Monday through Wednesday

Playing "Yay Nathan" where he stands up - he loves it. Here he is distracted by his grandparents, who have just arrived.

On his way to Central Park Tuesday night - even when in a bad mood, he is so cute (obviously we are biased)

This week thus far has been an adventure. On Monday, Nathan and I went to our first new mother's support group at Roosevelt Hospital, with our friends Carol and Oliver, where again Nathan was on his best behavior (he slept the whole time). Carol is beginning to think I am a big liar when I say that Nathan is fussy sometimes. The group was wonderful - there were four ladies there with babies from 5 weeks to 5 months, and we were able to share stories and recommendations, and then had lunch together. We will definitely return when the group resumes in two weeks.

On Monday night, Nathan's Grandma and Grandpa Wilson arrived for a short visit. Nathan was a little fussy so we thought we would let him get a good night's sleep before the quality time began. Little did we know....

Tuesday was another fussy day for our little man. We have surmised that his moods are based on his intestinal state (i.e. whether he has pooped or not), and our poor little one has bad gas and serious stomach issues when he is having a fussy day. So Tuesday was spent trying to get Nathan to nap and cheer up, which really was to no avail, in spite of a nice walk through Central Park.

However, after a good night's sleep with his new noise machine, purchased by his grandmothers, and a 2am poop, Nathan is a new man on Wednesday and in a much better mood! He has been such a joy thus far today. He spent quality time with his grandparents and is in the midst of a nice nap this afternoon. Boy do we love it when he feels good!

Tomorrow will be spent getting ready for our trip to Lake George on Friday where we will rejoin Grandma Geri and Grandpa Lee will meet Nathan for the first time, and also see the Wrights - Joel, Becca, Walter, Forest, Nancy...it will be a big weekend! Let's hope Nathan poops....