We reached the two week mark today! This was marked by another visit to the pediatrician and of course you know what is right next door…

I tried to behave myself and not order such a unhealthy brunchl, but for some reason the biscuits and gravy were calling my name… I still say I did better than Matt who got the chicken fried steak breakfast again Thomas, of course, slept through all the excitement. I can’t wait until he’s old enough to really enjoy hanging out at the 59 Diner with his parents.

Also on the docket for today was to do something with all of the peaches mom brought with her when she visited this weekend. I love peaches from home, but tend to neglect them until they are beyond saving. So with my newfound mini dessert website, I made a smaller than usual peach cobbler for us and neighbor Anne who stopped by to see Thomas. Of course we ate almost all of it, so I might have to make another one tomorrow. Especially since Matt started eating it before I could get a decent photo…

Here’s what the little remainder piece (breakfast!) looks like. You can trust me that it was delicious or make your own Texas Peach Cobbler =)

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As I mentioned before, Matt and I both came in to possession of iPads from work not too long ago. We realized that being able to FaceTime might come in handy once Matt had to go back to work and was missing his little guy.

The first day back he rang me up on FaceTime at least four or five times. And it works so well – he can see Thomas and if I lay down next to the little guy and point the phone at him, Thomas can see his dad. I have no idea if Thomas knows its his dad, but he seems very interested in the screen when he can see it, so I’ll pretend he is technologically hip. :)

The only downside is that Thomas is asleep most of the time when Matt calls me. I try to call Matt when he is awake, but given that Matt is working, he can’t always answer the calls. This particular morning I had just fed Thomas and he was bright eyed, so it seemed like a good time to call. We didn’t get through to Matt, so instead I took a screenshot of Thomas waiting for his dad to answer and sent it to Matt.

“Look who was upset that you couldn’t talk:”

Seriously – the look on his face is awesome! :)

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Because our Houston baby shower had a “books, diapers or wipes” request, we got a lot of diapers and wipes. And our friends are smart enough that we got newborn sized diapers as well as size 1 & 2. Silly me thinking we wouldn’t need to buy diapers for awhile, because this little guy goes through at least 10-12 diapers a day!

The first pack I opened was the Pampers Swaddlers and I loved them. Did you know diapers now have a wetness indicator on the front?

“Is his diaper wet?”

“I don’t know, let me see if the yellow stripe has turned blue!”

It’s awesome. But we went through the first pack in a few days. So on to the next pack of diapers – same type, but this pack was ‘organic’! And the first diaper I used ended up with him peeing all over his back – which really makes him mad… I was convinced the diapers (and not my lack of diapering skills) were to blame! Which meant I could either wait the three hours for Matt to get him and risk more blowouts or walk to the neighborhood grocery store (because I’m not supposed to drive yet) and buy more of the good ones.

So Thomas and I were off! He fussed when I first put him in the Baby Bjorn, but he was asleep before I even made it to the street. I was worried about him getting too much sun, so I put a blanket over the top of the BB to give him shade. He didn’t wake up once on our journey, so he didn’t even realize he was getting everyone’s attention while I was walking around the store.

Crisis averted, but I decided it might be a good idea to take advantage of the accidental subscription to Amazon prime and order a bulk package of them. At this rate, I think we should invest in some Pamper’s stock… “/

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We had our first visit to the pediatrician today. I decided that we had to give Thomas a bath before his appointment. Of course we could only give him a sponge bath, but I was still pretty pumped about it. We got through it without any tears – he actually seemed to like it. Look at the contentment on his face! And how adorable are these hooded baby towels?

And although I was convinced we were running late to the appointment (I’ve never packed for a baby before and kept forgetting critical things!), Matt got us there on time without any speeding. Yay! Of course getting there 30 minutes early is apparently a requirement to fill out all of the first time forms – we got through the whole appointment before I finally finished them. “/

Our only concern for the appointment was how his jaundice levels were doing. The doctor obviously shared that concern, so Thomas had to donate some blood to get tested. The nurse asked me to lay him face down on my stomach so she could prick his foot. He did not care for this at all and expressed his displeasure by peeing all over my leg. I blame the nurse who weighed him for not securing his diaper back on there enough after taking it off to weigh him… Matt thought this was hilarious of course and made sure to document it. I was trying to calm him down and letting him suck on my pinkie seems to do just that.

While we hadn’t planned on taking Thomas out and about in his early days, both of us were starving since we had skipped breakfast to get Thomas to his appointment on time. And the pediatrician’s office just happens to be right next to 59 Diner… Of course he slept through the whole meal, but it was still his first meal out with Mom & Dad!

And there’s no story to go with this one, but it was just so stinking cute that I had to include it. I was trying to catch him in a yawn to send a photo to Matt, but never expected his yawn to be so stinking cute. What can I say, the camera loves him!

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My mom has been here for two weeks. Being a nurse, she has to schedule her time off months in advance and she started her time off on my due date. Of course someone did not show up on time, so most of it was spent just hanging out with me – not that she minded and it was great to have her around. And of course she was invaluable once the baby was here. I haven’t felt up to doing much besides taking care of him so far, and I still have to eat*…

Heather came down the day he was born and went home the same day we came home for the hospital. She claimed baby hogging rights for the hour before she left and made me promise to send her photos of her nephew whom she refers to as baby crack. (He’s just that addictive!) I don’t have any photos of the two of them yet, but this is him stretched out on her lap:

Dad came down Saturday night after he got off work, so he wasn’t here as long. But it looks like he was here long enough to fall head over heels for his grandson. =)

All of them bought Thomas something. Mom bought him this onesie. I thought it was cute, but when she was explaining to Matt how he “stole” her daughters heart, it was even more appropriate. My boy is going to be a heart-breaker!

I hadn’t got a photo of what dad bought him yet, but I will…

Heather bought him these super cute dog slippers that are we bit too big for him now. I sent her a photo of him wearing them while asleep, but Matt felt he should be ‘walking’ in them. Thomas was not appreciative of being woken up from his nap…

Everyone was sad to go home, but I’m sure the time between visits will be much shorter now that we have the baby crack living with us. ;)

*Speaking of which – I had a friend drop by unannounced just to drop off homemade brisket and potatoes. Best surprise ever and it was supper yummy. Rachael, you are awesome!

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