Jonathan Week 2

Two weeks old and Jonathan is still a very easy baby.  He hasn't had much awake time and really that time is normal spent eating, pooping or crying.  He loves to be swaddled.  I'm pretty sure his hair is going to end up brown instead of red.  He had is 2nd pku screening and did awesome.  I cuddled him up, the nurse poked his heel and she she sucked harder on his pacifier but didn't cry the entire time.  He had his two week check-up and everything looks good.  He is up to an even 8 pounds (he was 7lbs 3 ounces when we left the hospital) so he's apparently a good eater.  That puts his weight in the 25th percentile.  He is 20.5 inches (20th percentile) and has a head circumference of 14 inches (30th percentile).  I'm a little surprised with the percentiles because he seems like a pretty solid baby so I'd l think he'd be closer to average.

The kids like having Jonathan around and have included him in a couple movie times.  Kherington still likes to hold the baby every chance she gets.  Kevin still likes to pet Jonathan or just cuddle up next to him.  He tries really hard to be gentle, but lets be honest, that's pretty difficult for a two year old.

3 : 1

Ryan only took one of his 3 weeks of paternity since he is just starting busy season.  The plan is to have him take the other two in April or May.  I remember blogging about my first day home alone with two kids and it wasn't a very productive day.  I think my standards just must be a lot lower now because I thought it was pretty easy.  I stayed in bed until nearly 9am.  When I did get out of bed, I found Kevin and Kherington watching pbs kids together and they had helped themselves to breakfast.  It is nice that Kevin is already potty trained (day one of potty training Kherington was my first day home with two kids). 

Jonathan continued with his sleep, eat, poo pattern.  We didn't do anything spectacular, but the day was just fine.  Hopefully we'll add some more fun activities into the mix and I'll figure out how to fit some workout time in with 3 kids and a husband working long hours.