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I return to work tomorrow morning, which will be a huge adjustment. The last day I worked was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving! (Okay so I went into the office for about a half day somewhere in the middle… but that barely counts.)

I’m looking forward to catching up with all my friends at work. I’m sure everything has progressed nicely since I was away - we’re probably still missing deadlines and scrambling to catch up, but that’s okay for now. I’ll miss seeing so much of my son, Isaac each day, but I’ll have to get used to that too. Unless I win the lottery (which would be amazing since I don’t buy tickets), I’m probably going to have to continue to work to pay the bills. At least I enjoy my work and those I work with

It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
— John Wooden

Isaac’s Second Week has been filled with changes. He is sleeping more at night, but still getting up to be changed and fed at least twice. His umbilical cord fell off yesterday, so he’s got a pretty normal belly button now.

The most fun has been to see him use his arms more and more. He’s able to stretch out his arms with more control when he yawns. He sometimes rubs his eyes when he’s waking up, and he’ll even pull his pacifier out and put it back in. I’m not sure the pacifier trick is on purpose yet, but he’s certainly changing fast.

Here are some pictures from the past few days:

Our good friends Shawn and Cindy came to see Isaac

Isaac has the joy of two grandmothers living in town who love him deeply

I know pre-teen midriffs are all the rage these days, but this is actually a shot of Isaac’s belly button just after the umbilical cord fell off.

Isaac has had a busy few days. We came home from the hospital on Thursday, and decided to stay at Kristen’s folks to allow her incision to heal a little longer without having to climb the stairs in our place. Isaac slept in the car seat the entire way home from the hospital, and adjusted quickly to life in a little quieter environment.

Kristen is sleeping much better without nurses coming in to check on her constantly, and without the continual beeping of monitors and alarms. She is also healing well and continues to be able to do more each day.

Isaac had his first bath on Friday, and was visited by Grandma and Grandpa Pruett. Saturday promises more visitors, with neighbors and friends all wishing their best to our new little man.

Isaac has been sleeping well. I’ve been getting up a few times each night to change diapers, but overall he’s been very easy to care for. Right now he only seems to cry when he has a real need, and the few things he needs are easy to meet: the need to be changed, the need to eat, the need to burp, and the need to be warm.

Here are a few more pictures to capture the last few days:

Isaac lets out a huge yawn

Isaac sleeping peacefully

Isaac sleeping peacefully

Uncle Mark came to visit

Kristen and Isaac are excited to go home!

Isaac has a new outfit on for the trip home.

Isaac slept in the car seat the whole trip - even though it is a _little_ big for him

Isaac doesn’t know it yet, but he’s about to have his first bath at home

Isaac has his new cowboy outfit on. The shirt says, “My Boots, My Hat, My Horse.”