Sunday, June 24, 2012

Bruno | The first days






Here are a smattering of pictures from Bruno's first days. He's had quite a few visitors, many of whom I forgot to take pictures of, unfortunately. The most tragic of whom is my sister who flew down here to help us out for a few days and did a magnificent job of somehow keeping Sebastian entertained (to the point where I think he thought she was his second mama), and the apartment spotless, laundry laundered, and tasty food on the table. Did I mention she made brownies from scratch? Twice. The daily 500 calories I'm burning from breastfeeding don't even make a dent in the amount I consumed because of those brownies. But they were so so good.

So what have we learned about Bruno this week? Well, he gained a whopping 3 ounces in his first couple days, which was shocking because most babies lose weight! He has dimples just like his mama, which makes me incredibly happy, and his feet and toes seem to be just like mine, too. He is an expert when it comes to nursing, has a really cute cry that we don't hear very often, snorts when he's hungry, and has already smiled, like a lot, and I'm not talking about sleep smiles, but real, during the day, wide-awake smiles. This kid is advanced.

Sebastian is doing well, and though we had a couple rough days, he seems to be adjusting really well now and showing more interest in and fascination with Bruno. He is growing into such a sweet big brother.

9 comments:

  1. yay for awesome visitors! congratulations on your new gorgeous bundle. bruno is divine :)

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    1. thanks, bron! we are pretty smitten. : )

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  2. Wow, he's adorable. Congratulations! And aren't visitors great? I didn't set foot in the kitchen for weeks after Harry's arrival.

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    1. thanks, dawn! i know, i could get used to having all my meals brought to me. so delicious!

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  3. Great pictures! Hope we can see him soon!

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    1. yes! we would love for you to come meet him! we will be in ohio the rest of this month and the first week in july, but anytime after the 9th we would love to see you guys!

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  4. So fun to see some more pictures! It's awesome that you were able to go back home so quickly after he was born, and that you had family come to visit! What do you do about a diaper cover before the cord stump comes off? I didn't put Ron into cloth until after that point, so I'm curious.

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    1. we have extra small thirsties covers that fit right under the cord. i'm not sure this would have worked so well if he had been a smaller baby, though. one of the reasons we didn't use cloth with sebastian for the first month was because he was so small. our newborn diapers and the covers i mentioned have worked beautifully from day one with bruno, though.

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  5. Did you have your boys circumcized? I waited on cloth with Ben because I wasn't sure the vaseline would be a good mix with the cloth diapers. Thanks! (I'd love to start cloth from the get go with future babies, it is so wonderful!)

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