It feels like time has really flown by....and at the same time, it feels like we've had Hudson for a long time. Things have been great overall, but I now understand that raising a newborn is hard work! Even with 2 parents raising one newborn, with wonderful and supportive friends and family, its no easy task. I just can't imagine being a single parent and doing it alone, and I really admire and respect those who have done it.
Wonderful things -
- Hudson is smiling when we smile, and sometimes coos when we coo. He'll even be crying in the middle of the night, and when I go get him in the crib, he stops and smiles!
- He tries to use his hands to grab at things, but it looks like wild flailing!
- He tries to use his hands to grab at things, but it looks like wild flailing!
- He loves taking baths...he wades around in the water like a tadpole...and always pees when he's in the warm water
- He's learning to sleep a little more...sometimes 4-5 hours at a time
- He's gone to his nanny for almost a week now
- He's cute as a button
- He can put down 6 oz of formula easy
- He's got big cheeks
Challenging things -
- He doesn't sleep consistently yet...arrgh
- His poops can go up (and out) of his diaper
- He spits up and occasionally throws up formula
- Where does the time go? Its hard to get things done!
We love him very much!
In addition, I just returned from Andy's bachelor party in Washington DC. We had a great time! Joe Bagierek, Andy's best man, hooked us up big time. He works for Bacardi, so we had free drinks all night wherever we went. He also had all of us stay for free at the W Hotel overlooking the White House and the Washington Monument. He arranged the festivities, which included the W rooftop bar, a stretch Escalade all night, mini-golf bar, cigars and pictures at the monuments, dinner, a trendy club, and other debaucherous activity. Good times! Great to see Andy, Vadin, Bryan, and Aarish - a high school reunion! Andy and Missy will be getting married at the end of September in Clearwater, FL.
=) Alan
