Hello World, I'm Awake!

Well, we have had a busy week! Logan is no longer a new-to-the-world Sleepyhead. He is awake much more. Along with this "awakeness" however, has come a little fussyness (smile). We are working to figure him out...his routine...and his cries. Overall, he is still a pretty easy baby - consolable, but not always predictable- which keeps mommy on her toes. When I think to myself "I'll get that done next time he naps..." I find that he decides not to nap soundly, but would rather cry and whine and want to be held all afternoon. He is doing very well at night though- we wrap him up like a glow worm and he sleeps straight through between feeds in his pack-n-play.

I am in awe of him - how he doesn't even look like a "baby," but rather like a little boy in a tiny body. It's so cute! I continuously snap pictures to try and capture what he looks like each day because I feel like he is changing so much, so fast! I'm posting some random pictures (possibly a little redundant) from the past weeks...hope you think they are as fun as I do. :)

Logan is 3 weeks old!

He likes to sleep curled up, sort-of on his stomach...so when he is napping and I can monitor him, I lay him across his Boppy. This is what he did with his hands the other day!!

One night Logan was especially fussy and would not let us sit down with him - he wanted to walk and walk...so Marc pulled out the Baby Bjorn (spelling?) and walked hands-free until Logan conked out. Success!!

Logan doesn't sleep in the swing at night, but we sometimes get him geared up for night-time if he is awake a lot during the day. We swaddle him to get him into a sound sleep for the night...

This is Logan waking up one day after a nap...He has the perfect little milk-tongue!

I'm using these enviro-friendly, biodegradable (and FLUSHABLE) diapers. So far, they aren't too bad but they do require a little more work (assembly, sort-of). Marc likes the traditional diapers so we actually do a little of both (that's the only way to ensure that he continues to participate in the Output management - I am in charge of Input, he is in charge of Output when he is home...kind of a nice set up).

Yawn!

Napping in mommy's lap...

Hello world, I'm awake...

Week Two - Logan

We are settling into a routine here! Logan is much more awake this week, with a few bouts of fussiness but he is easily consoled with a little holding. :) Some fun pictures from our second week home:

Logan mid-yawn...

Logan's cord fell off so we had a real bath!

Aunt Katie holding Logan in the hunting outfit nana bought...

Three Inglese generations...

Hiccups

Logan gets the hiccups so often! He doesn't seem to mind them...

I think they are SO CUTE!

Logan's First Week

What a busy week we have had! I have been sure to get rest, but we have also made a few trips out of the house, and have had quite a few visitors! Not to mention a Gator game that needed to be watched this Saturday. Here are some pictures from Logan's first week.


Grandpa holding Logan in his Gator sleeper...


We went to visit daddy at his office for lunch.

We had our first sponge bath! And it wasn't too terrible!

At one point Logan got tired of the cameras and lights - "please, no more pictures!"

Aunt Katie got to visit and hold Logan

Daddy making phone calls with Logan resting

Logan is one week old!!

Go Gators!

We visited the pediatrician - Logan is gaining back the weight he lost after birth! We go back for another weight check this week.

Announcing Logan Philip Inglese

ONE Copy of "What to Expect When You're Expecting:" $
ONE Blue Birthing Ball: $$
ONE World-Class Doula: $$$

Delivering the most perfect beautiful boy: PRICELESS




Meet: Logan Philip
Born: Sept 18, 2009 at 11:27am (38 2/7 weeks)
Weight: 7lb 11oz
Length: 19 1/4 inches

This is me just as we were leaving for the hospital to deliver Logan...crazy that he was still cooking only 72 hours ago!!



Meeting mommy and daddy for the first time:

APGAR scores were 9 & 10 (at 1 and 5 min respectively)!! What an over-achiever!

My mom, along with Marc's mom and our Doula coached me at the very end. Marc was fantastic as well and was by my side the entire time...but when Logan was about to arrive he felt more comfortable working with the doctor to take care of me :) The doctor let Marc help deliver Logan and he actually caught, suctioned, and handed him up to me. He says that Logan was his thirty-third delivery...his own son...how cool.

Couple phone calls to make...

One Happy Grandma!!

One proud daddy!

Finally settled into our post-partum room! We were BOTH tired and exhausted!

Family picture time!




Getting dressed to go home!

We think we figured this out...

Logan's first car ride

Finally home!!


Marc's mom and I

Both moms said when we got home that the first thing to know about babies is to let sleeping babies lie...so Logan spent a little time right in his car seat while I took a little nap...


Both my boys on our first morning home as a family of three!

We have some video clips also, so I will try to edit/post some of those later.