Two weeks old

Carson is two weeks old today and such a sweet baby! I didn't know God made babies this good, but I sure am thankful I have one and I am hoping it lasts!! We went to the doctor today for his two-week appointment and he weighed in at 9 pounds 2 oz, so he'll obviously a good eater. Still very long and lean so while I don't need to wake him to eat at night (yippee) I am to let him eat more during the day, which I know he'll be happy about. Mike's parents were here from Monday through Sunday so I was hesitant to brag too soon about Carson's temperament, since Doris (grandma) has a magic touch with babies. But since I've been alone since Sunday (Mike had to leave Sunday also for a work conference in Las Vegas), I am confident to say that it's definitely easier the second time around, and especially if you get lucky to have a baby that's not fussy most of the time they're awake (like Collin was). We've enjoyed our week of getting together with friends and being able to sleep in during the mornings and have appreciated all the offers and assistance from friends.

Also, it makes all the difference in the world when you can actually get sleep a night, a rarity for mom's of newborns but Carson usually only wakes once a night now, and usually has a good stretch of 4-5 hours. He still sleeps in his car seat for part of the night, but whatever works! I also love that he has a good awake time in the late afternoons/early evenings where he is alert and content.
Bill & Doris were so much help during their visit. I was really getting used to having helpers here and enjoyed every minute of it. Bill got busy on Mike's "Dad To Do" list soon after he arrived, and then Mike took Thurs & Fri off so they could re-tile the back foyer area. It looks great, but I am looking forward to being able to have the use of my washer and dryer again soon.

We don't have as many pictures of Carson for the second week of life since he had an eye infection for a good part of it. Luckily it's better now, because it wasn't fun having to put medicine in a newborn's eye (I was thankful to have Mike's mom, a nurse, to assist since this isn't Mike's forte).

Collin is still a GREAT big brother and wants to show him off to all his friends and loves to help me take care of him. Carson is easy to love at this stage and I think we did enough warning him about how much babies cry that he is as pleasantly surprised as we are to have mostly a happy or sleeping baby.