First Tooth!

Elliott was making lots of cute faces with pursed-lips today.  Then he was uncharacteristically upset and the usual distractions didn't hold his attention long.  I finally found the culprit: a new tooth emerged!  Bottom left.  His lips were puckered up as he felt it with his tongue!

Within a few hours we received a photo from cousin Cailin - she had just lost her front tooth!  The world is in balance with respect to the total number of baby teeth.

Market Day

Jonah loves the supermarket!  The ceiling is full of lights to stare at.  A nice shopper even stopped and commented that perhaps he will be an electrician - wasn't she thrilled to learn that Daddy is an electrical engineer!  (As if either has anything to do with the ceiling fixtures in the supermarket!  Perhaps a physicist?)  We did have a little bit of a breakdown midway through, but everyone was so nice "isn't that cute!" rather than staring like Mommy was a bad parent.  Phew!

We are learning as we go... the nice "reserved for customer with infant" parking next to the HC spaces is rather useless because I still had to schlep the carrier across the parking lot to the door to find a carriage.  Then we returned to an awkward situation of either leaving Jonah by himself in the car to load the bags and return the cart (a few spaces suddenly seems so far away!) or leave him in the cart while unloading (hoping Jonah and the cart don't roll away!) then lug him back from the cart return.  Better to be next to the carriage return with a slacker employee having left us a cart!

Smile!

Jonah likes to give a nice smile... not at Mommy or Daddy, but a huge eye-closed content grin when he sees food is coming or after a nice meal!

"Like a Baby"

Whoever coined the phrase "sleeps like a baby" didn't have Jonah!  Wow, he can make the most awful noises.  Mommy and Daddy frequently wake up to monstrous grunts, throat-clearing and other sounds that you would only expect from an old man... and Jonah is still fast asleep!  Even after a week of this, we haven't learned to sleep through - I'm not sure anyone could at that dB level!  Weird that it only happens at night and correlates to the end of his sleep rather than after feeding.  Inclining his mattress doesn't help (nor did Daddy's earplugs).

Uncle K

Jonah met his Uncle Kevin and Aunt Lindsay today!  They brought him a cute yellow Tour de France jersey from their trip to Paris the weekend of his birth.  Jonah took to Uncle Kevin immediately (Uncle K is a pro!) and after a long stare, Jonah snuggled in for a nap while we enjoyed a photo tour of Paris. 

Octopus

Jonah spent some time today on his play mat staring and batting at his stuffed Octopus to make it rattle.  Mommy isn't sure how much of the arm swinging is purposeful to make the noise and how much is due to lack of motor control.

That Face

Jonah celebrates his 2-week birthday today!  Mommy is sad to say how quickly he is growing... he has already lost much of the "newborn" quality and is moving directly into infancy.  For a fleeting moment, I distinctly saw his Daddy's face in his - whether it was the angle, his expression or my imagination, it was an amazing experience!  He also has this adorable old-man look when he's really grumpy.  It looks like Jeff Dunham's Walter puppet. (Not the best picture to show the resemblance, but you get the idea!)

 

Jonah now eats every 3 - 4hrs, and Mommy couldn't be happier to sleep up to 3hrs a time at night.  He also uses his hand to push away as a means to adjust his position or end a feeding.  He seems to be back to a 20-minute, more controlled feeding and the spit-up has almost completely stopped.

Belly Button

Jonah lost his umbilical cord stump today!  I can almost make out the cute little belly button that will eventually replace it... but for now, the area looks sadly scabbed and tender.

1 Week!

Jonah eats every 2.5 - 3.5hrs, nursing for a leisurely 30min. and falling asleep with me as his pacifier (we have not introduced a binkie).  We had visits by both grandpas, so it was a busy day!  Poor Grandmama has been feeling ill and had to Skype.  She's so sad that she can't visit!

"Favorite"

Jonah has a strong preference for the left breast, now nicknamed "Favorite", an endearment similar to the use of "My Precious" in reference to the ring in the Lord of the Rings!  We are still practicing on the right side... Mommy finally found a trick: pinning his arm under him, instead of wrapping around Mommy.

3 Day Check-Up (#1)

We're already scheduled to see the pediatrician - probably so he can make sure we aren't neglectful parents.  Jonah weighed in at 8lbs 3.5oz, which is up slightly since our discharge from the hospital. Everything looks good!

The Start of a New Life

Our best-laid plans to attend Mass this morning fell short as we attended to the needs of our newborn.  His schedule didn't quite allow for a timely 1-hour rest at the appropriate hour.  And when we did get a break, we enjoyed a nap!