2 weeks old

The ups and downs are starting to even themselves out and I seem to be adjusting pretty well to my new life as a mommy. It's impossible to prepare yourself for all of the changes but I'm completely in love with my little boy! He's 2 weeks old today. Last week at his one week appointment, he had gained 5 oz above his birth weight. This made me feel good, because I was having a lot of trouble with breastfeeding and they like the babies to be back at their birth weight at that point and he was well beyond that. I used to feed him every 3 hours, which is what the hospital and lactation specialist insist on, but I later figured out it was way too often for Blake. He didn't want to eat that often and it was causing battles between us at feeding times. The doctor told me I could basically feed him when he let me know he was hungry. So that's what we do now and he tends to eat about every 4 hours and during the night about every 5 hours. Things have gotten much better since we started that new routine.

Blake in his infant swing.


Toweling off after a sponge bath (he loves the water).


Sleeping, his favorite hobby.


Harrison loves holding Blake.


Easter, his first holiday.