A couple of quick videos after the jump. One is a few seconds of Simon his very first time in the cradle, and the other shows him using his hiccups to rock himself in his bouncer seat.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Leaving the hospital on Father's Day - 6/19/11
It's only been a few days since we brought Simon home but it seems like so much longer. It's fun to look back and remember how we were when we first started getting used to having a baby. After the jump find a few more pictures of Simon and Emily in the hospital room where we spent the first few days of his life.
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| Emily and Simon sitting in the sun, getting ready to head home for the first time later in the day |
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Whirlwind - First Dr Appointment
We left the hospital with Simon on Sunday evening and life has been a whirlwind since. Part of me can't belive it is only Tuesday. How can we have had this little guy only for four days? And how could we only have had a day and a half just the three of us! It feels like he is just so much a part of our family, he has to have been here longer. And at the same time, he is so new and tiny and we still are figuring out how to make him happy.
Yesterday we had our first outing. We had been home for about 16 hours when we needed to take Simon to the doctor to check his weight. He lost some weight right after birth (which is normal) and was 6 pounds when we brought him home - so tiny! Even though weight loss is normal, the doctors like making sure he starts moving in the right direction pretty quickly and that he keeps growing for the first few weeks. The appointments are called 'well baby' visits. Of course my son knows how to eat and had gained half an ounce in the less than 24 hours since he was weighed in. So we are completely good in that realm and the doctor doesn't want to see him again until Friday!
The only issue with the outing was that we were not 100% prepared for the visit. The doctor's office is a 3 minute drive; so we fed him, changed him and took him with an extra blanket. What import item did we forget on our first trip out? Diapers. As soon as I sat down with Simon in the waiting room to quiz him on family history and Alan went to park the car, Simon reminded me of our missing supply. When Alan came back we decided to wait a bit and check out the diaper when we were alone in the room. If it was bad, he'd run back home (closer than the store!) and get a couple diapers. We needn't have worried since the nurse told us they have wipes and diapers. Whew.
Nothing else eventful happened while we were out. And since then it has been lots of sleeping and a whole lot of eating. Well, lots of both for Simon. Alan and I are still trying to figure things out, but are getting better every day. We don't have Internet access in our new apartment yet, so no pictures. But that will happen soon and I've been taking lots of them!
Yesterday we had our first outing. We had been home for about 16 hours when we needed to take Simon to the doctor to check his weight. He lost some weight right after birth (which is normal) and was 6 pounds when we brought him home - so tiny! Even though weight loss is normal, the doctors like making sure he starts moving in the right direction pretty quickly and that he keeps growing for the first few weeks. The appointments are called 'well baby' visits. Of course my son knows how to eat and had gained half an ounce in the less than 24 hours since he was weighed in. So we are completely good in that realm and the doctor doesn't want to see him again until Friday!
The only issue with the outing was that we were not 100% prepared for the visit. The doctor's office is a 3 minute drive; so we fed him, changed him and took him with an extra blanket. What import item did we forget on our first trip out? Diapers. As soon as I sat down with Simon in the waiting room to quiz him on family history and Alan went to park the car, Simon reminded me of our missing supply. When Alan came back we decided to wait a bit and check out the diaper when we were alone in the room. If it was bad, he'd run back home (closer than the store!) and get a couple diapers. We needn't have worried since the nurse told us they have wipes and diapers. Whew.
Nothing else eventful happened while we were out. And since then it has been lots of sleeping and a whole lot of eating. Well, lots of both for Simon. Alan and I are still trying to figure things out, but are getting better every day. We don't have Internet access in our new apartment yet, so no pictures. But that will happen soon and I've been taking lots of them!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Crisis averted
Simon was in the midst of throwing a little tantrum (yes, our mellow baby has started to cry occasionally) but changed his mind mid-yell so he could act cute for the camera instead.
Family Time
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| All three of us are tired but happy to be spending the day together yesterday |
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| Emily got me the best Father's Day present |
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Active Alert time
Youtube sensation Simon Basque returns with another hit video! This time he's in his active alert phase, looking around and putting his brain to work.
Bella Baby
We got a free photo session from Bella Baby in the hospital. Cindy and Ken bought the CD so we can reproduce... I've included most of the pictures after the jump. Here's one with Simon holding onto Alan's finger. Crazy how tiny he was!
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