Evan's changing so fast!

Got the urge to write again to record some of Evan's milestones before I forget them. This blog is rapidly becoming Evan's blog...but that's okay. For now, we are but mere satellites revolving around this new, little planet. He has a new nickname too...we call him "Time-suck" since he has replaced our other time-sucking activities like facebook and surfing the internet, and well, now that I think about it, everything else including cleaning out the catbox and bathing regularly.


Thank goodness there has been two of us to deal with this tiny person, because I don't know how I would have done it without Mike taking one feeding at night and all the other hours he has spent entertaining, changing, calming, being a giant human pillow and all the other roles he has taken on in being Daddy. He is going back to work next week, which means I'll be doing all night again and all day too. I'm a little nervous, but I'm sure it will be fine. I did have one meltdown this week, when Mike came running downstairs after he heard me swear in the kitchen. As soon as I saw him I burst into tears. He told me he was trying to leave me alone from 8 to 5pm to see if I would survive. Hmmm. I guess I failed that test...although I was still alive and so was Evan so that's a good thing. It just stinks when you spend a lot of time emptying your boobs into a bottle, for the one break you get at night, while trying to entertain a fussy baby and then you spill half on the carpet downstairs and then more into the kitchen sink.

Breast feeding... 40% love/bonding and 60% GAH! this sucks (literally and pun intended). 'Nuf said. It is all I can do to not quit 14 times a day.


Oh yeah, I was going to talk about Evan's milestones wasn't I? K, I'm done complaining. BTW, this is taking several days to write, in between interuptions from Time-suck, just so you don't think I'm exaggerating. That's fine though, the following things make the hard stuff worth going through.

FIRST REAL SMILE -- When Evan was 2 1/2 weeks we were giving him a sponge bath and he was screaming like Tuna when you accidentally step on him. As a new parent, I can now attest to the fact that a baby crying really does raise your blood pressure and your heart rate and all those other things that make you care about doing everything possible to make the boss happy. An evolutionary marvel (k, getting off topic, sorry). So he was frazzling us for the entire time it took to get him clean. While he screamed and turned purple, we were trying to hurry. Finally, it was all over and he was all wrapped snuggly in his fish towel and I decided to try the baby massage lotion I bought. I thought for sure it would make him mad since he was still partially naked. But as I was talking to him, all of a sudden, I looked up and he was looking me dead in the eye and grinning a gummy grin from ear to ear!! I was shocked since he was still so young. I yelled at Mike to quick look and I know he saw it, but he blamed it on gas. HMPH...jealousy I think, yeah?? From then on, I got a smile out him at least once a day when I was talking to him and he was looking me in the eyes. YAY WE HAVE A GENIUS...that does make him a genius right?? :D I will always remember that first one.

FIRST REAL BATH -- We gave Evan his first dunked in water tub bath the other day (a little over 4 weeks old) b/c it took a little longer for his belly button to heal. I was nervous b/c all his other baths had been so traumatic up to this point. I was worried we'd get turned in for having a filthy baby b/c I was protecting Evan from getting a scary bath. Mike got out our new camcorder to document the occasion and after a brief scuffle over whether or not the water was too hot, we got him in. HOORAY!! No tears!! In fact, we got quite an entertaining video of him SMILING in the tub! After that we poured water on his face, he sneezed and we turned the camera off. Moments later, he pooped and we had to start all over. Way to go buddy! Here's a link to the video: Evan's First Bath

OTHER BABY PARTY TRICKS -- Evan (at 5 weeks) is also holding his head up while on his tummy for a few seconds at a time (WOW - AMAZING!! yes...I'm officially one of those moms) and can follow an object from his left side to his right. Like I said...genius.