Today Daddy had to work in Lacrosse, so Hendrix spent a couple hours this afternoon with Poppa Dawson while I grocery shopped (I'm still too neurotic about the flu to take him to the grocery store... and I was thankful I didn't when the lady next to me in the dairy case started coughing and sneezing all over me... ugh...) and then the two of us spent the rest of the afternoon and evening together. His umbilical cord came off on Wednesday afternoon so he can take baths now which he LOVES! He hates being cold, so you have to keep pouring water over his body but when you do he is so happy. That is really the only time Hendrix is fussy... when he is cold. Especially if my hands are cold... he does not like that! He has been all smiles tonight and even let out a belly laugh too! So funny!! He gets especially happy when he poops himself... he seems to find that so funny! His personality is definitely beginning to show. Such a calm relaxed baby and full of smiles. Trimaine and I couldn't be happier that we have such a great baby boy. We are starting to get used to the suprise shower we get when we change him that is so unique to baby boys... usually having to shield ourselves as well as Hendrix with the clean diaper we are about to use, so we have gone through way more diapers in the last ten days than I thought we would. I really underestimated how many diapers and wipes we go through. I have been home from the hospital for one week and we have gone through 3 cartons of wipes already. Our sleeping / eating schedule was every three hours for the first 5 days we were home and since he is in the bassinet right next to the bed, I can hear him wake up so I don't need to set any alarm to get up and feed him. His last feeding was at 3am yesterday morning and next thing I know, I woke up and it was 10am!! He slept for 7 hours straight!! And in order to wake him up, I needed to completely undress him and as soon as he felt that cold, he definitely was awake!! For going 7 hours between meals, he sure was hungry! He ate 5 ounces, which is a ridiculously large amount for a newborn and which I learned was too much to eat in one sitting as he threw up about 2 ounces all over the both of us as we sat on the couch. I felt bad for making him sick... but I'm learning what works with him and what doesn't... and 5 ounces is definitely too much for his newborn belly. We have an appointment with a lactation consultant at St. Joseph's Hospital tomorrow to get a pre/post weight check to see how much he is getting from each feeding, which I am really interested to find out about. Time for his 1am feeding!!
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