A look into our world

Well, today was an exciting day. When Daddy and Mommy got up to change and feed me this morning, Daddy found my cord in my clothes! It finally fell off! So Mommy was excited to give me a real bath today. She put my little bathtub in the big bathtub, filled it a little bit with some nice warm water, and put me in there. I don't think she realized how slippery I would be. It takes some serious skill to hold me with one hand and try to wash me with the other...she says she's working on it and will get better. I told her I wouldn't tell, but we didn't even use soap. Mommy figured that since we didn't use soap during our sponge-baths over the last two weeks, it wasn't totally necessary. She was excited about getting to try the soap and was planning on using it, but she got a little flustered trying to keep me upright and get me clean at the same time. I decided to let it slide this time and not say anything about not using soap. She'll get the hang of it and use soap next time, I'm sure! Anyways, I was just a little bit fussy if I got cold, but when Mommy was sponging the water on me, I really liked it. I think I'm going to like baths! And it's always nice to be clean.

This picture is of me right after my bath. Aren't I a handsome young buck? :)

(Mommy said to tell you that I normally don't wear mittens, but I was a little cold after bath-time, and they helped keep my hands warm.)

This is a picture of Mommy's sweet friends from work, Kathy and Karen. They came to meet me today and visit Mommy. They even brought us lunch! They have loved me and prayed for me for a long time, so today was a special day. Soon when I get a little bit older, Mommy will take me to work/church to meet even more people...I think there are a lot of people who want to meet me! P.S. Jeff, Mommy asked me to tell you that even before your comment on our blog, she was kicking herself for not getting a picture of you and Daddy putting together my swing. She is very sorry and is trying to get better at taking pictures of everything that happens. Next time we get to hang out with you and Kara, don't let her forget to take pictures! I'll try to remind her too...maybe between the two of us we can get some good pictures taken...maybe even of you and me together! :) Love you guys!

Mommy is a little tired right now, so she said we can't write much tonight. But I just wanted to give a shout-out to my grandmas and say I love you M'laine and Grandma! (and isn't the picture of me and Daddy just the cutest thing you've ever seen?) More tomorrow!

I am 2 weeks old today! I think we're getting the hang of things around here. Every day is a new day, and there are new surprises each day, but Mommy and Daddy seem to be handling the "surprises" pretty well. Last night I decided to pull a fast one on them and stay awake and a little bit fussy for an hour in the middle of the night. But Dad just hung out with me and everything turned out fine. Mommy even got a little more sleep last night...I think she was glad about that. Although I'm a little confused because I keep hearing her telling Daddy today how tired she is.

Now that I'm 2 weeks old, I think Bella is figuring out that I'm not going anywhere. She and I are turning out to be buddies, and she likes to snuggle with Mom and me. Sometimes when Mommy comes into my room in the night to feed me, she finds Bella asleep on the floor in front of my crib. Bella likes to protect me and make sure I'm okay. She's such a good puppy! I think she's a little confused though, because whenever people come over to the house, she thinks they are here to see her. Silly puppy. I keep trying to tell her that they are here to see me, but she won't listen! Today my Aunt Stacey and my cousins Lauren and Alyssa came over to visit me! We had a great time hanging out together. Lauren and Alyssa loved taking turns holding me, and we even got to eat pizza! Well, not me; I got milk, but everyone else enjoyed the pizza.

Thank you Lauren and Alyssa and Aunt Stacey for coming to visit me...come again soon!

Today is our first day with just Mommy and me at home. It's been a pretty good day so far. Here are some of the happenings of the day:

-during my morning mealtime, I decided to keep Mommy on her toes by choking for a little bit...I think it worked!
-I woke up from my nap with a "soaker", as my Aunt Karyn calls it...this is where I go potty and soak all the way through all my clothes and blanket.
-I've had quite a few spit-ups and therefore quite a few clothes changes.
-Dad came home to have lunch with Mommy while I napped.
-Mommy is keeping up with laundary...good job Mommy!

I think I might have some more visitors this afternoon, so I better eat some more food and rest up!