Baby Boy

For his one week birthday, we gave him a name:

Kale

Born: Saturday 3 August 

@11:51 pm

8lbs 15oz.

21 1/4 inches

Labor was long and dreadful. Afterwards I felt like I was hit by a truck. I was dependent and slow for a few days following. All you mothers know. It is like I have "joined the club", or made my way through a right of passage. Anyway, I felt like it would be forever before my body was functioning normally again. (You don't realize what you've got 'till its gone-things like bladder control.) But I marvel at how amazing our bodies are! Having a body is an experience. At church we talk about getting a physical body and because of that we experience life on earth. But having a body is an experience in and of itself. Having a baby grow inside and giving birth has taught me that. The way they change, adapt and heal, without any real conscience decision. I have been home for a week now and basically recovered. 

We tried this swaddler the second night home. Garrett calls it the straight jacket.
We only used it that one night. He was cute as a button in it.

We love our baby.

• He is a great sleeper,
• very content,
• usually takes his time to eat,
• He is growing a little duck tale of dark hair on the back of his head.
• I stare at him all day. He looks like me and he looks like Garrett.
• No photo captures how cute he really is (I end up taking too many photos trying to capture what he really looks like).
• His eyes are a dark blue/grey right now.
• When he does cry, it is little and raspy (I always want to give him a big drink of water).
• He has a low hair line, but light hair and eye brows.
• He has little blonde fuzz hair on his back and shoulders.
• He has big hands and big feet.
• At least once, but usually twice a day he gets the hick-ups.
• Of course, he smells so good, like new borns always do.

I want him to stay tiny forever. Garrett said he wants to make a copy of him, and keep one as a new born and let the other copy grow up. Baby is so precious.