What a difference a week makes...

As my baby boy turns two weeks old today, I am reflecting back on the past 7 days. It's amazing to see just how much more of a "family" we are becoming this week. The biggest accomplishment? Brooklyn finally held her baby brother! I have not forced this issue at all, knowing that when she was comfortable, she would do so in her own time. It started with her telling me that she held him "in her sleep," which I am guessing meant she had a dream about it. Then, on Saturday morning, when it was just the three of us sitting on my bed, she asked me if she could hold him. Oh, how happy that made me!!!! From that moment on, she now can't get enough of him....wanting to hold him whenever he's awake, and kissing his head, nose, hands, neck, etc. when he's asleep. And I have a feeling that when he starts to interact with her more, she will love him more and more!

The Smart Start nurse made her first housecall on Friday. My little man had quite a successful week nursing....he gained 13 ounces in 7 days and is now up to 9 pounds 1 ounce. To have exceeded the birthweight is great news, and I am so happy that he is getting well-fed. Everything else is looking great on him, too. I just can't wait for the umbilical stump to fall off so we can get a good bath in now. :-) Jake is just about out of the NB (newborn) clothes now as his feet are at the end of onesies, and we're teetering somewhere between NB and size 1 diapers. I had forgotten just how fast they really grow at this stage.

Chad and I laugh each time someone says with such conviction, "Oh my gosh, he looks just like Jaclyn/Chad/fill in the blank here." Everyone thinks he looks like someone, but we haven't really seen him go in one direction or the other. However last night, as I held him on my chest, I looked down at him and had a crazy dejavu moment. This kid looks JUST like Brooklyn did as an infant, just with more/darker hair. Had I had a better camera when Brooklyn was born, I could post some comparison pics, but alas, I cannot. You'll just have to trust me on this. :-)