Colic Christmas?

Well, it's been almost a month since I've posted here. You know the saying: There's no better time than the present! Mom is upstairs having a nap, and Wee-man is in his crib right next to me. We've got the tunes going and the conditions outside make being down here in the basement about the coziest place on Earth.

Sadly, (but fortunately) for me I've had the pleasure of being on the rig for the last 3 weeks, while Ethan drives both Anni and my mother in law to the brink of madness! Seemingly he has been very colic-y from the day I left. It's a truly sad, (& amazing) feat to hear the banshee like roar of a 8 pound ball of fury that is TOTALLY a product of the two of us. With each passing day it becomes easier and easier to see that
#1. He is my son
#2. There is no denying it.

With me being away at work I've missed a a few milestones already. He's more than doubled his weight since i've last seen him. He's 9 lbs now and he smiles. Although I seriously wonder if he does that because he's genuinely happy, or that he's just filled another diaper... Maybe it's a combination of both.

We're all ready for Christmas over here, his first one of course, and most likely the cheapest one we will EVER know. I'm not complaining everyone hears that "having a baby will change your life" but most people will just brush it off as a load of crap. Once you actually have him in your hands, and the reality has sunken in, no wait, after childbirth,  reality doesn't really "sink in," it smacks you upside the head with a 10 pound hammer when you're up at 3 am feeding him. Yes it's rewarding, but in the beginning it completely turns you into one of the walking dead, (just with more excitement) & it kinda makes you somewhat jaded to the goings on in the rest of the world.

I guess regardless of whether or not i have more to say Wee-man says that is all the sleep i need until lunchtime.

Merry Christmas everyone,

-DKT

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1 week old today!

So,  our newborn baby is officially 7days old today! Which,  ironically is the exact number of hours of sleep we've had since his birth. He's gaining weight every day, which is also important seeing as he "showed up" almost 2 weeks ahead of schedule. So far he's proving to be quite predictable in his schedule between eating, pooping, sleeping and crying showing up like clockwork every 3 hours. Oddly enough there's a brief moment of silence somewhere in there too. That must be the moment when we close our eyes. Sleep deprived? Yes.  But oddly enough happy as well. Both of us.  And no,  I wouldn't trade any of it for anything.

-DKT

Another day at the hospital.

Well, our premature baby is in good spirits, eating more and more every day, and were unfortunately seeing that me and little Ethan have more in common than just our good looks.

Seem like if he doesn't "latch on" immediately he just goes nuts! I guess patience is something that took me almost 40 years to learn as well!

The biggest problem we've got us because it little guy was born by caesarian, milk production is not yet ready. And they will not let us take him home until the milk is flowing....
-DKT

Todays the day!

Good day everyone! Well it's been a long time coming to this point. We're at 38 weeks and 2 days, and our son is on his way out today. After our scheduled scan at Kolding Syghus we found out that little Ethan was remaining "little."

Seems that he hadn't gained any weight since the last scan we had, so Anni was checked in immediately. That was at 900hrs. As I'm writing this it's 2300 hrs and she's dilated 3 centimeters.
At this rate it looks like were going to be parents in the morning. I'll keep writing as things happen.

-DKT

channeling Bruce Lee

The time is near

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