Fourth Week

Well we have made it this far. This was Todd's first week back at work and Grammy Kirkbride arrived to assist with the transition. All were a bit tired as Todd sometimes pulled the 3-4am feed and was then up at 6:30 to head to the office (for a day of yawns and co-workers commenting on the 'baby adjustments'). Pravera however was the rock star and pulled feeding duty several nights for all shifts and then tried to catch a nap or two during the day as Grammy pulled grandma duty. He has gained almost two pounds and is filling out most his new born outfits now. He has developed a series of common expressions and sleeping sounds that never cease to entertain. We have found that he loves his tummy time during the day and often passes out for hours. We have had a couple marathon 4 hour sleeps even (unfortunately some have come during the day which makes for a long and active night). We have finally gotten the hang of packing him in the car seat or stroller for outside adventures which now include long walks in the warmer weather, a cafe, restaurant adventure at night with the cousins and some more shopping.