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Today was Alex's one week birthday. It's
hard to believe that a whole week has gone by already. It
seems like just yesterday we were bringing Alex home and
trying to figure out how diapers work (for that mater,
how to spell diaper), never mind getting those squirmy
hands through those little sleeves. Now it’s a week
and the biggest trick with diapers is making sure to keep
something covering him so he doesn’t spray the wall
or the person changing him. (He still has very squirmy
legs so this is no easy task.) Every day he seems to
change a little bit. He now has longer periods where he
is awake and not eating. In those moments, he loves to
look at our faces as we talk to him. He's getting more
coordinated in how he moves his arms and legs. He’s
getting stronger. He’s starting to grow up already.
Julie and I are both feeling like the week just flew by
and we are a bit sad. Alex at one week is not the same
little guy they laid upon Julie’s chest in the
hospital. I suppose this is really what being a parent is
all about. Even though the changes are subtle and small,
they happen everyday. It’s probably the same for all
of us; Julie and I are certainly different than a week
ago. It’s just so obvious with Alex. We are watching
him so closely to learn about him. As we watch him grow,
we are learning about ourselves also. Alex
continues to have fussy moments in the middle of the
night. We are getting use to waking up and changing him,
feeding him and getting back to sleep. We are both tired
at the end of the day, but it’s all worth it.
Both of us spend hours just
looking at his face and thinking that we are so lucky. I
look at him sleeping and wonder what will he be like and
what will his passions be. At the end of one week, we are
looking forward and now looking back. We both know we are
truly very luck people to have Alex in our life and a
strong family to support the three of us.
D.
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