Week 2 - Mr. Squeakers

Week 2 - Mr. Squeakers
(8/23/09 - 8/29/09)


It is hard to believe that we already have a 2 week old little baby but it is already going too fast! I can see Paul and I now blinking and Andrew will be a year old!!!

This week is pretty much the same, as Paul likes to say Andrew doesn't really do anything but eat, sleep, and poop! ((GRIN)) But the funny thing about him is that while he sleeps he grunts and squeaks! So the already lack of sleep that Paul and I are getting is becoming less and less because of "Mr. Squeakers" as we have named him constantly making noise and waking us up. As any new parent knows when you have a newborn you have bionic ears and even the slightest noise, breath, or movement tends to wake you up. So the first night the squeaks started Paul and I were up almost all night making sure that Andrew was OK and that the squeaks and grunts weren't because of gas, or hunger, or wet diapers.

Now that we know what to expect from our little noise maker we have been able to ignore certain noises and try and get as much sleep as we can (if that is even possible)!

But in the meantime the first nickname of Andrews life has come to pass and hopefully "Mr. Squeakers" won't last too long......for all of our sanity's sake!

Week 1 - Sleep? What's that?

Week 1 - Sleep? What's that?
(8/15/09 - 8/22/09)

Well we have made it through the first week with a newborn which inevitably is always the hardest. With Jacob it was going from no kids to one and with Andrew it is adding a new baby into an already well oiled (and scheduled) machine.

Overall I can't complain about Andrews sleeping, as anyone who has had a new baby can attest to they sleep for about 21-22 hours a day with little waking other than to eat. So being on a two hour feeding schedule hasn't been too bad because even though it leaves little room for more than an hour to hour and a half of continuous sleep got me at least it is predictable and can be dealt with.

The hardest part has been to try and get in naps. With Jacob I could nap whenever I wanted but with Andrew I can only nap when Jacob naps which has been a little harder. I think we are all doing well and are looking forward to Andrew starting to stay awake more during the day and sleeping for longer periods of time during the night. The biggest thing that has changed with Andrew over the past week has been his face. Of course most newborns are all squishy looking and red and their faces are even sometimes beat up and swollen. So over this week Andrews looks have started to morph and Paul and I have spent a lot of time looking at him and seeing what he shares and doesn't share with his brother. We have gotten a couple of involuntary smiles and there are definitely two very deep dimples on this little guys face which will be really cute as he piles on the baby fat and gets more and more cuddly!

I'm here!

I'm Here!
(August 15, 2009)


This blog is all about Andrew and how he will grow and change as the days and years pass! He was born on August 15, 2009 and weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long! He has a big brother Jacob! This blog will be used as his baby book so updates will be made weekly (if I can find time with a newborn and a 2 year old!)!