Weekend of First Times- Post by Vlad (with Sarah Beth's commentary)

(Alex in his new Boppy swing. Look at those long legs, big feet and toes, and hands! )

On Wednesday May 27th Steve (Sarah Beth's dad) drove up to Cleveland to visit Alex, Sarah Beth and myself and to pick up Angela (Sarah Beth's mom). Steve got to see Alex and than he and Angela went back to Kentucky together on Thursday May 28th. Sarah Beth and I are officially by ourselves of raising Alex. Sarah Beth misses her mom helping her and having her around. Angela helped us out tremendously in the three weeks that she was here. Angela is planning on coming back later this summer to help us out again. Both Sarah Beth and I miss our families in Kentucky and we could definetely use their help.
Alex overall sleeps ok during the nights. He is usually fussy between 1 a.m.- 3 a.m. However last night (from Saturday to Sunday) he was fussy all night. We both got only two hours of sleep. We took a nap this afternoon to gain our energy back.
We had a lot of first this weekend, taking care of the baby by ourselves, taking him to public places, and a new toy. On Friday I took off a day from work because I knew it would be hard for Sarah Beth on her first full day by herself and in addition it worked out because Friday is the day before the weekend. On Friday we took Alex to Chick-Fil-A and Babies-R-US. We got Alex a swing at Babies-R-US which we already put to good use. On Saturday we took Alex to Panera Bread, Borders and Farmers Market. Today (Sunday) we went to Baptism Class at St Mary's Catholic Church in Mentor and to I-Hop. We took Alex walking every day. On Saturday we walked all the way to Dairy Queen to get some ice cream (about a quarter mile from our apartment). Also this weekend we cut his nails for the first time.

Sarah Beth and Angela went to take Alex to a pediatrician on Wednesday May 27th. Alex is in great heatlh and now weights 8 lbs 5 oz. His next pediatrician appointment is on Monday June 8th.

Picture below: A quick update on SB's post earlier. This is a picture of the six goslings and their parents. We named them "Lucy and John plus 6". The goslings are growing fast. I usually see them once a day walking around the apartment community.


Picture below: Sarah Beth and I are at Panera Bread.

Picture below: Alex is at Panera Bread.

Picture below: Steve with his grandbaby.

Picture below: Steve and Sarah Beth with Alex.