Dear Nicholas,
Our first week with you has been a dream! We stayed 2 nights in the hospital and then brought you home on Sunday, December 2. In the hospital it was the same business as usual: you slept, we worked on the breastfeeding techniques (it's amazing how much I forgot in three years!) and we had lots of visiting time with your brother, grandparents, Uncle Timmy, the "two Emily's" (cousin Emily and girlfriend Emily!) and Bob & Katie Perniola.
Once you were home you were either sleeping, eating or pooping. You cried mostly when you had gas/needed to poop. Once it passed, you were quiet as a mouse. You do A LOT more sleeping than your brother ever did. During the day, I would wake you to nurse every three hours and overnight you slept for one 4 hour long-stretch and then woke about every three hours otherwise. After your 6:00ish morning feed, you tended to have another long stretch of sleep (until 9) which helped immensely as Mikey was then waking up and needed to get ready for the day.
Grandma Anita stayed with us for the week and spoiled us as usual. Auntie came on Sunday night and stayed until Tuesday of your first week as well. They went grocery shopping for us, made all the meals, played with "Big Brother Mikey", helped us get all of your baby "stuff" organized/washed/put together, and of course, snuggled with you! "Bob" also helped when he came back the following weekend with a list that I compiled for him! (He wasn't allowed to leave until the list was complete!) Needless to say they were a HUGE help and I was sad to see them go.
While Grandma was here, you participated in your first "Face Time" session with some of Grandma's co-workers! We also strived to get the ideal "picture of the day" to send to family and friends. I think the camera made you look 10 pounds heavier---and I thought that only happened to people on TV. You have chubby cheeks but some of the pics make you look really chubby. Make no mistake...chubby cheeks or not....you are perfect no matter what!
On Tuesday, December 4, you had your first outing to the pediatrician's office for the standard weight check. Daddy met us there. You left the hospital weighing 7 lbs 8 oz and at this appointment you went back up to 7 lb 10.2 oz. This was a huge relief for Mommy since I was very paranoid after caring for your brother and his weight gain issues in the beginning. No worries with you, my friend! Even if you only eat on one side, you are obviously getting what you need! Eat up!
Here are some shots from your first week:
Making the "o" face with Auntie
This picture made Nicholas famous in the newspaper in Queensbury. Uncle Timmy used it for an ad at work!
Dinnertime
The big brother NOT cooperating for the camera (there was a lot of this behavior going on this week)
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