First off, the most recent news. Xander is no longer the youngest cousin. Morgan Jacob was born to Meg and Jason April 17 at 1:50 pm. He was a healthy, good size baby- 7 lbs. even; 21 inches long. Meg is already up and about at home, and it sounds like the whole family is doing really well. We can't wait to meet the newest addition!
Jake has returned to work, but has managed to work less than a full week this past week, and will likely work a little less than full time again this week. I think it's hard on him to be away from his son, and hard also to jump in to a full load on less than enough sleep. We're all still adjusting. Xander sleeps so well some nights, and other nights.... not so much.
While Jake has been back at work, Otto has taken over some of the duties of secondary caregiver. He is very protective of Xander, and gets very concerned if the baby is left alone, especially if he starts to fuss. It's a little like another dog I've heard stories of...
Jake has returned to work, but has managed to work less than a full week this past week, and will likely work a little less than full time again this week. I think it's hard on him to be away from his son, and hard also to jump in to a full load on less than enough sleep. We're all still adjusting. Xander sleeps so well some nights, and other nights.... not so much.
While Jake has been back at work, Otto has taken over some of the duties of secondary caregiver. He is very protective of Xander, and gets very concerned if the baby is left alone, especially if he starts to fuss. It's a little like another dog I've heard stories of...
Otto does his best, but the lack of opposable thumbs does make helping out with diaper changes difficult. The good news is, Jake's mother, Jennifer, a.k.a. "Gran", has arrived for a nice long visit with us and with her first grandchild. She is a wonderful grandmother, singing the baby songs, taking scads of photos, and holding him and playing with him as much as she can. 
Jen is also doing a wonderful job of feeding us. In the first 14 days after delivery, I lost 26 lbs. In the last 3, I've lost less than one! 
Xander, on the other hand, is fattening up nicely... we have his next doctor's appointment on Tuesday, and I'm expecting him to have regained his birthweight and more... I suspect he may even be close to 9 lbs now.Today was another bath day. Xander's umbilical cord fell off after 12 days, and his belly button is now looking really healthy, so it was time to break out the tub. Xander wasn't so sure he liked the water at first.... but he started to really dig it after a moment, and even let Jake wash his head without a whimper! Water baby!
Erin, you look marvelous! Jake, you look like you might be getting the hang of this. The high tech tub does look like something a couple of VT engineers would have selected. I am noticing the baby's eyes. Xander is looking about and watching his mommy. That's rather neat.
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Dad McP (Grandpa)
There's no doubt about it ... Xander looks a lot like his daddy!
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