2 Weeks

At 2 weeks David Jr really enjoys sleeping.  We continue to need to wake hime regularly to eat and set an alarm for him at night.  Last night I accidentally slept through the alarm and our little family got a 6 hour stretch of sleep.  He continues to nurse very well at each feeding and is growing.  While he is still wearing newborn diapers and clothing, they are starting to be filled in a little more each day.

**Note - alarms were no longer needed after this blog was typed.  David Jr began waking up on his own every 2- 4 hours each night.

Swimming

Our neighborhood pool officially opened on May 4 (Friday), so our family headed down on Saturday morning.  Carly and her father headed down first, and David and I followed down after he finished his breakfast.  When I arrived, Carly was splashing and really having a great time in the kid pool and was begging to enter the larger pool.  Thankfully for her daddy, we were able to convince her to wait until the pool party later in the day (we were anticipating the water to be quite chilly).  After just over an hour Carly's morning pool time ended.

 

Our family returned later in the evening for a neighborhood party.  During this time, Carly did get to swim in the larger pool and our family enjoyed a yummy taco bar catered by a local Mexican restaurant.  While David Jr and I were not able to participate in the pool actives, we did enjoy our time outside with Dave and Carly.

Strawberry Picking

Carly and her Aunt Boo-Boo went strawberry picking this morning. While the weather was quite warm and they both came home tired and sweaty, they appeared to have a fabulous time.  Together they picked 2 pints of strawberries and Carly played on the playground for a long while after picking her strawberries.  The cutest thing ever was after they got home.  As part of Carly's visit she got an activity book, which she was very eager to show to her little brother.

Bath Time

David Jr had his first bath at home tonight.  His umbilical cord stump is still attached, so it was sponge bath style.  With a little tag team action we were able to accomplish it very quickly.  Unfortunately, there were many tears and some screaming - just as we expected.  Once his umbilical cord stump falls off he will be able to have a more traditional bath in his whale tub, making it a warmer and much more pleasant experience.

1 Week

David Jr. is officially one week old today.

He enjoys sleeping, eating (if it doesn't interfere with when he wants to sleep), and looking at his Black and White contrast book as his sister "reads" it to him (as in tells him what each picture is).  He also enjoys tummy time when Carly is down next to him talking to him.  He will stare at different features of her face.  Occasionally he will even bat at one of the toys hanging near by on his mat.

Curious George

Today Carly and Julia ventured out to our local library for an Open House.  This celebration included the character Curious George (whom Carly is currently referring to as "big monkey"), cake, juice, crafts, goody bags, and story time.  She was so very excited to come home and tell me all about it and show me all of her neat stuff that she made and did while there.

Riding Solo

I'm not alone yet with David Jr and Carly, but I did make a solo trip out today with David Jr for our lactation follow up appointment.  We loaded the car up - baby, car seat, stroller, nursing pillow, diaper bag, pump, and tons of water (we are currently experiencing highs in the 90s at the moment) and away we went.  Our appointment went very well.  David Jr weighed in at 7 lbs, 13.6 oz and consumed 2 ounces of milk during our visit (which is right on track).  I was also informed that at this rate, he would probably be back to his birth weight by either tonight or tomorrow - which means we can start letting him sleep for 1 four hour stretch in the middle of the night!!  YAY for me!

Once we finished at laceration I was escorted over to the maternity ward to visit a friend who had given birth on Monday.  This escort was very appreciated because it allowed me to use the elevated walk way between the physicians plaza and the hospital, instead of having to go back down stairs, through the main floor walk way, and then back upstairs to the floor I had just previously been on.