Our baby is 2 weeks old!

This past Sunday was my due date! But instead our second son arrived 12 days early, and so now he is over two weeks old!

He had lost 9% of his birth weight when we left the hospital, and even last week’s checkup showed him at just 7 lbs, 2 oz. so I was pleased today to find he has gained 24 ounces in ONE week! Putting him at 8 pounds even! What a porker!

He’s a pretty easy baby, except when he cluster feeds! Then he screams and screams when he wants to eat (which is about every 30-40 minutes!). He has been sleeping a good four hours at night.

Already I notice he turns towards noises, stares at bright objects placed in his range of sight, has more wakeful times, makes more facial expressions, has a very strong neck (so did big brother) and loves to look around! Oh and I forgot how sharp baby nails are! I can’t keep them filed down of save my life!

Big brother, A., is such a help, always bringing me things I ask for, watching the baby in the bouncy seat, wanting to kiss him goodnight, making sure I nurse him on BOTH sides (LOL!). He can’t wait for baby brother to be big enough to play, instead of sleep in the “plack-and-play” all day!

I sense he does feel a bit neglected by me, when I can’t always go see what he’s doing because I am nursing. But he has been a trooper and behaved so well these past few weeks!

Two weeks have gone by in a blink, and I know the time will continue to pass swiftly…we treasure our dear new little one from God, and pray for his continued health and growth!