Well Mommy finally figured out this crazy baby wrap and took me for a stroll around the block.  I had a great time (meaning I slept the entire time).  We went over to see Marilyn, my own personal photographer, and set up a photo shoot for this weekend.  Every time I see her she can't help but take a picture of me.  Can you blame her?  Anyway, I think Mommy will be able to get some stuff done with me in the sling now.  Maybe a walk around the 'hood, or a trip to the basement to do some laundry...

So Mommy insisted I get a bath tonight.  Don't know why, I think I smell great, but apparently she was getting tired of the dried spit up all over me.  Anyway, Daddy didn't want to wake me (he never does!) but Mommy wears the pants in this house.  So, up the stairs we go.  Once we got to the bathroom, Mommy put my tub into the big tub.  Daddy took off my diaper (then Mommy promptly covered my boy parts!) and Mommy stuck me on this big yellow bear sponge in my tub.  At first I did what I do best... screamed my head off.  But as Mommy started to sponge warm water on me, I decided that it wasn't that bad after all.  So I just sat there watching.  Plus, Mommy tricked me with J&J's lavender sleepy time bath soap.  Seemed to work.  Then, when I was all clean, Mommy took me out of the tub and handed me to Daddy, who had the job to dry me.  Well, I didn't like that!  But Mommy put sleepy time lotion on me and I was good to go.  

Tuesday.  That is the day we went to go see LC Jill.  Mommy had been building up her supply while all the family came to visit me, but we had decided that once they left, we would give breast feeding another try.  Jill got me to latch on pretty quickly.  I though, hey, this isn't so bad.  Anyway, now I am a boob man and don't even want to take a bottle anymore.  And pacis???  They are for sissies!!!  I can use Mommy as a paci (until she decides enough is enough and shoves one of those silicon nipples in my face!).

My first day of life!  I was born Monday. 2 February 2009 at 12:35pm, 8lbs 9oz and 20 3/4 " long, at Avista Adventist Hospital in Louisville, CO.  Mommy had to have a c-section (planned... scheduled the Friday before) because her Dr. thought that I would be too big at about 7.5-8 lbs to deliver vaginally.  HA!  I beat that weight!!!  When I came out the Dr. said no way Mommy could have delivered me the old fashion way.  Well, it worked out great because it was relatively pain free for Mommy and she did get to see me immediately (boy was I purple!) and hold me after the nurse wiped me off.  My apgar scores were 8/9.  Not bad, eh? I know I got knocked down for the purple (even after 5 minutes my hands and feet were still purple, even though I was a cute pink everywhere else!), but I got extra bonus points for my loud wail!

Today Mommy and Daddy got another chance to take a sneak peak at me.  Of course, I had other plans.  They caught me during foot time.  Here I was, minding my own business, when this crazy ultrasound technician kept jiggling my snug home trying to get me to move my hands and feet from my face.  Well, all I wanted to do was suck on my toes!  At one point I managed to get both fists and a foot in my mouth.  Mommy and Daddy thought I was being silly, but what else do I have to do in here?  Anyway, the 'rents got to see that I indeed have a head full of hair (causing Mommy lots of heartburn I hear!) and that I am pretty darn cute.  I opened my eyes a few times and even stuck out my tongue.  Looks like I am now in the head down position.  

Today we went to our first professional photo shoot.  I was joined by Mommy (of course), Daddy, Grandma Faye and Amy.  Mommy drank some fruit punch (yuck) which woke me up and got me moving.  When we got to the photo 'studio', Mommy had to lie down on a table and this man who had the same belly shape as Mommy placed warm goop on her belly, then took a big probe and pressed down, directly on top of my head.  Ouch!  Apparently, the tech didn't like my hands in front of my face so he jiggled and jiggled Mommy's belly.  That made me laugh.  I even opened my eyes for the occasion!  We got lots of pictures, but after almost a half hour, I was getting bored with the bouncing and was quite tired.   So I turned on the pouty face and started to cry.  You can view how cute I am as soon as Mommy figures out how to link photos to my site.   Oh and yes, you can definitely tell that I am all BOY!