saying goodbye and one week old.

my sweet little monkey you continue to get bigger and cuter and more alert and interactive every day.  on saturday, the 13th, jj came back into town with arlo (arlo was much more excited about his other niece and nephew, but that was ok).  he said you had gotten even prettier since he saw you on the day you were born, and i agree.  all day saturday, we hung out and took turns holding you.  you even spent a two and a half hour nap in your crib while dad and jj watched you and kk and i ran an errand.  i was gone for a whole hour and managed to not cry and only texted your dad once to check on you.  mike and kim came by to see you again and mike wondered if it was normal for a baby's skin to be so pink!

saturday night you got bathed by me and kk while jj took pictures and dad grilled steaks and made dinner.  you did great and hardly cried at all.  i am pretty sure you're really going to like baths eventually.  dad and jj smoked cigars out by a fire in the backyard to celebrate your arrival, and saturday night was the first night you and dad and i spent together (while kk was here, she slept with you and me and dad slept on the couch since he had to go to work).  you did really well!  you decided you weren't interested in sleeping for a little while, but eventually settled in and we all got a tiny bit of rest, which was great.  

sunday was a very hard day for me, even though you seemed to take it all in stride.  kk and jj left, which was really rough for me and kk.  i am pretty sure you miss having her burp and rock you, but you're adapting well to being with just your parents.  mandy and justin and kristina tajchman came to visit you on your one-week birthday and they all said that you were just beautiful.  you slept quite a bit but also had some really good awake time during the day, which was fun.  dad and i bathed you and you didn't cry a bit and actually seemed to really enjoy it.  we went much more slowly, which was good for everyone involved.  you are generally just so happy and you love being talked to and having your belly and your hands and feet kissed.  you're still eating a ton, which is awesome.  you like to stalk your food and attack it a little bit, which i find to be hilarious.  i also love your little milk drunk face at the end of a meal.  you still refuse to be swaddled, so we're not even really trying anymore.  you're happiest when you're naked and near your family and we can always gauge how relaxed you are by the status of your feet.  you love to kick them free and spread your long toes.  we know you're sleeping really hard when your feet are relaxed.  

i am obsessed with how you insist on rolling over to your side to sleep.  and how cuddly you are (you reach your hands out toward me and nuzzle your little face up to me and it pretty much kills me).  and the little rolls on your legs and arms.  and the fuzzy hair on your ears.  and your little mouth is the cutest thing i have ever seen in my life.  you had a great night last night - you and i both slept almost four hours in a row!  granted, that was after the fussiest you've been yet (which i can't really complain about because it was hardly anything and you calmed right down when i started singing to you and rocking you), but it was amazing.  when you woke up this morning, you just looked around and cooed and hung out for a while.  your eyes are so big and focusing so well.  you also lost your cord this morning, so that is a big event.  i kind of want to save it and your dad thinks that's kind of weird, so we'll see who wins that battle....

your daddy is off of work this whole week which is going to be awesome.  he is taking really good care of us and i think we'll be able to get some little projects done and also have lots of time for relaxing and staring at you.