Comparisons

So far, we've heard that Kasper looks more like me than Rob, so I gathered up some baby pictures of the both of us to compare. Sandra sent a couple of Rob's and I was able to get my hands on the 3 pictures of myself as a baby. I think that's all that exists! Quite a difference from little Kasper. I think we have over 1000 photos of him already and he's not yet a month old! Anyway...

Here are some of me:

2 weeks



4 weeks



6 weeks



Some of Rob





And some of Kasper for the comparisons:





Personally, I don't think Kasper could look any MORE like Rob!! They look almost identical!



If Sandra wasn't in this picture, I would maybe think this is my little one!



So although he has dark hair like his Mama, I think he's a dead ringer for his Papa. He's going to be a handsome boy!

3 weeks

I survived my first week alone and so did Kasper! It was about as difficult as I thought it would be. I now REALLY appreciate having Rob home for those 2 weeks. It's a lot easier when there are 4 hands around versus only 2. We spent the week hanging out and trying to get some sleep. Kasper has his days and nights mixed up, so he sleeps a lot of the day and is then up from about 2 am to 10 am. It's horrible. Other than that, there isn't really a whole lot new! We're going to continue to figure out how to survive with this new little one.

Trying out our playmat







Second bath, which went MUCH better than the first! We needed to use some warmer water!







Rob worked from home for a couple hours one day this week.



He's getting so big already! And it looks like he might be losing some of his hair on top



We get sleep however we can!



Getting better at tummy time!



Rob's turn to babywear! Notice the lack of real sleep in his eyes



Let's hope for another good week coming up!

Newborn photos

When Kasper was 5 days old (Wow that feels like a long time ago!) we had Gina come over to our house to take some newborn photos. Gina took our maternity photos and is totally awesome! She had us turn the heat up to 85 degrees, feed the boy until he was nice and sleepy and got down to business. If you didn't get the hint before, I have to say again that I would highly, highly recommend Gina for all your photography needs. She is such a joy to work with. When Lois started to get antsy and high maintenance, Gina let her lay in her lap while she shot. So sweet.

Now for the pictures!







We tried a cloth diaper on Kasper. Way too big!







I knitted this little cocoon





LOVE this one! I like how Lois' paw makes an appearance. She was probably laying in Gina's lap at this point







Cute pageboy hat



Little monkey



Mama and her babies





















The kids



And I just had to include this one of Lois. I love her face!! She's being such a good big sister.



It's funny to look back at these photos. Kasper looks SO little! I feel like he's grown a lot since then. Also, his poor face has cleared up which is nice. And as for me, let's remember these pictures were taken a mere 5 days after I birthed a child. I cringe a little now, but know I will be so glad I have these pictures to look back at.

2 weeks

Kasper is now 2 weeks old! I can't believe it! Where did those 2 weeks go? Rob has to go back to work tomorrow and I don't think I'm ready to do this alone yet. Wish me luck tomorrow.

Kasper went back to the Dr this week and was up to 7 lb 13 oz. Already an overachiever. We were hoping for his 7 lb 8 oz birth weight. Since he is above his birth weight, we no longer have to wake him up every 2-3 hours, but it seems like that's his schedule anyway. At night, he sleeps for 5 hours, eats, then sleeps for only another 2-3 hours. At this point, we'll take it.

We've spent the week continuing to get adjusted to life with a baby. We eat, nap, cry and repeat. As Kasper is getting older, I do notice that he stays awake and alert a little more each day and is so cute when he's just hanging out.

Let's recap the week in pictures:

Naked butt time in an attempt to help the diaper rash from all the pooping this one does



He doesn't really mind diaper changes and takes the opportunity to look around and be adorable.





I called out "Make a silly face!" for this picture



More tummy time. His PT Aunt would be so proud



Hanging out in bed



Kisses for Mom are "OK!" Actually he is really hungry and trying to eat my face



Hanging with Grandma



My serene observer



His belly button fell off completely yesterday, so today he got his first bath! It went only alright



All better



Bath aftermath





So... week 2 done! Now onto the next phase - "Papa is gone during the day so let's hope Mama can keep the baby alive." Good thing I have Lois to help me.