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Today was Mel’s birthday and for the first time in almost 10 years her parents were here to celebrate with us. We didn’t do anything special, but it was nice having them here.

Happy Birthday gorgeous!

Cole’s Opa arrived today and he was very glad to be able to hold his grandson

We took Cole out for his first ride in the stroller yesterday afternoon. All indications point to him enjoying it… he slept

We were just hanging out in the kitchen and Cole was being pretty agreeable.

These last two weeks have flown by. Cole’s umbilical cord stump fell off on the 9th… we gave him his first real bath on the 14th (Cole absolutely hated it)… he’s peed on all of us… we gave him his first bottle on the 15th (it’s nice that Grandma B and I can help Mel with feeding now)… we’ve established a rhythm for the overnight hours so we don’t feel like zombies during the day… we’ve taken him out for his first walk… and we’ve been enjoying all of the little things that Cole does to make us smile, laugh, awww, and grit our teeth in frustration. Enjoy some photos (videos will be posted later when they are finished uploading to YouTube).

Hooded towels rock!

He is so tiny

Sleep deprivation is a funny thing. That is all

Enjoy some photos.

Slowly, but surely we are adjusting to this parenting thing. Today Cole is 1 week old… I really hope that the rest of his life doesn’t go by as quickly as this first week did. Sure we had our cranky nights, frustrating diaper changes, worrisome “is he ever going to stop crying?” time, and plenty of awwww moments, but it’s something that we’re getting used to and soon we’ll be pros. One of the things that we’ve begun to take notice of are the things that he likes and dislikes. Here’s what we noticed so far:

Likes…

• Crying (he does it enough that it seems he likes it)
• Being outside
• Warmth
• Nursing
• Snuggling
• Comfort suckling

Dislikes…

• Sponge baths
• Getting his diaper changed
• Hiccups
• Messing with his feet (too many blood draws in the hospital)
• Sleeping alone in his bassinet or crib

Here’s a photo of he and I doing one of his favorite things. I gotta say I love these moments.

Speaking of likes and dislikes, what do you think about the new blog layout? There’s a poll at the bottom of the page or you can just leave a comment and give me your opinion.