1 week old

Our son is already 1 week old, I can't believe how fast time is flying by. We came home from the hospital on Tuesday and reality set in. It was so nice having the couple of days in the hospital with the amazing nurses showing us how to take care of our son. The nurses were such a lifesaver because we literally had no idea what we were doing. Of course our parental instincts kicked in, but those would have only gotten us so far before we crashed and burned. We are learning more and more everyday, but I'm pretty sure we'll be doing that for the rest of our lives. 

Tuesday was our roughest night, but Emerson wasn't himself because he had his circumcision that morning. He wouldn't let us put him down so we took turns sleeping holding him in our arms. I was so worried that he would fall off me or I'd roll over on him so I slept zero minutes! Wednesday was such a better day. Our baby boy was back to being a newborn who just eats, sleeps, poops, and pees. AJ and I tried to get some much needed naps in, but we weren't that successful. The rest of the week was spent wasting away the days staring at this beautiful face!

We had our first family outing on Friday for Emerson's first Dr appointment. AJ and I had a list of questions/concerns for his Dr and all were answered in a positive manner! As you can see from his pictures, Emerson was looking very jaundice, but his Dr assured us his color was just fine and it would start to go away. She let us know that his circumcision was healing good, his weight was great, and all-in-all Emerson was one healthy boy. When we left the hospital Emerson weighed 7.9 and when we went to the Dr. he was up to 7.13. The Dr said this was one of the first times she's seen a baby gain so much of their weight back in such a short time. 

By the end of the week Emerson started spending more time awake between his feedings. It's so amazing watching how our little boy changes with each day. As much as we love all of the new faces and new sounds it only reminds us of how fast he's growing up. I want him to stay little forever!

This week was rough and I feel like I'm just starting to get back to normal functional, but week 2 is only going to get harder because AJ has to go back to work. It's killing him and me, but Daddy's gotta make some money for his new baby (and for Mama too)!

And if anyone is curious as to who Emerson looks like, it's definitely not me!

Left-Emerson & Right-Daddy

What a handsome devil!