You are one month old. Mostly you are fussy in the evenings. You sleep a lot as you don't yet know day from night. But we are getting into the swing of things, past our chaotic hospital days together, when you've had a chance to explore our home. The first thing that caught your attention were the chandelier lights; you'd often stare at them and even gaze at them before you close your eyes to sleep.
I love cuddling your small, warm body, especially in the middle of the night, and nursing you. I love how you pull away from the breast, milk-drunk and sated.
You had a really good Lunar New Year. You're already so loved by all your aunts, uncles, great-aunts, great-uncles, and grandparents.
Do you look like Mommy?
Or like Daddy?
Your brother Odin has taken a great interest in his new little human. He checks up on you often and comes get us when you cry. It stresses him out, so he paws at us if we don't tend to you quickly enough. In the middle of the night when you are awake, he walks in to check on you and make sure we are changing and feeding you. He paces the hallway and often posts guard in front of your nursery door.
You like it when Mommy reads to you. Here we are, reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear.
You've taken an interest in high-contrast pictures and like staring at your Black & White accordion book. Maybe it looks a little like Big Brother Odin?
Mommy took you out for walks for the first time around our neighborhood. There is more rain this year, so the creek near our house has some water running through it. Mostly, you sleep through the walk to the soft sounds of flowing water, chirping birds, and cars swishing by.
The first place that Mommy drove you to on her own was Togo's to get herself a sandwich for lunch. That was her first lesson on how cumbersome it was to get your safely buckled in the car seat, snap it into the base, set up the stroller when we reach our destination, snap in the car seat, wheel you in, order, pay, and repeat the steps to load you in the car again before driving home. Mommy felt like she really earned that sandwich.
Mommy was also excited to be able to cook again as Daddy watched over you. I hope you've been liking the taste of our cuisine as you get tastes of it through my milk. I wonder what your favorite dishes will be.
You like to hang on Daddy's arm like a little monkey. I guess what happens on the floor is more interesting than the plain, white ceiling.
Mommy and Daddy also started having date days again on the weekends as we leave you with your paternal grandparents and auntie to look after you. Here we are, ready to go out.
