Evan, week 2
How come no one ever told me all they do is eat, poop and sleep? He is precious, and it amazes me how dependent they are on us.
He has been home for 8 days now, and it has been crazy. I haven't slept for more than 2 or 3 hours at a time, and I have no concept of time. It doesn't matter if it is night or day, it all feels the same to me now!
Jerry and I have been sleeping in shifts. For a 4-hour chunk I'll sleep and he'll bring me the baby for feedings. Then I'll let Jerry sleep while I watch the baby (Evan often won't sleep unless he is in our arms). Then during the day Jerry watches Evan as I take a nap or two. I don't know what I'm going to do when he has to go back to work in August. How do people do this alone???
He is still darling... he really has a set of lungs on him. Once Evan has indicated that he's hungry, if he isn't eating within 2.5 seconds, he is screaming bloody murder. This is frustrating because it's hard to make a baby eat when he is screaming. He also screams quite a bit when being changed, though I think he has mellowed out a bit. The doctors at the hospital kept commenting on his "temper." I prefer to think of him as passionate.
Often when he eats, he keeps one eye open. How cute is that? We call him Popeye.
Today he had his first bath. He screamed. But he sure does smell better.
Yesterday he had his first outing (not counting doctor's appointments) to JC Penney! We had photos taken of him. Unfortunately, it takes 2 weeks before we get them back. We do plan on sending family and friends a photo of him before then. The challenge is finding a way to post the photos on this site using a template that is easy to manage, or something like that. This is Jerry's department, and he's working on it.
Overall Evan is a lot of work, but of course he is worth it. Currently he is laying on Jerry's tummy sleeping. Cuties.