Happy 1 Week Brecken!

I can't believe that we have already reached the 1 week mark. It really has gone quickly. Upon leaving the hospital, days have gone quickly one from the next. Days go by fast when all that I am pretty much doing is nursing and changing diapers I guess.
Our first 1 week encounter was Gunnar with Brecken. Jeff and I were in the office for about 10 minutes when Jeff informs me that Gunnar was on the couch eating popcorn. Sounds great. The ten minutes later, Jeff walks out to find Gunnar on the couch holding Brecken. What!? Gunnar tells us that he got him out of the swing and wanted to hold him. Oh ya, and he also put him in the bouncer apparently on the way to the couch. When we found him, he was holding Brecken perfectly but all the transporting from one place to the other was unnerving. I informed him that he needed to get adult help and not do it on his own. If he does, Brecken's head will pop off. Anything to inflict a little serious fear I will do. Gunnar wants to be the independent big brother so bad. He loves that little guy and Brecken will generally be really alert when Gunnar is in the room. He probably follows Gunnar with eye movement the most.

Brecken has been pretty fun this past week. He is the calmest most patient baby. We hardly hear him burst out in a full blown cry. It really takes a lot to get him there. He is really content. He still, of course, has his days and nights messed up pretty badly. He sleeps for 4 hour stretches if I am laying with him, only about an hour if I am not. He eats incredibly well. Gunnar was horrible at nursing so I gave it up after about 5 months. Brecken caught on almost immediately and does so well at it. I am so relieved about it because that was the one thing that I was worried about.

It has been tough being home with an incision and nagging pain on one side of it. I consistantly took my meds on the dot. Yesterday Jeff and I headed to Winco. Walking around Winco is like walking around the block 6 times because the place is so big. I was exhausted when I got home but I think my body needed it. The nurses always told me that I should be walking 3-4 times in the hospital. I never did and I think they knew what they were talking about. Today I feel so great and only took my pain meds twice and my body is starting to function normally again. I am not planning on running around the block but it was nice to get out and something that I needed.

Brecken is telling me that this is enough for now and is most likely hungry, so until next time.