Surviving Sassy Pants and Sugar Booger: 7 days old

Mason is one week old today! It has been a whirlwind week for sure, but we are learning his personality and his little quirks. He is truly a calm and laid-back baby so far. We are very thankful for this for many reasons!!

Grandmama and Grandaddy came up to stay while we were in the hospital with Mason. They helped with the house and yard and most importantly, Maddie. We are so thankful that they could see Mason so soon and share his first few days with us. Frank's parents will be en route soon from Germany. Maddie is very excited to show off her new little brother to her Oma and Opa!!

He is a great eater and sleeps well, but mostly during the day. We have had several rough nights of 2-3 hours sleep and are trying to outsmart his internal clock. He is staying awake for longer and longer periods of time, so we hope he will make the switch to the correct day/night sleep habits.

His four day check up was on Monday and he is almost back to birth weight! He weighed in at 8 lbs. , 11 oz. Not too shabby. Like I said, he is an extremely hungry little boy! This kid laughs at 3 ounce bottles.....you have to have a newborn to appreciate what that means.

Maddie is adjusting well to Mason, smothering him with kisses and touches every chance she gets. She has been very gentle with him so far. She is always willing to help with handing me something he needs and is generally very excited about him being her "baby." When I picked her up from daycare yesterday, the first thing she said was, "Where's the baby??"

She is a little resentful of my time with him, but we are working through that as best we can. Typical second child stuff, I'm told.

Lots more photos to share; a ridiculous amount in fact. But here they are...

First family photo. Who has the most energy here??

Sisterly love. Mason was finally out of the special care unit. We were so thrilled!

Heading home

His going home duds....the nurses loved his overalls!

Sunny says, "Really, another one??"

Maddie gave Mason a welcome home gift -- a mini Elmo doll. He actually stares at it quite a bit!
Mason "gave" Maddie a pink-haired doll that she isn't very impressed with -- figures.