A week With Bodhi

Dan Says: Wow what a week. Now I dream of sleep while I sleep. Is that normal? I cannot believe that Header and I are parents. It hits me at odd times. Last night we tried to drive home from Gma's house and it was a full on blizzard. I was in full panic mode because of my two very precious passengers. I have never had the deep feeling of responsibility that I had last night.
Heather's new favorite past time is watching Bodhi sleep. He is a little angel while he sleeps. He needs to try some more sleeping at night! The time has flown by and I cannot remember when I have smiled so much in so little time. Xmas is right around the corner and I hope everybody can give Bodhi a hug for a present. Heather did let me go Elk hunting last Sunday with my father and Marilyn. Thanks Dear!

Heather Says: Being a mom is absolutely incredible! Just like everybody says--you never know how much you can love someone until you have a child--how true this is! We've had quite a few doctor's appointments since we've been released from the hospital, mostly just to check on his biliruben count. It was 20 at the highest; last time we went in, it was down to 14. Fortunately, we don't have to use the bili blanket any more; as long as he continues to eat (Dan already says that Bodhi's eating us out of house and home, and I am constantly reminding him that we're feeding him breastmilk), pee (this is what caused us to spend an extra 10 hours in the hospital--Bodhi wouldn't pee after his circumcision until we took him down for an ultrasound on his bladder--sorry about the mess, ultrasound tech!), and poop (you've gotta love dirty diapers--dad is slowly adjusting to not minding changing them), it should take care of itself! He's almost back up to his birth weight (10 lbs., 4 oz.); at our last appointment, he was 9 lbs. 11 oz.--mommy's not-so-little boy! Yes, Bodhi does like to sleep during the day, but I remind everyone that it's hard work being so gosh darn cute! He doesn't like to sleep at night, unless he's in bed with us. We're still trying to figure out what to do to help him sleep for longer stretches at night, instead of waking up at least every hour. When he is awake, Bodhi is very alert, checking out everything around him. He loves to go in his swing, be held by all of those who love him, listen to music (especially 80s punk rock, as his dad says, and his mom's singing), and read books. His big canine brothers (Gary and Chuck) are slowly adjusting to having him around the house. They love to smell him and try to get away with giving him kisses whenever they have the chance. I know that they'll love having him around as he gets older and can throw treats to them! We're moving out of the newborn clothes (which I never thought would fit him, because he was measuring over 9 lbs. at 35 weeks; they were never quite long enough for his tall frame) on to 0-3 months, and out of the newborn diapers to size 1. He's already got great control of his head, lifting it up and moving, it around, and his arms are very strong! When he's hungry, he does the hip hop hurray dance (you'll have to google this song if you're not familiar with old school hip hop), and his cries start out sounding like bird squaks. I absolutely love spending every minute with him, and I feel so fortunate that I have 8 weeks off to spend with him!