Terrifically Thomas: 1 week old :)

I CANNOT believe my son is already ONE WEEK OLD! Ahhhhh...it's really been a week since I gave birth to the most amazing creature I've EVER laid eyes upon?!? Okay, he's not a creature, but he IS my little monster...my little SWEETEST thing ever monster! I think I'll do weekly updates about him until he is one month and then I'll go by months. In the weeks between the month markers, I'll just update on what's up with us and post plenty of pics :) I apologize if you're already on Jack overload :)

this looks like Big Cuz's "Call Me" to Mississippi State students and fans

looks like he's about to start his CATS cheer... "ohhhhh...C-A-T-S CATS, CATS, CATS!!!"

this was after his blow-out on Daddy

look at those nobby knees!!

Loves: his hands...it's a serious head over heels obsession for him! Also, snuggling! He loves being loved on by others, being held, and people making a fuss over him...he seriously eats it up! He especially loves "skin-on-skin" time with Mommy, and gets his feelings hurt sometimes if he's not asleep and someone puts him down (he just wants to chill and hang out with all!).

enjoying those hands :)

even when swaddled in his "Jack Burrito", he will still work his hands up and out of the wrap and contort them in wild ways as he sleeps...it's so funny!

sweet angel baby

apparently in deep though as he sleeps

watch that finger, Bubba-wub!

a "Jack Burrito"!

oh heyyyyyy

Eating: at first, he wasn't eating too well, but now we are absolutely rolling with some breastfeeding and he is eating like a pure champion! He eats about 2-3oz. every 2-3 hours - sometimes, he gets a little "Jack Snack Pack" in between our feedings that we're trying to regulate with a schedule. He's really funny when he eats too, he makes the most precious faces and sounds that show he is enjoying himself and is more than satisfied :)

any questions? Oh, yes...Jack Thomas?!?

in a milk coma

Sleeping: we're up about 3-4 times a night to feed. Each time, he has a muddy diaper...seriously, this kid has NO trouble in THAT department. Sometimes, though, he need some "skin-on-skin" time to fall back asleep peacefully. Last night, he was only up ONE time and I was able to put him right back down with NO trouble. I even had to wake him up at 7 in the morning to nurse and then he went back to sleep until after 9. Hope this keeps up as we are trying to get a pattern and schedule established as soon as possible...we are cognizant that we have a newborn, but we are really trying to figure out something that will work for us and sticking to it!

this was the morning after our very first night at home - no sweeter sight in the world!

Firsts: Cubs game with Daddy; blow-out of diaper on Daddy (bahahaha!); pee-spray (it was a fountain with some serious distance! Ooops!); sleep at home with Mommy and Daddy; visits with many loved ones; sleep at home in downstairs cradle; holding neck up by himself (only for a few seconds) on Daddy; Mamaw and Papaw spending the night; Easter; sleep through the night; overnight with Nanny and Mommy - without Daddy in the hospital; overnight sleep without Mommy :(

this was because Daddy changed his clothes for the game

still cold...

...AAAAAAND, we're GOOOOOD!

Clothes: newborn sizes are too big for him; but preemie can be a wee bit small, so we're sticking to newborn size for now with a preemie onesie under it to eliminate some loose space. There is absolutely NO hope in even wearing 0-3 months of anything. They absolutely swallow him - it's a game of find the Jackman as he gets lost in all that extra space!

look how teeny tiny he is in that carseat :)

holding my head up!!

"turtling"

Funny Moment: Jackbaby HATES being cold (our tiny buddy has NO meat on his bones, ya know!) so B and I try to tag team diaper changes so we go fast to reduce the freakouts (usually one person hold legs and talks to him while the other cleans him up). Well, during a freak-out, we weren't paying attention and Jack sprayed pee in a full arc back over his head - it was a rainbow fountain with some excellent distance! It was hilarious!


i kept telling people when I was pregnant that I knew he slept with his booty in the air...here's proof!				Does it all the time!

Fun Facts: Jackbaby looks EXACTLY like his daddy, but has many a tricks that are synonymous with Mommy. He is VERY mild-mannered, calm, and "go with the flow" (except during diaper changes but he's already MUCH better!)

he's very slightly jaundice so here he is gettin' his tan on in the downstairs cradle under the window

Mommy Moments: Our first night in the hospital, I had serious separation anxiety in sending him to the nursery; I also over analyze EVERYTHING he does (especially in the eating/ disposing areas). I typically cry when he cries too...I'm pathetic.

he LOVES his Daddy :)

Nickname(s): Jackbaby; J-man; Little Boo; Bubby-Wubby; Boo; Jackrabbit; bunny; Brosef

What's on our schedule for this next week: Jackbaby's 2-week appt., newborn pics with Aunt Lu-Lu; visits with some of Daddy's friends on Saturday while Mommy goes to a shower for Holden's Mommy (our friend, Christie who's pregs with Jack's BFF); Daddy going back to work on Wednesday :(

Here are some (okay, TONS) of pics of our little guy over the past several days of his life!

hands, hands, hands!

nightly "wind down" time - getting ready for some skin-on-skin action with Mommy to get ready to go "night-night"

crazy hands! per usual

using his Activity Gym that Mommy and Daddy got him for his 1-week birthday - yes, it's early and he's a wee bit young but he was slightly intrigued! We're ready to start trying some tummy time!