Dax's Journal

I can't believe that Dax is one week old already. This week absolutely flew by. Baby Center said that Dax would spend his first week getting adjusted to his surroundings and enjoying being swaddled.

He also had his first two sponge baths. He LOVES having his hair washed. It will be fun to give him a real bath once his umbilical cord stump falls off. I think he will really enjoy being in the water.

He also spent a little time with his gymini, swing, and bouncy chair. His bouncy chair also has a massage function that he seems to enjoy. He's not quite big enough to make it bounce yet.

He's having longer stretches of alert time although he still sleeps a lot. When he's awake, we love talking to him. His daddy read books to him tonight and he seemed to really enjoy that. He likes to pull his daddy's glasses off and he likes to grab his mommy's face.

He also likes grabbing his own face. Sometimes he sticks his fingers right in his eyes. One time, he stuck a finger right up his nose. Sadly, I missed that photo op.

Cat and I are slowly adjusting to becoming parents. Each time we do something, we do it a bit more efficiently than the time before. The first sponge bath was pretty chaotic but the second one went very smoothly. We still cling to each other in fear in the face of some of the frighteningly filthy diapers our little one has churned out. We're learning and we're loving it.