Woznation

Well Wilek was due today and its surreal to think that this little guy could still be inside of me. I am sooooo thankful he is not.  Yes, it was much easier to care for him on the inside.  But its very nice to be able to ‘share’ the responsibility with phil.  We had both sets of parents visiting this past holiday weekend, but it has been just phil and I since Tuesday.  We’ve been getting into a groove and figure out this whole parenting thing.   Here are a few highlights from his first week of life – He knowes his poses!

Chilling in the bouncer>>

Coming home from the hospital Wil was a smidgen jaundice so the pediatrician recommended keeping him in the sun for a while everyday to help regulate bilirubin levels. However, following in his fathers footsteps, Wil is not a fan of sunlight during naptime.

Once home.  Barney is still figuring the baby out.  The first few days he had enough distractions with the parents here, but now that they are gone and the baby has stayed –  hes much more interested in all the noises.  Wilek gets the occasional lick and sniff but mostly head tilts from barney.

First bath at home.  As you can see, Wil has also discovered his hands. Obviously he cant actually control his hand movements yet, but when his fingers happen to fall near his mouth, he is quite content.

Forth of July parade.  Luckily, this was about 10 steps out our front door, so we bundled Wil up and took him outside for a short visit.  He slept through the whole thing.

One week old.  We took this picture this morning.  Wil does not like to be on his back or unswaddled.  But we hope to get weekly pictures with his stuffed lion so we can see his growth over time.

Other notable items:

• His stump fell off already –  this morning actually.  I was kind of sad, as he transitions from’ little-teenie newborn’ to just ‘newborn’
• He probably thinks Neil Everett is his father.  We have sports center on for hours every morning as we get ready for the day and dont think to change it until we see the top ten for the 4th time.
• I made dinner last night!  Like I chopped up vegetables and used the stove and everything!!  This was a big step for me in the ‘feeling normal’ category.
• Phil’s KDR is up to 1.54
• The first two nights home from the hospital Wil was sleeping all day and wanted to be awake all night . We are getting him much closer to a realistic day/night schedule. Will keep you posted.
• We are tentatively scheduled to move to Baltimore July 19 as long as Wil says its OK.

PS – Suck it jimi. From phil.