Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Week Four
So the weeks are flying by, you already look different than you did those first couple of days. You have started to add some baby fat and you have a double chin any fat guy would be proud of. You are starting to smile, which is one of the things in my life I could never get sick of seeing. You have struck a couple of poses like "The Thinker" and "Blue Steel." It is such a joy to watch you grow up and have it happen in weeks not years. You are starting to get on a schedule which makes raising you that much better. Also you have started to lose your hair. Male pattern baldness is never pretty even on a baby. You have also started to use your arms more and will grip my arm while I am holding your pacifier in your mouth. Toby has finally gotten used to the fact that you are in the family. He will come up when you are in the bouncer and he knows that he can only lick your feet, this doesn't stop him from giving you kisses when he can though. I think Toby is excited for when he can roam the house with you. Your mom and I are trying to make sure that Toby knows what he can and can't do with you so we won't have to worry as much.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Week Three
So what can i say Week Three was the start of a trying week for us. It started off pretty well with you starting to sleep through the night. It ended with you deciding that midnight was your bed time. If we could only shift your clock about 4 hours backwards we would all be loving life. Toby has started to get used to having you around. I think taking him on walks with you at night is helping him know that we still want him around.
On Sunday you fell asleep while I was watching TV with you, we both woke up when you spit up and covered my shirt. I guess the first time you should spit up on me should be a good one. Other than that you have just been a little sleeper. We weighed you on Sunday and you weighed 8 lbs 5 oz so you must be doing alright in the eating department. Mom thinks you have hit a growth spurt.
You are still making faces with the best of them and it is funny to watch you yawn, I swear your whole face is taken up by your mouth when you yawn. Also you have been getting the hiccups a lot. I will have to get them on video because I can't help but laugh whenever you get them.
Toby still comes to find you whenever you cry. He has also learned that if he puts his paws up on the bed he can lean into your bassinet and try to lick you. I think he just wants you to start crawling so he can lick you whenever he wants.
On Sunday you fell asleep while I was watching TV with you, we both woke up when you spit up and covered my shirt. I guess the first time you should spit up on me should be a good one. Other than that you have just been a little sleeper. We weighed you on Sunday and you weighed 8 lbs 5 oz so you must be doing alright in the eating department. Mom thinks you have hit a growth spurt.
You are still making faces with the best of them and it is funny to watch you yawn, I swear your whole face is taken up by your mouth when you yawn. Also you have been getting the hiccups a lot. I will have to get them on video because I can't help but laugh whenever you get them.
Toby still comes to find you whenever you cry. He has also learned that if he puts his paws up on the bed he can lean into your bassinet and try to lick you. I think he just wants you to start crawling so he can lick you whenever he wants.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Week Two
This second week has gone by rather quickly. We are trying to settle into a routine so we can get things done around the house. For the most part you have been a great little baby. You sleep, eat and chill pretty good for not being an adult. We had your "official doctor's appointment" on Friday. The circumcision cap had to be removed by Colin. You gained 8 ounces which is pretty amazing since most newborns will drop in weight. Also you grew an inch, at the hospital you were 19 inches long. However, you measured 21 inches. The nurse said that you were missed measured at the hospital and it should have been 20 inches at birth. While I was getting you dressed at the end of the appointment I brushed up against your umbilical cord and it was hanging on by a thread - literally. Colin had to get a scalpel to cut the last little bit free. Good thing we were at the doctor's office, I was getting rather squeamish.
Toby has started to get jealous and is reverting back to bad behavior. We are still trying to find a balance of life, work, relaxing and Toby time. We are going to start taking you and Toby for walks, hopefully this will make him feel like part of the family still. We will have to see how it works. Toby is still really curios about who you are and why we pay attention to you, obviously you don't move, make noise, or really do a lot at the moment. Unlike Toby who just wants to play fetch or bark really loudly when he thinks it is either too quiet or we aren't paying attention to him.
The last two nights you haven't wanted to sleep a lot so we have spent a lot of time just rocking you in our arms. It isn't that you are crying, just being fussy and not wanting to sleep. When I try to put the pacifier in your mouth you will either ball up your arms to block me or shake your head from side to side. I usually win the fight and get the pacifier in your mouth so you start to fall asleep. I still can't believe that you are finally a part of our family and that each week you change. I hope and pray that you don't grow up while I am still trying to figure out how to be a dad.
Toby has started to get jealous and is reverting back to bad behavior. We are still trying to find a balance of life, work, relaxing and Toby time. We are going to start taking you and Toby for walks, hopefully this will make him feel like part of the family still. We will have to see how it works. Toby is still really curios about who you are and why we pay attention to you, obviously you don't move, make noise, or really do a lot at the moment. Unlike Toby who just wants to play fetch or bark really loudly when he thinks it is either too quiet or we aren't paying attention to him.
The last two nights you haven't wanted to sleep a lot so we have spent a lot of time just rocking you in our arms. It isn't that you are crying, just being fussy and not wanting to sleep. When I try to put the pacifier in your mouth you will either ball up your arms to block me or shake your head from side to side. I usually win the fight and get the pacifier in your mouth so you start to fall asleep. I still can't believe that you are finally a part of our family and that each week you change. I hope and pray that you don't grow up while I am still trying to figure out how to be a dad.
Monday, August 2, 2010
The start
The first week:
Marcus,
I am hoping that I will keep writing in this every week while you are growing up. I want you to know of the adventures that we have while you are growing up. The first week has gone over to quickly. I am back at work now and can't wait to get home to spend time with you and your mom. You have been a joy in my life from the beginning. You have been a happy baby that loves to be held and makes the greatest faces. I will put some of the pictures up when I get them from your Uncle Scotty. At first I was scared that you and Toby wouldn't get along too well. Thankfully, Toby seems to love you. He comes up to you and sniffs whenever he can and tries to give you a tongue bath. He also comes running whenever he hears you cry and will sit in the room until you have calmed down. When we put you in the bassinet to take a nap he comes in and sleeps in front of your bassinet. I have to say that I couldn't be prouder than I am right now. Your first week has been pretty uneventful with - except your circumcision and the subsequent falling off of the ring and your umbilical cord starting to fall off. You had your mom panicking Sunday morning trying to figure out what should or shouldn't be falling off. You already like watching TV with me, and will just lay on the couch. We finished most of your room, there is finishing the windowsills, cutting the blinds to length, and putting up the rest of decorations. I figured since you are sleeping in our room that you don't mind the work that still needs to be done.
I am hoping to put a post up a week, I figured if I put up more than that it might just be how many times I had to change your diaper or that it smelled like KFC (mom ate KFC for lunch and nursed you and it smelled just like the 11 secret herbs and spices.)
Marcus,
I am hoping that I will keep writing in this every week while you are growing up. I want you to know of the adventures that we have while you are growing up. The first week has gone over to quickly. I am back at work now and can't wait to get home to spend time with you and your mom. You have been a joy in my life from the beginning. You have been a happy baby that loves to be held and makes the greatest faces. I will put some of the pictures up when I get them from your Uncle Scotty. At first I was scared that you and Toby wouldn't get along too well. Thankfully, Toby seems to love you. He comes up to you and sniffs whenever he can and tries to give you a tongue bath. He also comes running whenever he hears you cry and will sit in the room until you have calmed down. When we put you in the bassinet to take a nap he comes in and sleeps in front of your bassinet. I have to say that I couldn't be prouder than I am right now. Your first week has been pretty uneventful with - except your circumcision and the subsequent falling off of the ring and your umbilical cord starting to fall off. You had your mom panicking Sunday morning trying to figure out what should or shouldn't be falling off. You already like watching TV with me, and will just lay on the couch. We finished most of your room, there is finishing the windowsills, cutting the blinds to length, and putting up the rest of decorations. I figured since you are sleeping in our room that you don't mind the work that still needs to be done.
I am hoping to put a post up a week, I figured if I put up more than that it might just be how many times I had to change your diaper or that it smelled like KFC (mom ate KFC for lunch and nursed you and it smelled just like the 11 secret herbs and spices.)
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