September 30,
2013
Things that
Isaac likes at four weeks: 1. Sleeping on top of someone. 2. Sleeping in any
position except on his back in his crib. 3. Bottle. 4. Falling asleep while
eating. 5. Skylight. 6. Being bounced up and down. 7. Window. 8. Nice warm
bath. 9. Walks. 10. Mom and Dad. His eyes have just started tracking
objects and he’ll look up and half smile sometimes when we talk to him or tickle/funny sound, but
most of his loving glances are reserved for skylight friend. Matt asks Isaac, “Does
the skylight feed and change you? Does it scrub poop off of your clothes?” But
that actually may be the best part about skylight friend since exposing his
body to open air is one of Isaac’s top dislikes. He also gets ornery if he
thinks mom or dad aren’t fast enough connecting bottle and mouth, cold
raindrops hitting his face, and diaper wipes.
So Isaac is doing great at being
four weeks old and we are so enjoying watching him grow every day. Matt went
back to work on Monday and I walked around the house talking to Isaac and
feeling slightly insane. My white blood cell count should be coming back up
after the last dose of chemo, but we’re still avoiding large groups of people,
children, and sick people. When I take
walks, I carry around a mask for me and baby mask for Isaac, just
in case there was a situation (I can’t think of what that would be…a tornado?)
where human contact was unavoidable. Amazed at how little you can get done
around the house with just one little guy, I have new respect for the folks out
there who have more than one that they are trying to corral, feed, change, and
keep safe.
