1 Week Old

I just can't believe it, it's already been a week!

At 11:51 a.m. today, we were nursing when Grammy said "hey, do you know what time it is?" Well instantly I welled up. My little man is aging, quickly.

We had our first outing yesterday. We went back to the hospital to visit with the Photographer who took some excellent photos of Zac (see right) and go over package options. I don't even know why they have options, any new mother chock full of hormones will instantly buy the entire package...which is exactly what we did. Now my poor husband has to find a way to fit it into the budget. But heck, we have some amazing photos and some great keepsakes.

After the visit with the photographer, we stopped in on our "neighbors". The new mom in the room next to ours was American as well, they had arrived on Sun. We met the husband when we were registering Zac's birth on Monday. But since we checked out on Mon. afternoon we didn't get much chance to talk with them. So we stopped in on Wed. and visited for some time.

Their story was oddly similar to our own - emergency C-Section due to wrapped cord. So we swapped war stories, talked breast feeding, comiserated and shared our joys. It's excellent to have someone who is going through the very same ordeal to share and compare with. Sometimes it makes it all just a little easier to swallow.

Today we had our 2nd outing. We went to the Mall and the Grocery Store! We planned it so that we left the house right after a big feeding. Zac was zonked so getting him into the carseat was no big deal. Then once at the mall, I placed him in the baby wrap where he contently snoozed all the way until we got home almost 3 hours later. He was EXCELLENT!! We even got oogled in the food court - he's just so darn cute.

In other more mundane news, nights are long - some harder than others. Sometimes Zac is just so unhappy and there's nothing that Stephen and I can do to sooth him. This is painfully frustrating. But it's also very much a part of the learning process - him learning us as well as us learning him. Thankfully I have the support of my wonderful husband and the helping hands of Grammy & Gramps. Other nights have been an absolute breeze! Thankfully, we've had more breezy nights than stormy ones.

Grammy & Gramps are off to visit Heidelberg for a few days at the end of the weekend. I'm excited by the challenge of taking Zac on mano y mama. I think it will be an excellent confidence boost for Stephen and I to prove to ourselves what excellent work we can do. Think positive...right?!

So that's the update for now - as I must absolutely take a nap. You never know if a feeding is going to last one hour or three. Right now, i'm hoping for three.

Stay tuned for more!