Frazzle-dazzled

Well, Max is 5 days old. The title of this post says it all: this is a roller coaster. He is simply the most kissable, amazing little creature we have ever run into, and he's so instantly lovable, but he's a lot of work! Luckily, he is a healthy baby, and a happy one too. Except when he's hungry. And since he's 5 days old, he's hungry about every 2 or 3 hours around the clock. The advice we got from so many people to eat and sleep when he's sleeping is somewhat easier said than done, since there are so many things we need to do too. Prolonged lack of sleep, we've found, leads to emotional incontinence, bringing out a spectrum of emotions from both of us. I have been thinking about a story our friends Eric and Shannon told us about the fights they'd have in the middle of the night which, when considered the next day, didn't seem to make any sense. But Max has been pretty understanding about all of it. He even went to Target with me yesterday to help pick out house supplies. I can report that he has very good taste. Must be his mom's influence.
But if you're reading this, you either know about stuff like sleep deprivation already or you have no real idea what I'm talking about. Max thinks you're really here for the pictures. I think he's right.

On the scale minutes after he was borned up:


Trying out his new baby carrying sling. Two thumbs up... and then sideways. And then in his mouth. Garnette may actually be asleep in this picture.



Bug (our cat) is doing well. She seems mostly disinterested, sniffing him occasionally and backing off when he starts crying, but otherwise still the happy, loving cat we've always known. Here's a picture from a few weeks ago. Lap space was expensive real estate for a while there, but the view was great.


Sleepy baby on his birthday:



We pretty much missed Thanksgiving, but that was o.k., because we got a big reminder of what it is to be thankful, and it sure didn't involve turkey and stuffing. We did have company briefly. The home health care nurse from Park Nicollet clinic came by yesterday to do a check up and declared that Max is doing good, and so are we. We're not so confident, but it's good to hear.

Thanks for all the well wishes, cards, and calls. Your support is invaluable. We love you all very much and can't wait for you to meet Max! In a few more days we'll feel more settled and when we are, I'll post visiting hours right here. Stop by and meet Max! He's looking forward to it!

-Andy