1 Week Old!

Collin has been with us now for a whole week. Well- a little bit more than a week- I'm a bit behind on posting to the blog as the baby has been keeping us very busy. I can't believe a week ago I was giving birth and now we have this adorable little baby boy to share our life with.

Collin has been absolutely wonderful. We think he's the cutest baby we've ever seen (but we're a bit partial) and he's been able to spend lots of time with the people who love him- both of our parents came for Memorial Day weekend to meet Collin and my mom and dad stayed for the week to help us. We've been very lucky to have them here- its made life tremendously easier. Just the smallest things, from picking up the house to making dinner have helped us a ton.

He's had lots of visitors, including all the way from Milwaukee Drew's cousin Chelle and her husband Ed, who were in Minnesota for a wedding. We were so happy to see them and it was so nice of them to stop by while they were in state.

Collin has also been spending lots of time getting into the routine of things around here. He was able to meet his puppy Samson, who liked the baby right away. Samson was a little bit timid at first around Collin, but now he is very interested in what Collin is doing. Collin has also been spending time with daddy since Drew's been off this whole week too.




Collin also got to try out his new cradle, which seemed to work great. We were able to all eat dinner together while Collin took a nap in his cradle. He's so tiny that he still looks like a little doll in the photos of him in the cradle.



As the days progress he's become more and more alert and makes a ton of hilarious faces. I caught one that looks something like a cross between a laugh and a smile, which we can't get enough of.

After hanging out with daddy and spending time in the cradle, Collin was able to do a bit more relaxing. He's been doing really well with a schedule- he pretty much eats, burps, poops and sleeps and is now getting through the night with us only getting up once around 3 am, which makes life a bit easier for us as new parents.






We're so thankful that we have a happy, healthy baby and look forward to sharing more of his adventures as he grows.