It's hard to believe that Cole is one week old already. We took him to the doctor today for a quick weight check and bilirubin check. He was up to 6 lbs from 5lbs 11oz at discharge and only an ounce away from his birth weight. No jaundice to worry about either. He has another appt in a week for the standard 2 week check. When we were making the appt, Dr Stealey happened to be in the office and was nice enough to schedule something with us during his non-office time. Since he's Cade's primary doctor and a really great guy, we want him to be Cole's primary as well. I love the fact that we go to such a wonderful pediatrician's office. After our doctor's appt, we went to our first lunch out as a family of four. Luckily we went to a Baker's Square that was not busy and we were seated in the least busy portion of the restaurant. Cade decided to spend most of lunch running around and chatting with people. Good thing he's a big flirt and can get by with it. Cole got his first public restroom changing where we ran into a woman that insisted on touching him while I was trying to change him. I almost started screaming at her to stop touching my child. How can people be so rude? Why do they automatically think it's ok to touch babies? I wished I had our big red stop sign from Children's, that is hanging on our car seat, plastered to his forehead. I'm not sure if even that would have been a deterrent though. Of course, there were many nice people there too that commented on how cute he was and asked how old he was.
Things we know about Cole so far:1. He has a head full of blond hair. It's funny to see such a blondie in our otherwise dark family. But, both his aunt Marcy and his uncle Andy were blond as babies.
2. He is a ladies man like his big brother. The night nurses fell in love with him. He really was only in the nursery at night and I heard form our nurse and our nursing assistant that he was the favorite in the nursery. The assistant finally decided that she had to put him down because she didn't want to spoil him.
3. He can shoot poop with the best of them. While the night nurse was changing him, he shot poop all the way across his plastic bassinet. He also got daddy's hand full of poop yesterday.
4. He has pooped more in 4 days of being home than Cade did in his first month home.
5. He pees like a fountain over everything. Cade never really did.
6. He's a good eater. He takes 2 oz at every bottle and eats every 2-3 hours.
7. He can hold his head up and turn it and has been able to since the day after he was born.
8. He can focus his eyes on your face already.
Goofy action shot with his safety goggles on
Staring at all of his loot and the Christmas tree
Even Cole was wide awake on Christmas morning
Big brother kiss
Cole is still growing like crazy. We have really noticed his cheeks getting chubbier and he's now got a little belly. He's now eating every 2.5-3 hours and the majority of his awake time is during the day and evening. We just switched his formula to see if we can help him out with his spit ups and huge amount of gas. This little boy can fart as loud as his dad! My parents have been here all week and will be here through next week. They have both been a huge help and have given me a chance to get a little more sleep and continue recovering. I'm actually feeling pretty well even though I've been sleeping in the recliner most nights. I started driving again this week so Cade and I and either grandpa or grandma have been running errands in the afternoons. It's nice to at least get out of the house.
Cole is now 2 weeks old and is growing like crazy. We had him into the doctor today for his 2 week check and he gained 12 oz in a week! He's up to 6 lbs 12 oz now. I guess those feedings every 2 hours are paying off. He continues to have his awake times and sleepy times a little messed up. He likes to be up from 10pm-2am but I think we are slowly changing that. He and I slept in the recliner most of last night. Then he was up from 6:30 - 8 and was up a few other times today but seems sleepy now. I have my fingers crossed that he will sleep better tonight. After Cole's appt, we went out to dinner and to Southdale for a little while. It was good for Cade to get out and also good for me. Sean and Cade have made a few trips to Target this week but I haven't gone anywhere since last Friday. It's been another rough week of recovery with cramping in my stomach and for some odd reason my left shoulder has been cramping up too. It seems to be better finally today. Sean has really been doing alot to help me get some extra sleep and keep both boys fed and happy. I'll be a little sad when he goes back to work on Monday but luckily my parents are coming on Monday afternoon to help out through Christmas. Then, Sean will be home again the week between Christmas and New Year's. I'm going to have 5 weeks of help and am thankful beyond words.
Cole waiting for his big brother and daddy
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