8 days... holy cow

Wow - it's been an amazing blur. I can't believe our little man is 8 days old. He is doing great and seems to be settling into our household. It appears as if he is well fed (read: craps a LOT) and is sleeping incredibly well. We actually have to wake him up every 3 hours in the night to make him feed - it seems contrary to any instinct to wake a sleeping baby.

Some highlights of the last week:

• - He had his first doctor's appointment and is doing great. No signs of jaundice and his weight is actually up from his discharge weight.
• - My milk is in... OUCH! Enough said.
• - Having said he would never change a diaper, Tim has changed all diapers but 3. He has been peed on numerous occasions, but still volunteers to do the changing. There is something very different when to poop is your son's and all you want to do is get him clean - the task at hand is less about the poop and more about his comfort.
• - We're slowly getting into a routine with sleeping and feeding, and are finding that we get around 6 hours of sleep a night, which is a lot, I take it.
  
• - Dado and Beebles (my parents) flew out from CT to make Mile's acquaintance. They have spent as much time holding him as they have cleaning kitchens and stocking fridges -- all of which is greatly appreciated!
• - He had his first sponge bath! Grandma (Tim's mom) read up on how best to give an infant a bath and led us through the process. Her leadership, tenderness, and expertise were incredibly appreciated!
• - He has had several loving visits from Grandma and Grandpa, each of whom have a hard time being in the room with him and not holding him. They are so great with him that it is hard not to feel lucky to have in-laws so fabulous and so close!
• - Miles met his great grandfather today! Grandpa Joe is out here visiting Grandma and Grandpa and they stopped in today for a quick visit on their way through to Reno for the weekend.
• - Miles met his great aunt Patsy and Uncle George - my Dad's sister.

We're all doing great - though exhausted. It's amazing how much he has changed in 8 days. It is going so quickly! We have aspirations of more blogging and posting photos, but sometimes the nap takes priority.

Well, I have a crying baby on our hands who is pining for his next feeding... demanding little guy when he wants to be. Stay tuned. We'll do our best to keep the updates coming!!