Laura snuggling lil' Christopher
Tummy Nap
Tummy Nap
Daddy and Christopher watching fishing shows. They both had their right arms up, I thought it was cute.
Snoozin'
The next 5 pictures are from Lola during our visit this past weekend.
Christopher obviously loves being in Daddy's arms.
So wonderfully sweet...
Gran and Pop's first meeting with our little guy.
New motherhood has it's ups and downs. Christopher has started his predicted 2 week old feeding frenzy, which means he cluster feeds as often as every 30 minutes to an hour. This is a little taxing on my sleep schedule. But just as I feel exhausted beyond words, Christopher will smile, or even laugh and this makes the long hours invested well worth it. I am looking forward to initiating some sort of schedule into our home life, but I'm afraid its a bit too early for this 2 week old. Our day goes something like this: Midnight to 7am are filled with nursing sessions and numerous diaper changes, 7 - 10am we're snuggled in for a nice nap, the mid morning and afternoons are dappled with more feedings and naps for Christopher, by 2 or 3pm we head outside for a stroll around the neighborhood, and finally evening arrives to find an fussy Christopher just in time for Daddy's return home, then Ryan takes over for me until bedtime, which is usually 11pm.
The hard work pays off though. Monday morning Christopher had a doctor appointment which revealed that our little man is growing like a weed. He has grown 3/4" and gained a pound in just 2 weeks! His doctor said he is a picture of health. But of course we knew this.
Christopher amazes me with his strength, his arms fight me when I dress him and his neck holds his head up for minutes at a time. We practice with his neck muscles by putting him on his stomach over a pillow a couple times a day. A little baby workout never hurt anyone. We are looking forward to the months ahead, when Christopher becomes more social. Until then we just enjoy his soft, sighing newness.
Christopher obviously loves being in Daddy's arms.
So wonderfully sweet...
Gran and Pop's first meeting with our little guy.
New motherhood has it's ups and downs. Christopher has started his predicted 2 week old feeding frenzy, which means he cluster feeds as often as every 30 minutes to an hour. This is a little taxing on my sleep schedule. But just as I feel exhausted beyond words, Christopher will smile, or even laugh and this makes the long hours invested well worth it. I am looking forward to initiating some sort of schedule into our home life, but I'm afraid its a bit too early for this 2 week old. Our day goes something like this: Midnight to 7am are filled with nursing sessions and numerous diaper changes, 7 - 10am we're snuggled in for a nice nap, the mid morning and afternoons are dappled with more feedings and naps for Christopher, by 2 or 3pm we head outside for a stroll around the neighborhood, and finally evening arrives to find an fussy Christopher just in time for Daddy's return home, then Ryan takes over for me until bedtime, which is usually 11pm.
The hard work pays off though. Monday morning Christopher had a doctor appointment which revealed that our little man is growing like a weed. He has grown 3/4" and gained a pound in just 2 weeks! His doctor said he is a picture of health. But of course we knew this.
Christopher amazes me with his strength, his arms fight me when I dress him and his neck holds his head up for minutes at a time. We practice with his neck muscles by putting him on his stomach over a pillow a couple times a day. A little baby workout never hurt anyone. We are looking forward to the months ahead, when Christopher becomes more social. Until then we just enjoy his soft, sighing newness.
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