Big D

Damon had his 2 week check up on Wednesday. It was very uneventful and quick (“Baby looks good! You know what you’re doing right? Any questions? Ok, see you in 6 weeks!” Literally, it was about that fast. I guess that’s how a “well baby check-up” should go). Damon now weighs 8 lbs 6 oz, which means he gained a whole pound in one week. He definitely looks chunkier… not the skinny baby we brought home from the hospital. I no longer have any worries about him eating enough, so we decided to stop setting an alarm to wake up and feed him at night. He’s still sleeping well, waking up once or twice at night to eat (but not crying, just making noises till I wake up). I’m not sure how we got so lucky to have an easy-going baby… can’t help feeling like it’s not going to last though. (So I wrote all that a few days ago… and now Damon is keeping us awake more in the early hours of the morning. Not crying, just making a lot of grunting type noises. colic?)

Four feels like a real family. Not that we weren’t a family before, but it’s different with 4. Sage and I have fallen into a nice tag-team type approach to getting ready in the morning and at night. Sometimes we do it solo (like if one of us really needs to sleep late), but mostly we all eat breakfast and get ready together. Riley pretty consistently wakes us up at 6:45am and climbs into bed next to me to snuggle a bit. So much nicer then an alarm clock (especially an alarm clock that goes off at 4:15am when it’s still dark outside…not really missing working in the hospital I have to say).

Riley’s getting better at holding Damon, but it’s still a little precarious at times. She wants to hold him ALL THE TIME, but will settle for frequent hugs instead when he’s sleeping or eating…

Balancing Damon and my classes is a bit challenging, but still working out ok. As I write this he is passed out on my chest, which is pretty much how I get most of my reading done. It’s hard to put him down… pretty much whenever I’m home, I’m holding him (or letting someone else hold him). He’s so sweet and cuddly, it’s hard to be away from him. And I remember from last time that the newborn baby phase passes really quickly… so I want to make it last.

Th grandparents have been doing a lot of childcare for us…