10 Day Observations

Nolan is so far quite an easy baby! Oma has been here all week helping out with the boys and cooking us lots of good food. Justin went back to work on Tuesday since she was here, but he will take more time off next week. The boys have also had fun playing with their cousins and picking Opa up from the airport on Friday. I am feeling great so far as well - this has been the easiest recovery of all three of my boys. Here are some observations of Nolan in the past 10 days.

• You are a squeaker. You make the cutest little mouse squeak in your sleep.
• You get the hiccups at least once a day. You never got them in the womb, but without fail everyday you will get them at least once. Luckily you don't seem to mind.
• Your favorite place to be (besides someones arms) is on your changing table. Once your new diaper is on you love to lay there and just look around totally content.
• Your belly button stump and circumcision has already fallen off and they both look like they have healed very nicely.
• You hated your first sponge bath. That is the most you have ever cried since you were born. Hopefully you will like regular baths better.
• You are a great sleeper already. While we know this may change we can't believe how well you do. We usually dream feed you at 11 and then you will go to 3:30. You will then fall right back to sleep and stay asleep again til around 7. You have even given us a couple 5 and 6 hour stretches!!!!
• You are a great eater as well. At three days old you were eating about 1.5 ounces a feeding. Now at 10 days you are draining 3 ounce bottles. We are excited to see how much you weigh at your weight check on Tuesday. We don't think you will have any problem being back up to your birth weight.
  
• Your brothers absolutely adore you. While we have seen some new behaviors from both of them and a few more tantrums and a lot more clingyness, they still want to hep with every diaper change, feeding, dressing, and always want to hold you.
• Even though its only been 10 days we already can't imagine life without you here. We love you so much!!!!