Six Weeks

Luke is six weeks old today. That means Mommy had her post natal check-up today. I'm cleared to start RUNNING again! Yeah. I know it's going to hurt, but I am so READY to work out again. Ryan keeps reminding me to PACE myself so as to not get so sore that I can't move for days at a time.

It's hard to believe my sweet BABY is already 6 weeks old. Any day we know he is going to get the day and night thing down...Right? He is such a sweet little guy. Exactly one week ago, at 5 weeks old, we got the first of many real SMILES. His whole little face lights up, especially the eyes. That's how you know the smiles are real...you can see their little spirit shining through in their EYES.

Luke is getting so big! He is nursing so well and has the CHEEKS to prove it! He loves warm baths, to be held, and to sleep in his SWING during the day. His digestion issues seem to be getting a little bit better and so he is sleeping better on his back in his little bed at nights and he is even going 3 hours between feedings some nights! YEAH! It's funny how 3 consecutive hours of sleep feels like 9 or 10 hours at this point. Ryan sleeps by the baby because he is better at sleeping through the endless grunts and groans that Luke emits consistently throughout the night.

Max LOVES his little brother and always wants to be in his face. He gets right up to him and in his best baby voice says "Hi, Hi, Hi, Baby". He wants to hold the baby every day, usually for only a few seconds at a time. He takes the burp cloth, slings it over his shoulder and says "Hold Baby." Then he tries to get Luke to burp, which I am all for seeing as Luke is very stubborn about giving up his burps. When we first brought Luke home, any time he would cry, MAX would cry too. He didn't like it when the baby was sad. He is pretty much used to it by now, but still doesn't like when the baby cries.

We are tired but happy. SLEEP deprivation can only last so long. We can't wait for another 6 weeks!