An update...

We have almost made it through the first two weeks of Walker's life. These have been the most wonderful two weeks of our lives. He is such a blessing and we are amazed everyday at the gift of life that God has given to us.

We've had a hard time with nursing and have done what it takes to make feedings work, which basically means that I pump out my milk and we bottle feed him. Cliff has been able to take on a good bit of the feeding responsibility this way, which he loves. Walker will burp so well for Daddy but likes to give Mommy a hard time.

I change most of the diapers these days and that seems to work for us.

Cliff goes back to work tomorrow and I know everything will change. Having him with me for two weeks was the best thing that could have happened.
I know I've said this before but I never knew how much having a child together would cause us to fall even more in love. We didn't understand this kind of love before we had a baby but sharing a new life together has been so amazing.
Watching Cliff with Walker just makes me so thankful for the man God chose to be my husband. He's so natural with him and Walker loves his Daddy so much. Cliff is the perfect Dad. He's so patient with Walker and loves him so much. I can't tell you how many times this week he's affectionately told me that Walker and I are his life and he loves us so much.

We had a really good night Friday night. Kathy stayed with us to help me out so that Cliff could get one good night's sleep before he goes back to work Monday. He chose Friday because we had planned to get up early Sunday and go to Sunday School and church. Friday night was the first night that Walker slept by himself in his bassinet in between feedings. He slept for a couple of 3 hour stretches at a time and when I'd come out in the living room to pump, I'd get to see him while Grammie was feeding him his bottle. I would go back in the room and wake up Cliff to tell him about how Walker was sleeping on his own and we were both so proud! Then there was last night...

Walker slept well from 10:30-1:30. After his 1:30 feeding he was very unhappy. We think it was gas. We could hear his little tummy being gurgly and he'd bring his knees up to his chest. He was miserable and was screaming his little head off. Some of you may have heard him from your cozy beds. :) Nothing made him feel better but I think it eventually worked it's way out because around 8:30 a.m., Mommy, Daddy and Walker all fell asleep. We slept until 11:30, which means we didn't make it to church. He's doing MUCH better now and has been sleeping soundly since his 11:30 feeding.

It's funny how life changes and how you get excited about the most different things. Our biggest excitement right now comes when Walker burps during his feedings. He gets so agitated when we remove his bottle to burp him and he makes his "I'm still hungry" sound...eh, eh, eh, eh...

So we just tell him that he has to burp and that Mommy and Daddy know what's best. When he finally burps a choral echo erupts in our house "GOOD BOY!" We have a voice we say it in too...

It's funny how natural parenting is to us. Yes, there are moments when we have no clue what to do, but ultimately it's just like everyone said...you really do know just what to do when your baby comes into the world.