Italian Festival, First Babysit, and 6 Weeks

Jude is 6 Weeks tomorrow! He's growing so much and so fast! He holds his head up for an impressive period of time! He smiles and laughs and is just so fun!

We went to the Italian Festival on Saturday with my Dad and Sandra. We had a lovely time and it was fun to do an outing! The weather was kind of warm but Jude didn't seem to mind. He was very interested in the trees and leaves and wouldn't eat because he was getting so distracted :)

Today I had my 6 week postpartum visit at the doctor. Things are going well and I'm feeling great! While I went, Jude stayed with my great friend who lives very near the doctor - it was his first babysitting experience and he did really well! It was hard to leave him, even for just an hour, but he and I survived.
My maternity leave is halfway through and it makes me sad to think of how it's quickly passing by!

Oh, and of course, we haven't forgotten our naughty cats. Hannibal is caught sleeping in the cradle!

One Month Old

Jude has made it through one month of life! What a month it has been! He is such a joy and a wonderful addition to our family! I can't believe how much has changed in a month. I was asked the other day what aspect of parenthood I had been told about but didn't understand until I became a parent. I think that what I couldn't grasp until I became a mom is the selflessness of parenthood. There has been an aspect of mourning for our old lives - the old selfish lives we lived. Those were wonderful days and I'll miss them. However, there are such amazing days ahead and I can't wait. I'm loving motherhood and am so proud of Jude and how he's grown! I can't wait to see what lies ahead.

Just one picture - one month old!

Grandparents and schedules

Jude has begun his "training" to help him better understand the difference between day and night. I've read a book about this "training" and also had a friend suggest it to me from experience. I'm such a schedule person so it also helps Mom stay sane! He eats every 3 hours during the day and on demand at night. After the 3rd day, Jude slept for 7 hours straight!!! I've never appreciated 7 uninterrupted hours of sleep more in my entire life! The next night, he had almost a 6 hour stretch! I'm hoping that things continue to go well, but I'm just happy with one success at a time! After his good nights, we took some pictures of his well-rested self in the morning.

Jude and I have had several outings this week. He saw all grandparents minus one (sorry the timing didn't work Sandra)! 

          

Unfortunately I don't have any of Jude with Grandparents Overacker. Next time...

I have a video of Jude rolling over but it's not letting me upload it right now so maybe next time.

My Grandma had a rough week. She's been in a nursing home for several years and deteriorating gradually since then. On Wednesday night, we believe she fell while going to the bathroom or something and was able to get herself back to her bed. She was found in her bed covered in blood and there was blood found in her room on the floor. They took her to the ER and she has a brain hemorrhage, a fractured cheek bone (if not more), a lot of bruising and is just very different. It's been scary and emotionally hard, particularly for my Mom, an only child. I went to the hospital to see my Grandma and support my Mom. Jude and I had been out and so he was with me. My grandma was able to hold Jude - although I don't know if she understands who I, Jude or even my Mom are. We took a picture which I'll post, but please be warned that the picture is a little intense.

Grandma seems to be stable right now but is a changed person and doesn't do much or say more than 2 words. Everything being done is just to keep her comfortable. I don't think she'll recover from this but it's not really known how long she'll be with us.

Rolling Over...???

Jude is now 3 weeks and 3 days old! He is still so new to this world but he is getting the hang of a few things. Unfortunately gas is not one of those things!
Ross has been back at work for a few weeks now, so Mr. Jude and I are trying to get our rhythm down at home. Yesterday, I began training Jude to get him on a schedule. We're working on eating every 3 hours during the day and whenever he needs at night. For a while, he liked to eat every ... oh, hour! I had no time to do anything! Plus, then he wouldn't really eat a full meal and would just snack all day! So day one went relatively well and I'm hoping day two will follow suit.
Jude and I have also had a few outings! I'm trying to not only get him used to going out of the house, but also trying to get myself used to getting out of the house with a newborn. He does well and I'm getting there!

On to the biggest deal of this blog is that Jude, at 3 weeks and 2 days, has officially rolled over from his tummy to his back three times! I'm still kind of in shock. I'm not too sure if I'm so sleep deprived that I'm delusional or that he's just that incredibly strong and smart! I am thinking that it's the latter - but mostly because Ross saw it too! We are such proud parents!

I haven't had time to take too many pictures but here are a few new-ish ones