So here we are one month into parenthood and are we exhausted! Everyone tells you that you aren't going to get any sleep and that you will have to wake up every 2-3 hours during the night to take care of your baby, but you don't listen. You think oh I'll be fine or that it won't happen to you. Well surprise! Sleeping even 4 hours straight is a miracle and so refreshing! But it rarely happens these days. Nevertheless, we are doing quite well and are enjoying our new little bundle of joy. Carter is awesome and is changing so much every day. He is awake more often now and is learning how to track with his eyes. He will follow objects back and forth and stare for long periods of time. He is also imitating a lot lately. If you make faces at him he will try to make the same face back. Our favorite right now is sticking our tongues out at each other. He weighs somewhere in the 9 lb range and has officially outgrown all of his newborn clothes. He has also graduated to size 1 diapers....no more really tiny cute newborn diapers. :(
We are also learning how to venture out of the house with Carter. It can be challenging at times, but it is so nice to get out. We met Ryan for lunch with some of his co-workers yesterday which was yummy, Carter slept the whole time. Next week we are going to try and get out a little more. Maybe make a trip to the bank, visit some cousins and visit Nana (Pam's Mom) at her work to show Carter off to her co-workers. It should be a fun busy week.
