2 weeks

Dear Jameson,

Well your second week of life was mostly missed by me, that makes me sad. I had to go to the hospital and stay there for four long days because I was really sick. I'm all better now, and back home. I missed you terribly, which is probably why I can't let you go now that I'm home!

You turned 2 weeks old yesterday. The days and nights are somewhat routine, you have a nasty habit of snacking and sleeping in tiny spurts at night, then feasting and sleeping for hours on end during the day. We're doing things like leaving the lights on/shades up in your room during the day, making noise etc, and then closing everything up, darkening the room and getting really quiet at night.

We switched your formula back from the iron fortified (don't worry the one you're on still has iron), because it was making it really hard for you to go to the bathroom, and you'd cry and cry just trying so hard. We tried Karo syrup, and Mylicon drops .. I think one or both have worked a little bit. You don't cry as much, and you seem to sleep and eat a little better.

I feel like the days with you go by so fast, and that terrifies me. When I find myself hoping for night time because I can sleep, I feel bad because these days are so special and fleeting.. and you are such a treasure, I could lose myself in just looking at your face for hours and hours on end.

You had your first bath the night before last, you LOVED it! I think the warm water is a familiar feeling from when you weren't here yet. You love to have your head massaged, your face tickled. You love to be sung to, whispered to.. and if all else fails, swung around and SHHHH'd to. I think you like your bouncer that vibrates, it seems to almost hypnotize you. Your swing is still a good friend to you, you bask in the sunlight in the front room by the Christmas tree and just sleep to sounds of 'the womb' or music.

The dogs really love you. Well, I think Sebastian is more curious about you than anything. Kyla is Mommy #2. She patiently sleeps by your crib waiting for you to make a peep. If she's wandered too far and you start to fuss, she runs to you and cries wanting to be sure you're ok. When I feed you, she tries to lick you on the head, but we don't let her do that if we can help it. She also likes to get in your laundry.. that's a fiasco! She always wants to make sure you're doing ok, and we reassure her that you are. Everyone loves you so much!!

Today you have your two week appointment with Dr. Frand. Since your last appointment your umbilical cord stump fell off, as did your plastibell cover. Thank goodness, no more of that! He'll probably weigh you and measure things and make sure you're healthy. I'm going to ask him about your eating/sleeping, gas and constipation that seem to plague you a bit sometimes. We set up an appointment for a hip ultrasound on 1/4/09, Dr. Frand wants to make sure your hip is not too loose in the socket, he said it's probably fine, but he wants to be sure.

Ok my darling.. I'm going to end this now, I think I hear you about to make a fuss. In my feeble and uncreative attempts at singing to you, I find myself singing a little song I made up one day.. (you can laugh, it's ok..). "There was a little boy named Jameson... he's the sweetest boy I know. With his teeny tiny ears and his little button nose, oh how I love him so...". There's a few renditions but that's the basic.

I love you so much, and I feel so very blessed to have you in my life.

Love, Mommy