Ryder Ramblings: A whole week at home.

October 12, 2012

Steve and I have been at this parenting thing for a whole week. We came home last Saturday and three loads of baby laundry (do you know how many baby clothes it takes to fill 1 load - 3 loads is a lot!), a box of wipes and who knows how many diapers later we are all three still alive. And as a bonus all three pets have survived too. It's been a crazy week of trying to figure out this little man and attending to his every need. And when I'm not attending to his every need I'm busy watching every little facial expression and move he makes, trying to capture them all on camera.
This week has been made much easier by the help of my mom who has stayed with us this week to help out. I've gotten to shower, eat, post a million pictures on fb, and even go for walks with Dash - things I've heard are quite difficult when there is only a 1 to 1 ratio of adult and infant. Visits from great friends baring food, treats and good advice has also been vital. Have I ever mentioned how fortunate I am to have the friends and family that I do? If I don't say it enough - I love you guys and hope you know how great you are.
We went for his biliruben test and weigh in on Monday. Luke is down to 6lbs which is a normal amount of weight loss and his biliruben was in a normal range so no more tanning for this little man. He also got to meet James Harris Martin at this appointment; he was born just 2 days before Luke. All of his tests are normal and he is pooing and peeing like a champ - nothing more comforting than having a healthy baby. I thank God for this every night and pray that he will calm my anxieties of something happening. I'm also recovering really well. Other than still having high blood pressure which I got put on some meds for, I'm almost feeling like my normal pre-pregnancy self. My swelling is almost all gone, my feet and hands quit hurting and I'm thinking I may even be up for an easy gym trip next week, that is if I can handle leaving Luke for 30+ minutes. I'm thinking a home exercise video may be the way to go.
Not only is Luke a beautiful, healthy baby, we think he may be the Saints good luck charm. He wore his little Brees jersey this week and they won their 1st game of the season. This was also the week Drew Brees set the record for most consecutive games for making a touchdown pass. Maybe this will work for USM too; we have a little eagle jersey too.

Touch down Saints!

Also noteworthy this week, half of Luke's daycare class was born. That makes 3 babies for one Sunday School class in one week. I'm sure it's been a busy week for Dawn (our teacher) and Eddie (pastor) making the rounds.
And the best part of this post and probably most future posts - a fraction of the many many pictures we've taken.