Bigger than a Bread Box

Well, bigger than a jumbo pretzel from the Hopewell Memorial Day parade. And more delicious.
Thanks to Laura and David for the picture.

Today is Ben's Due Date

Today, May 23rd is Ben's due date. Apparently, he didn't get that memo.

Yesterday he weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces. That's like double his birthweight (3 pounds 9 ounces).

Ben is just wonderful. As you can see he loves his new chair. He loves seeing more of the world.

We are so lucky to have him in our lives.

What a Day!

Sunday was our first Mother's Day.

It was also the day of Ben's Bris Ceremony. Aside from the actual procedure, it was a beautiful, heartfelt occasion. The Mohel is a pediatric surgeon, so I felt a bit more comfortable with the goings on. He led a beautiful ceremony and, given Ben's history, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. This ceremony is typically held 8 days after a baby boy is born. Ben's Bris was 54 days after he was born, 9 days before his due date.

After the actual procedure, the Mohel led a naming ceremony. Both Nick and I told Ben(and our families) about the people he is named after:

Benjamin was my paternal Grandfather's name.
Placido was Nick's father's name.
Ben's hebrew name is Meir (pronounced Mayor) for my maternal Grandfather Max.


As with most Jewish ceremonies, afterwards we ate!

We had a delicious brunch featuring (but of course) noodle kugel.

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A Beautiful Routine Sets In

What a joy this is - having a beautiful, snuggly baby home with us. We are so very lucky.
Ben has gained 7 ounces in a week - he's over 6 pounds. We went to the "Apnea Clinic" on Monday and all of the alarms thus far, thankfully, have been false.

Ben is getting more alert, staring at objects (or, best of all, Momma and Poppa P), smiling a bit, pooping A LOT. He's just a joy.

My life has changed dramatically - I wash bottles, wash Ben, fill the bottles (by pumping), empty the bottles by feeding Ben, wash Ben after feeding him, wash his clothes after changing Ben.

After Nick gets home I try to walk around the neighborhood - I can't wait for the day to take walks with Ben. Next week Grandma Marcia is coming to visit, so I think together we'll be able to handle the walks.

Aside from the middle of the night feedings, when we are all sleepy, it's really really wonderful.