I took this picture this morning when we got home from the hospital clinic. Olan was exhausted from being stripped down and weighed and Adam was exhausted from well... being a new parent :) Our appointment this morning was at 10am, much too early for all three of us. We need time to get organized and have coffee, and everything takes SO much longer once you have a baby. Like, SO much longer.
We had a grand old time at the clinic. All three of us are totally taken with the little Scottish woman who runs it. She's a nurse and lactation consultant and has done a lot of studying on infant behaviour. We always learn so much when we visit. She was very happy to see Olan again and "couldn't believe the size of him" which seemed weird to us until we put him on the scale. He's just shy of 10 pounds! That means that he's averaging a weight gain of 2.1 ounces a day, almost a pound a week! No wonder I feel like he does nothing but eat, you've got to consume a lot to grow like that! So we were told what a great job we were doing, which was nice to hear when you feel all ragged and tired and new at this.
After we stopped at home for a rest and more coffee, we set out for a walk. Went to Pete's and got some groceries and strolled around. We stopped to watch a power crew install a new power pole with this crazy truck. I thought it important to stop with Olan and admire the truck since he's a little boy. Boys like trucks. I like that.
Now Adam is singing away in the kitchen while he cooks up some smoked bacon & goat cheese pasta. Now that I'm not pregnant I'm eating all the feta, goat cheese and brie I missed out on for nine months.
Adam sings a lot now. He sings to Olan ALL the time. This morning I was lucky enough to overhear the "we've got shiny balls" song as he changed Olan. If I'd stayed in the shower another couple of minutes I might have missed it, and that would have been a shame :)
