Jack: Week Two

What Ive learned this week:

• I can do this!
• Jack has T H E cutest cough ever. Like seriously.. its adorable.
• I am THAT mom that opts for the photo of her son peeing on himself during a photo shoot rather than help him not get it in his mouth. Poor guy. Oh well. Its one of my favorites of him. Is that sad?
• Cluster feeding is no fun.
• The boobie shield is probably like the best thing ever. Its totally helping him latch which makes me a happy mama.
• Dad is becoming an expert in the ways of swaddling.
• I love the way dad looks at you.. and me for that matter.
• I am still growing more in love with Neil as the days go on. Strange youre supposed to fall more in love with you baby as days go on. Im ok being in love with both of them. They are the absolute best things in the world and I seriously cannot imagine my life without either one of them.
• I like Neil being at home, not at work.
• Jack is the model Ive been waiting for. Ive done so much with him already and I cant wait for more. I sure hope he doesnt hate me.. or the camera when he's older.
• His breastfeeding poops arent as bad as I anticipated they were going to be. Neil makes it to be a lot worse than it is though.
• His little coos are the sweetest thing.

Also I finally got around to posting some more photos I have taken of him since he arrived. Go to my photography website to see them!

More photos of Jack!

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Jack: Week One

My goodness. I am a mother. Neil is a father. We are parents.

Jack decided to enter this lovely world a bit earlier than we thought. Eventually Ill blog about the amazing birth of Jack Romeo!

April 12, 2011

5 lbs 7 oz

20 in

100% Awesomeness

In one week I've learned:

• that its true, you'll never know true love til you pop one out.
• that some babies dont know how to breath AND breastfeed right after popping out.
• breastfeeding is hard work, especially with tiny mouths.
• Im 10,000 times more in love with Neil than I was before.
• hospital food is not that good.
• late nights arent that bad.
• jaundice is no fun.
• cutting off penis' is no fun.
• feeling helpless is no fun.
• stringy poop is really strange.
• he props himself up in the cutest way.
• Jack has awesome pee range. All over the sheets, over his head. Twice.
• I dont want him to grow. I like him being 5 lbs.
• youre never truly prepared for a new being coming into your life.
• after 4 nights in a hospital I really love my bed.
• I have the cutest son in the world.

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