Visitation Rights

If you've ever had a child, you know the first couple of weeks are, well, HELL! And I say that in the most loving parental way possible. Still, that seems to be when everyone wants to visit and show their love for the new addition. While parents enjoy the time spent with friends (and often the food they bring with them!), visits in the first couple weeks can get a little rough after a while (all you really want to do is SLEEP when you have a chance). Well, now we are past the first couple weeks, and everyone keeps telling us, "it gets better, I promise" and we are truly starting to see that for ourselves.

For starters, Asa is such a good baby! He really loves to eat, so nursing hasn't been a problem from day one. He also doesn't seem to mind if food comes from Mommy or a bottle, so Dad has taken over the late night feeding for the past week or so (thankfully!). Asa is not a fussy baby - he doesn't scream unless he is really upset, which we've only seen a couple times (namely after his first bath). His crying can be better described as whimpering and he doesn't really mind if you get to him right away or not. He is really good at self-soothing, especially when he has his paci. And Asa is a good sleeper, too. He's still trying to figure out the night from the day, but we are working on that and he had several good nights. (FYI - I'm ending this entire paragraph by knocking on wood... we are still only 19 days old!)

So, we are happy to show off the boy when we aren't nursing or napping. This past weekend, Asa met Clint, Sloane, and Marshall. We know we'll see many more folks over the holidays - and we can't wait!