing the kitchen is getting cleaned tomorrow! I don't want to jinx us but last night, we all slept really well. I think my grand total of shut eye was almost 6 hours! Of course, these were not consecutive hours but I'll take it. Christopher and I are pretty much in sync at night now. I hear him making noises with his mouth and I instantly wake up to feed him before any tears start. It's amazing how it works! Anyway, little man is conked out right now on my stomach, Kasey is conked out on Brian's side of the bed and when Grammy gets back from her walk, I'm going to conk out as well.

Another sling

Special thanks to Sheryl and MaryAnn who sent me the maya wrap sling they used with Julia. It is really cool and the material is already broken in which makes it easier to adjust. This picture is my first attempt at having him in the cradle position. Again, good thing they sent the DVD along with it! I want to get good at this whole sling thing because it will be nice to just wear the little guy around everywhere... I had my 2 week check up today and all is well. My mom came with me and we spent an hour with Kelly, the midwife who works with Dr. Michele (my doctor). Both of them are great and my mom was so impressed by the amount of time Kelly spent talking to us. I know most of the people reading this don't live in Kansas, but for anyone here in need of a doctor/midwife I would recommend these two women without hesitation. I just wish we had worked with them through our entire pregnancy! (We switched at 31 weeks.) While I'm at it I'd like to also recognize Sarah, the doula we worked with. She was such an incredible support to both Brian and I and I don't think we could have done it without her. Thanks Sarah! Anyway, I can't say enough about our "birth family" out here and I'm so glad we found them all... Christopher is doing well today. He came to the appointment and slept through the whole thing plus a trip to the grocery store. I'm going to try him in the sling one more time (he was too hungry before and I haven't mastered the whole "feeding him while the sling is on" thing) so I can get some things done. Bye for now!

Second Doctor Visit

Well I guess we have answered the question of how breastfeeding is going... Christopher weighed 8 lbs. 13 oz. today at the doctor. So he's regained his birth weight and then some. Everything else looked good on the little guy too. We are very happy with our choice of Dr. Brooks as Christopher's physician. He is laid back enough for us and has a very gentle way with Chris. Now we don't go back until September. Mommy's appointment was pushed back from Friday to tomorrow so we'll have that update soon... Our friend Jaime is coming over for lunch today and it will be nice to have company. Kasey is especially excited because she loves Jaime! Mommy has an appointment for a post-natal massage this afternoon too. Very exciting!

Oooooh, I love my new slippers!

So when we opened the mail yesterday, there was a package from my "cousin cousin" Liz that contained the adorable puppy slippers you see on my little feet in the picture on the right. They are so stinkin' cute I just want to wear them all the time! Thank you cousin cousin! In other news, it's about a thousand degrees here in Kansas. Mommy took me for a 2 mile walk this morning before it got too hot. She even ran 20 feet. It's a start Mom but I expect a lot more... I was not a happy camper by the end of the walk and I let everyone know it, including the neighbors! When we got back, the garage door wouldn't open so we had to ring the doorbell to get Daddy up to let us in. Before anyone gives Daddy poop about being in bed while we walked, he soon got up to mow the lawn and weed in this oppressive heat. Anyway, we are all staying cool inside today so we don't evaporate. We can't wait for the Olympics to start so there's something to watch on TV!

Big Outing

You know you're a new parent/getting old when... your Saturday night consists of a big outing with the dog and the baby to Petsmart and Dairy Queen. Let me tell you, we are really living on the edge because we are having our ice cream before dinner--and that's even with my mom here! Having a newborn is funny because your really don't get a chance to get out of the house until 5PM and it feels really good when you actually do get to go somewhere, anywhere! It is also exciting to take a shower and get dressed. These are the simple pleasures in life now. One more thought, when you are up all night, you have to reevaluate your priorities during the day--should I shower or take a nap? Which do I need more right now, some shut eye or to smell nice? (I guess it depends on who you ask. Christopher doesn't seem to mind if I smell, as long as I feed him. Brian on the other hand...) Anyway, Chris was very alert today and we sang "Itsy Bitsy Spider" with him several times during diaper changes. We also did a baby yoga pose--the chair pose. Very exciting stuff!

Two weeks ago today

I have to say that I am fresh out of interesting ideas for a post today so I'm going to just wish Christopher a happy 2 week birthday! So far he has learned to eat, sleep, poop, and cry as well as give us adorable newborn looks. Quite an accomplished young man! Anyway, today is Mommy's turn to go to the doctor so we will let you know how that goes.