8 days old!

Thursday, October 9, 2008
Hard to believe Derek is 8 days old already! Seems like just a few hours ago we welcomed him to the world. Derek is doing great so far and is as sweet as can be, but man alive can he poop! I'll say he gets that from daddy :) Nursing and poop, nursing and poop, nursing and poop - that's pretty much my existence right now. I don't think he's been quite as fussy as Brynn was when she was a baby. At his first check-up Monday he weighed 9lbs 5 ozs (he was 9lbs 3 ozs when discharged) and 21.5 in long. His cord got a little yucky because Beaumont now tells you not to clean it with alcohol but it was putrid smelling and the dr said to go ahead and clean it since that smell was bacteria! The cord fell off shortly after that appt.

Brynn is holding her own and adjusting to having to share her time with us. We are trying our best to make sure she has special attention and we have an extra dose of patience. I don't think she's necessarily been any more or less ornery than before Derek, it's just extra stress on top of having a newborn. Brynn has been really adorable around him though and having the two of them now really does create a whole new dynamic to our family. Brynn seems infinitely bigger and so much more grown up than before. I don't quite know how to explain it, but I feel like in one week she just changed into this new person.


I wish I hadn't cut the top of her head off, I just love Brynn's face and smile in this pic.

Brynn likes to snuggle on the floor next to Derek, with Derek's green blankie. She adopted the green one when I bought it and won't let it out of her sight. And yes, Derek is laying on his side. He got there all by himself and has done it a few more times! Even tried to at the dr's office.

Drunk off of milk smile...off to la-la land now :)

My fave, I LOVE his blue eyes. I hope they stay that way!

I wanted a better pic of his feet but he wouldn't cooperate.

More snuggle time with brother and sister.

Precious!

On an adventure.

Pics of Derek's Room


3 comments:

Lisa said...

Looks like the Millers are doing great!!
POOP !!!... I remember Lauren having this crazy projectile poop, take off her diaper & across the room it went!! ahhh, breast milk diapers!!!
What sweet pictures of the kiddos.Derek's room looks very cool, What did you use for his name picture on the wall?

Burcham Family said...

I'm so glad you all are adjusting so well. I hope it continues that way! He is a gorgeous baby. Congrats again!!

Anonymous said...

Glad the transition is going so well!!! Brynn looks like such a proud big sis in all the pictures! :) And the nursery looks awesome! Hang onto these precious times...they past soooo fast!