Week One

Yeah, we're going to have to find t-shirts with the Oh Henry! logo on 'em because we're just crazy enough to wear them. Note to trick-or-treaters, there are Oh Henry! candy bars in our bucket should you swing by our house on Halloween in honor of our little one. I had my first one ever the other day and can vouch for their high level of tasty goodness.

For the most part, Henry is a really great baby. He sleeps a lot, which we hear will change but enjoy very much right now as it affords some opportunity to play catch up on housework, sleep, etc. He cries when he has a specific need that must be addressed, such as a dirty diaper or hunger pangs. There is a small window in the late evening when he is generally fussy but this does not last long and is followed by the first shift of night sleeping that lasts around three to four hours.

To celebrate Henry's first week on the planet, I baked a cranberry apple pie. We didn't actually get to eat it until shortly after midnight, which was the eighth day of life for the little guy, but it tasted just as good. And, hey, for the rest of the weekend this means we have pie leftovers - woohoo!

Henry had his first bath, which he seemed oddly happy with but confused by. Here's a tip we got from our lactation specialist - warm the bath towel in the dryer beforehand. And for picture-taking fun, fashion the baby's hair into a baby mohawk.