For those of you uninterested in babies… sorry for this rash of baby-itus postings. Regular postings will return shortly.
For the rest of us… so cute!
Parker is doing amazingly well. He rarely cries (after we figured out that hours of him being up and crying at night were from hunger). Sometimes he gets a little cranky changing clothes and diapers, but even then he’s patient most of the time. The first two or three days he was plagued with random jerky spasms of movement, sometimes waking himself up. Now he’s gained a bit more motor control over his arms, not so much his legs yet. He’s also started to really open his eyes and stare at the world. I shot some great video yesterday that I’ll post soon.
All in all, the pregnancy and parenting thing haven’t been nearly as bad as I was expecting it would be based on the warning and horror stories we read and were told. Yes, he needs to be fed every 3 hours or so, which means being up in the middle of the night, but Jess and I both still manage to get our 8 hours in. Jess takes on the majority of minute-by-minute Parker-care (feedings, diaper changes, etc.), I pick up the slack with bottles, play-time, and when she needs a break. I’ve also saddled up on the housework full-time with meals, cleaning, laundry, and dogs all under control. I bet if you throw in twins+, things get much more complicated in a hurry.