Two Weeks Old!
You know, it’s really amazing how quickly the time passes when you have a new baby. I’m really trying to soak up every little bit of Cannon’s babyness because we’re not entirely sure about whether or not we will be having any more children, and if this is the last go-around then I want to squeeze every last ounce out of it.
I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, but so far (and I’m sure I’m jinxing myself for saying this) Cannon is such a delightful baby. He sleeps really well. He eats really well. When he is awake he is content to look around and take in the world. On the rare occasion he does cry, he is easily consoled with some snuggles and a change in scenery. During the day if he gets fussy we sit outside for a bit and enjoy the sunshine. I’m going to start taking him for walks either with the stroller or in the Ergo now that it’s a little cooler. My appetite is starting to pick up so I’ll need to start thinking about my weight. I always have to force myself to eat for the first couple of weeks, but after the hunger returns it’s easy to overeat since I’m home near the fridge all day.
But as I was saying. Cannon is such a sweet little baby. And cute! I love his crazy hair. There is seriously no taming it. And right after he gets out of the bath, it is just all over the place fuzzy duckling butt. His little cheeks are starting to fill in, so hopefully the rest of him will follow suit. I’m going to go back and look at Cole’s photos to see when he started chunking up. :elevator muzak: Okay, the leg rolls started appearing around 5-6 weeks, but the cheeks were ever-present. It amazes me how much Cannon looks like his big brother. If he did not have hair I don’t know how easily I would be able to tell their pictures apart.
So far Cannon seems to be an easier baby than Cole was. I think a lot of that can be attributed to the first-time parent jitters and anxiety I had with Cole, though. I still remember my eyes feeling like they were going to bleed from lack of sleep, but the reason I wasn’t sleeping was because I would stay awake at night watching him to make sure he was still breathing. For some reason I had a crippling fear of SIDS with Cole. I was also obsessed with keeping his schedule tightly regimented. Yeah, we are much more flexible this time around. Gone are the days of waking a baby up every three hours to eat every night. The first week or so I would wake him up, but now I just let him tell me when he’s hungry overnight and feed him accordingly. He’s gaining weight just fine and I’m getting more sleep, so it’s a win-win for everyone.
We had Cannon’s newborn photos taken on Friday with the very sweet, very talented Katie Bower of Bower Power Blog. She is a local photographer who also writes a home improvement blog. We had a great time just chatting about our kids and families and blogging and photography, oh, and taking some pictures of my sweet baby in the meantime. Her schedule is very busy so we won’t get picture back for a few weeks, but I’m so excited to see how they came out! Cannon was wide awake for most of the session, which made getting pictures a bit difficult, but I’m sure over the four hours she was here that she got many good shots. Asleep or awake, Cannon is always cute. Cole was a bit in love with Katie. As soon as he spotted her, he turned on the Flirt. And when Cole turns on the Flirt, it’s hard for any lady in the immediate vicinity to resist. They were best friends in a matter of minutes.
Now let’s talk about me for a minute. Two weeks out from surgery, I believe I can safely say that I am all the way back to feeling 100%. Seriously, I feel SO much better now than I did two weeks out from Cole’s C-section. I can pick him up, walk around indefinitely, lug a baby up and down the stairs, play with the dogs, haul laundry to and fro, and just be my normal (or abnormal) self. With a C-section you have to wait two weeks until you can drive because you may still be favoring the core muscles that you will need to use to react quickly in the car. I had no reason to drive over the weekend, but yesterday Zac and I went to pick up his car from the shop (hello, new transmission) and I drove to the drugstore and back home. You never realize how much you miss something until you can’t do it for a couple of weeks. I love driving and I love my car and it was so nice to get behind the wheel on a beautiful afternoon and just drive. Breastfeeding is also going well again this time around. I will be glad when the random letdowns and leakage problems stop. I also need to locate my nursing bras, because I have been just wearing nursing tanks underneath shirts and the girls are in need of a little more support than those tanks can offer.
Well, it’s time for the nightly mildly fussy time for Cannon, and Cole wants to play, so I guess I will sign off. More pictures are up on the Shutterfly site. Bye!
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