Six Weeks Old Already

Drew is a constant joy. He really enjoys his pacifier, adding grunts, squeaks and sound effects to the obviously pleasurable activity. Andrew and I began to put up Christmas decorations and Drew has been enjoying the lights. I also noticed Drew observing his own hands while nursing this week. This is a step that eventually helps him to gain more control of those little hands, once he realizes that they are connected to his own little body.

Last night we took him to a Christmas Party for Andrew's work. He met Andrew's co-workers. "Precious" and "so much hair" were comments used to describe him.

This week has been our first official week of the 'new normal'. Family has gone and Andrew, Drew and I are falling into our own routine and learning how to manage our new little family. Drew drives all of my activities now, allowing me time to eat, sleep and maintain the home while he sleeps or hangs out in his chair. He is good at occupying himself for short stretches. And Andrew jumps in to help when he gets home, bathing Drew or holding him when necessary.

Special things: I love holding him up on my shoulder and embracing him. His little arms stretch out to hold me back--it's such a sweet time...he is very interactive with us cooing and making many facial expressions often--he looks like he's about to say something and just doesn't have the words yet...he still has jerky little movements but not quite as dramatic as when he was just a couple weeks old...he loves to look at the black and white graphics we printed for him while being changed, they keep his focus quite a bit and are helping to stimulate his brain activity...