Week 3 Update

Matthew is 17 days old and changing each day. He is more interested in his surroundings while he is awake, still loves to be swaddled and is a great sleeper. We hit a 5 hour sleep run last night. I know, I won't expect that to happen every night. His favorite book so far is "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" Probably because I can actually mimic most of the animals, although what does a bear sound like? Jeff shaved his beard off and Matthew seems to like the new look and feel (easier on his baby face). Saturday he had his first big outing - breakfast at the Hastings American Legion and then a lengthy shopping trip to Menard's and several stores in Woodbury. I nursed him in the backseat while Jeff made a Home Depot stop, and that worked out just fine. We saw quite a few people we knew inside World Market and found a mirror for our back entry. Sunday night we went to 6pm church. After a minute of fussing when we first arrived, Matthew slept the rest of the time. It was great having Jeff home this weekend. I got into the hot tub for the first time since pregnancy, and we made it in twice - together. The monitor is a wonderful device and really you only need 20 minutes or you get too water-logged anyway. Jeff made one of our favorite meals, the halibut dish from Harborview Cafe in Pepin. This week we have Matthew's 2nd doctor appointment (Thursday) and I am very excited to see how much he weighs. We have several visitors planned and I very much look forward to the adult interaction those visits bring. The biggest outing planned for this week is meeting Rebecca and Carly at the Mall of America on Wednesday for lunch. I look forward to a "stroller" walk with my little man. Have a great week everyone, I will report again soon!