13 Days Old Already?!

We lucked out. Jaiden is the perfect baby... yes I know I may have a slight bias, but we are truly blessed! The first 5 nights home sleeping arrangements were a little rough because of me not being able to do stairs. We all camped out in the living room, Kevin slept on the floor, Jaiden slept in his swing, and I slept on the couch. Jaiden’s sleep schedule this far is amazing. I'm not exaggerating when I say I'm honestly getting more sleep now, than I did towards the end of my pregnancy. He only wakes up once or twice a night depending on when we go to bed, we change his diaper, feed him, and he goes right back to sleep. Monday night I decided I felt good enough to tackle the stairs and actually sleep in a real bed. We were worried about making the transition from swing to crib, but it went off without a hitch. We put him down at 10pm, he woke up at 1am and 4am, and then let us sleep in until 8. Yes, we realize this pattern could change at any time, but we’re soaking it all in right now. On even a better note, he loves being in his crib. We bought a crib soother that plays lullabies, classical music, and rain forest noises... it is hands down the best $35 we’ve ever spent. He loves it.

He had his first doctors appointment on Christmas Eve when he was 5 days old. We were in the office for about an hour and he never cried once. He was wide awake and super alert taking it all in. He peed on the Doctor and thought it was pretty funny looking up at her with a massive smile on his face. The nurse was very impressed that he weighed in at 7lbs considering he had dropped down to 6lbs 7ozs a couple days prior when leaving the hospital. She explained that they like to see babies back to their birth weight by 14 days, and he has surpassed it on day 5. Not to pat myself on the back, but I pretty much rock at breastfeeding I guess :) We love our pediatrician, she is fantastic! Jaiden is doing wonderful and we love all the changes we see from him on a day to day basis. He loves staring into our eyes and smiling randomly throughout the day. I absolutely love that when he hears Kevin and I talking across the room, he recognizes our voices and tries to seek us out.

We ventured out to Grand Rapids Monday morning to get newborn pictures taken. Jaiden was a trooper. As soon as he would fall asleep we would put him in all sorts of different positions and he just kept on sleeping and posing. We can’t wait to see them. I haven't been able to take as many pictures as I would like because of the c-section (my equipment is a little bit too heavy for me to lift) but expect lots more in future posts.

Little monkey has been so busy meeting new people on a daily basis. He has met all his aunts and uncles, grandparents, and lots of family friends. We can't wait for him to finally meet his great grandma Williams and his uncle Ryan, aunt Linley, and cousin Ryley. I know they are anxious to meet him as well and are planning a trip to MI within the next month.