Ruben’s Second Week

Ruben has just wrapped up his second week, and it’s been quite a bit like the first but slightly more predictable as we start to get used to what he looks like and sounds like when he needs a sleep as opposed to a feed, or when he just wants a cuddle. Who knew newborns slept so much during the day?! Just as well though as there are still some long stretches of wakefulness throughout the night. I guess that’ll probably continue for a while yet.

Michael has technically gone back to work but seems to make it home a lot earlier these days 🙂 Ruben and I are mostly hanging around the house, but some days we manage to complete entire tasks like a load of laundry, the washing up, un-decorating the Christmas tree… that kind of thing.

Ruben is an adorable little guy and still very easy to live with. We hardly ever hear him cry (although he’s still not totally sold on nappy changes), and he is already surprisingly interactive and engaged. He’s more and more like a little person every day.

He’s a very hungry little guy which, of course, means there is plenty coming out the other end and we’re becoming more and more expert in the art of nappy changing. He’s giving us plenty of practice, to the point where we had to call the nappy laundry service late last week and ask them to send us extra nappies as he’d managed to wet and poo his way through all 44 that they originally supplied us. According to the nappy service, being able to get through this many nappies in a single week is pretty impressive and not often done. We’re very proud.

All of this eating means lots of growing – his cheeks are definitely chubbier and his tummy is getting rounder. Teresa, our midwife, has been visiting every other day and on his 2 week anniversary it was time to get back into the little white sling and be weighed again. We were pretty impressed to discover that he’s now cracked 8 pounds. Good boy 🙂

Week three looks to be a week of outings and adventures and being a little more sociable – stay tuned for updates.