Dear Little Burrito,

I just put you in your Pack ‘n Play to sleep after Mommy fed you. It is 6am so I decided to stay up and work a little. I’m listening to Mamma Mia because I woke up singing “Thank you for the Music.”

You and Me and Mommy are plugging along here. Yesterday we went to the zoo. You slept through it all but you were mere feet from hippos, lions, penguins, and giraffes! After, we visited the Phinney Market Restaurant where the server gave us 2 adult menus and 1 children’s menu. Mommy looked at him strangely but he said he didn’t want to asssume anything. You are not even 3 weeks old; not close to solid food yet. I don’t blame him; if you haven’t been around infants yet, you don’t know much about them.

Yesterday I was looking in the fridge for something to prepare for lunch, and I found a tupperware of some frozen quinoa chili. I heated it up and we ate it, but couldn’t remember who brought it to us. Mommy was confused because she couldn’t remember at all who the gifter was. It turns out it was Denny and Rachel….they brought it by when they visited…I must have put it in the freezer but didn’t tell Mommy. It was delicious….so now we know where to send the thank you card.

I’m getting better at predicting and meeting your needs these days. I can usually tell when you have a little gas in your tummy and need some burping time. There are also times when you’re fussy, but when you get that stressed look in your face, scrunch it up and let out a toot from your bottom, you feel much better. Mommy thinks you wait to spit up until she is holding you, but I think I have been able to get the burp cloths between us to catch it and save my clothes. It wouldn’t be a big deal…I am in my pajamas most of the time 🙂

Mommy had to cut my food Thursday night because my right arm was occupied.

Phase 2 of the bathroom shower project, the new moulding and a tube of Liquid Nails.

A normal day for us consists of

• You and Mommy feeding for 45 minutes about 8 times a day. We log it on the Baby Connect app to keep track
• changing you 8-10 times a day at the changing station. You don’t tend to enjoy this. The picture below shows where all the diapers go…into the diaper genie. This genie, though, has to be emptied.
• watching you sleep most of the time between feedings
• reading to you and giving you some tummy time and skin to skin time
• putting you in the swing and doing some laundry, computer work, fix food, etc.
• some type of outing…to the market, pediatrician, or a walk with Clementine
• getting through nights by Mommy feeding you, then calling “Daddy” so I can change you and walk you back and forth to get you into a deep sleep.

The last Mamma Mia song is on, and I’m kinda tired now, so I may lay on Simone for a while before you wake up. It is a Saturday today. Tomorrow Uncle Andy turns 38 years old. We will give him a call and check in to see how your cousins Kali, Annika, and Alden are doing.

Sweet dreams, cute cheeks. Love, Daddy