Hinnies, poop, and barf

These are now daily words in my vocabulary. It feels like I spend a good part of each day tasked with the removal of body fluids. I frequently am wondering what I am smelling. Am I wearing baby barf, is Connor? Why is my hand wet? Please don't let it be poop!

I am also amazed by the number of diaper and outfit mishaps we have. Maybe Tom and I have poor diapering skills, but we have to swap out outfits nearly every day. I have become expert at removing body fluid stains from fabric. Ah life with an infant!

There is also the art of timing the diaper change so that we don't get hit directly with poop or pee. It is harder then what you may imagine. Changing diapers immediately after waking up or after feeding is risky.

One thing no one told us was how explosive baby bowels are. It is a good thing we outgrow this!

Getting burped



Immediately after a diaper change


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Growing

The little guy continues to grow. Connor had his two month appointment on Friday and his weigh in confirmed it. He is now in the 90th percentile for height and in the 75th percentile for weight. He clocked in at just under 13 lbs!

Connor also got his first vaccinations. Tom had the honor of sitting with Connor as he got them. We felt bad for him as he started to realize it hurt.

Here is a picture of him after the appointment, but before the hysterical crying started later in the afternoon.


His Valentine's Day outfit, you'll notice he has developed quite a belly and some chubby cheeks!


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Sleep or lack thereof

I've always been a person that has functioned well on little sleep, and I knew that I wouldn't be getting much sleep when the baby came. No big deal right? Wrong! What I had failed to understand is that in the early days and weeks there is no real sleep at least none like I'd been accustomed to. Instead sleep becomes a series of naps an hour here, a hour there. Try doing that across several weeks and it forms a haze across which days blur into each other and coping skills are low. Throw a little person that is totally dependent on you that has no ability to tell you specifically what they need and it gets interesting.

Most folks say sleep becomes more plentiful about week 8. Fingers crossed on that one!

Picture of the little guy on his first outing at one week.


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Life with the little guy

How life has changed in the last month. I am typing this with one hand while I feed Connor. These days, if I can't access it via my iPhone, it doesn't happen, at least not quickly.

The little guy is a five weeks old today and the time has flown. It is amazing how much time you can spend doing nothing specific. These days if I get a shower, a few bills paid, caught up with laundry, and dinner on the table while keeping up with Connor, I feel like I have had the most successful day.

Here is a picture of the little guy at one month old. Grammy K. Is burping him.




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Baby Love

It's been almost a year since I've updated this blog and we've got some major changes coming so I thought it was about time for an update.

I'm currently home on maternity leave getting ready for the birth of baby H. We decided to not find out the sex of the baby, so we're looking forward to a big surprise.

This has truly been an experience. Work, family, and friends have been completely supportive. We couldn't be more thankful and overwhelmed by the support, kindness, and generosity.

Here are some pictures from along the way:

First good picture of the little bambino at 12 weeks. Mom and Dad K. were visiting so they got to participate in the ultrasounds. The tech had a hard time getting the baby in position, so we did 3 ultrasounds over 2 days.

Maui at 5 1/2 month pregnant. This was a great trip, no set schedule, cooking, swimming, and reading. I definitely noticed an increase buoyancy! This got me back into swimming for the rest of my pregnancy.

Tom hamming it up at Amber and Greg's wedding in October. Yep, looks like he's ready!

Work shower at 36 weeks:

My due date is 12/12/10, but they're predicting I'll be overdue. Keep us in your thoughts over the next few weeks as we have quite a few transitions to make.

I hope to be better for posting some pictures here for family and friends that aren't on Facebook.

Delhi day 2, Red Fort (Lal Qila)

On day 2, we headed over to the old city center and this had a distinctly different feeling from day 1. The hustle and bustle here was intense and we were approached by floods of people selling everything imaginable. At the red fort, we also got our first

Delhi day 1 -- Qtab Minar

Our final stop of the day was Qtab Minar. This dates from the onset of Islamic rule in India is an example of Afghan architecture. The minar dates from 1193 and is 73 meters tall. The pictures don't do adequate justice to the color of the red sandstone and detail of the carvings.

There was also another minar, Alai Minar that was started but never finished.

We saw our first real example of intricate carvings. My eyes are closed here, but it gives you an idea of the scale and scope of some of the work.