Well, it's been a week now since Bruce was born, and things are going well.
Dominic and Clark are enjoying holding their new baby brother and giving him hugs and kisses, which is of course too cute for words. They are enjoying the baby gear even more - we are struggling to keep Clark from climbing in the pack and play and we can only have the swing out when they're upstairs playing. :) They also like to sit in the little co-sleeper and the bouncy seat we have upstairs in our room. Oh well...
Bruce himself is also doing well. He's a champion eater and sleeper, which makes things a little easier. So far he's been sleeping for two to three hour stretches at night which really, really rocks. I'm actually getting a decent amount of sleep. He survived his first bath and his cord is almost ready to come off and his circumcision is almost healed, so yay for that, too. And the bruising on his face is all but gone.
I'm also doing pretty well. We've been getting out of the house at least once a day so I'm doing some walking, although it's not hard to feel like I've done too much. Hopefully in another week I'll be up for longer outings, because I do have a small case of cabin fever going at the moment.
So yeah, so far so good! I imagine I might be feeling differently once Andy goes back to work, and once Bruce starts staying awake for longer stretches, so I'll enjoy this grace period for as long as I can!
