Little Lukie is 1 week and 1 day old! I tried to get a picture of him yesterday for his one-week birthday, but he was a little frustrated in the evening and had a goopy eye. Kiddo has a blocked tear duct, which of course had me freaking out, but it was better this morning. I imagine it's just something that's going to flare up every once in a while, and when it does, I'll just use a warm compress until it clears up again. I was afraid it was going to last a long time-- in just a few hours, I was missing his beautiful eyes.
He's doing better on the day/night thing as well. He was up four times last night, but each time, after nursing, he went back down within 10 minutes and slept for another 2-3 hours until he was hungry again. That's a VAST improvement over the whole wake up/spend 2.5 hours awake/kill Mommy routine he was in for a few days there.
Pete's parents are here, and I'm making a coconut pie, I guess for my own birthday tomorrow? It's Pete's special request. That's okay-- baking makes me feel a little more normal. Getting back into something like my own routine, even if it's really, really modified, is a good thing. I vacuumed this morning...might not have been according to doctor's orders, but it helped me feel productive and that's a big deal.
The next thing I'm looking forward to is seeing Luke smile while he's awake. He makes these adorable, heart-melting grins while he's sleeping. It'll be awesome to see him do it while those beautiful eyes are looking at me.
Eleanor had a lot of eye goop in her left eye her second week, we were cleaning it out all the time. It would be so sad when she'd wake up and not be able to actually open her eye because her eyelashes were stuck. It has vastly improved this week though so here's hoping that Lukas's will clear up quickly.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I love reading your updates and seeing his pictures!
Love this post! Being a parent is a wonderful thing. It's amazing how quickly you fall head over heels in love with them. :)
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