Happy Fall from Finneas

Just a little sweet. Right? Believe it or not, everything about our Finneas is sweet. So far he rarely cries unless we miss his hunger cues or with exception to diaper changes. I swear this child would rather wear a wet diaper than go through the changing process for a fresh one. And by the way you skeptics - cloth diapers are easy (so far). There's a little extra work involved but nothing too strenuous or difficult at this point. The only concern I have is that he might not fit into his newborn diapers much longer. We sometimes refer to our son as Hungry Mungry after Shel Silverstein's poem about a boy who is so hungry he eats the entire universe. When I was pregnant Adam and I would read this poem to him, little did we know what would manifest of that! He's becoming quite the cute little chunk. He wakes every two hours, with exactness, for a meal, which he gulps and savors like a chef dining on a delicacy crafted by his favorite culinary paragon.

Many people have been asking how we are adjusting, how I'm feeling, how Adam's doing, if we need anything....

Adam and I are both very tired. It seems to have just hit both of us over the past two days. However, we are both doing well. I'm finally starting to feel like I can walk a mile here and there and if it hadn't been for the vacuum extraction and subsequent pain I think I could have skipped out of the hospital, baby in arms, moments after Finneas's birth. That's how great I have felt otherwise! While being a mom can be exhausting it also is energizing and exciting. Every moment is an epic discovery and the joy certainly trumps the fatigue. However, that doesn't mean that Adam and I won't take dinner if offered or any other offers for help:) So be forewarned, if you call and say "do you guys need anything?" we just may say yes. Rowe, Adam's mom just flew back to chilly South Dakota so we are down one pair of helping hands. In a week and a half Adam will be back at work, and I think we are both a little sad about that. Finneas is doing great. His jaundice is just about cleared up and he's been off the phototherapy bed for several days now. We are savoring every minute with him, and the minutes are going fast. He's 11 days old already! I can't believe it. It just seems like one long day since he was born. The concept of day and night are, I suppose, no longer. We are now on the Finneas Continuum - it' s quite the adventure!