1 Week Old

Dear Brookster -

You are officially 1 week old today. It's hard to believe how quickly time has gone by since we brought you home from the hospital! So far:

--You seem to have your days and nights confused. You love to party from 3-5:00 am and hate waking up for feedings in the middle of the night. Sometimes it's even hard to wake you up during the day. We washed your full head of dark brown hair this afternoon and you slept through the entire beauty session!!!
--You've had tons of visitors and people that love you come by to say hi this week. You've been VERY well behaved for the most part, and seem to get mad only when you're hungry or gassy. You have quite the temper and some serious lungs. We sometimes try to quiet you by swaddling you, rocking you, or sticking our finger in your mouth. That works temporarily until you realize that nothing is coming out of said finger...
--You are surprisingly strong for a newborn!! You can almost lift your head, and we think you'll be rolling over early as you tend to shift from side to side in your crib.
--Your facial expressions crack us up. From lifting your brow to pursing your lips, when your big blue eyes are open you look like you're concentrating like crazy. Sometimes I wonder what's going through your little brain.

Our lives are so much richer with you in it. We get so excited about what the Lord is going to do with you and are loving you more and more every day!!