Updated
Wednesday,
October 6, 1999
Entering the sixth week -- and as I type this, the Astros are on
the tube in Atlanta playing the second game of the first round of
MLB Playoffs, Katie and I are hanging out at the house and Jackson
is fussy. Guess we've finally settled in!
Over the past week, we've all had a really busy time -- and guess
what?! We made it through without any heavy burden! It was a pretty
good week, overall. My dad came in town on Wednesday and stayed a
few days, just spending time with us and Jackson. He seemed to have
a really good time, despite the fact that there was a bunch of sitting
around and not much getting out and about. He left on Friday afternoon
so he could get home for the weekend --
That
night, Nana (Carolyn) came by to visit and give Katie and I a night
out for a date. It was really nice of her. We ended up just going
over to Nit Noi (Thai food -- good stuff) for a casual bite in their
newly renovated pad. Very nice, and reasonably priced, to boot. In
all, we only spent about an hour out, and I guess that surprised Nana
-- she was expecting us to be out much later!
Anyway, we went to the Astros game with Katie's office party on Saturday
afternoon -- and everyone was there, even Katie's brother Tim, and
his wife and Kyle their new son. Yet another chance for Jackson to
see (just for a few minutes) his co-baby cousins. We had a good time,
but had to leave early so we could feed Jackson before going to .
. .
BINGO Night at St. Vincent! Tom, Laura, Taylor and Spencer met us
there after the game -- and Carolyn came with some friends. We didn't
get to eat, though -- they had a record crowd! Molina's served 650
plates and ran out before we had a chance to get in line. That's ok
-- I won a $113 pot. Wooooo! Ca-ching!
Well, enough excitement for now . . .
Upcoming: Trip to the Greek Festival and a big party for Jackson's
baptism.
Katie has started feeling
like getting out more -- and that's good for us all! In addition to
all the activity over the weekend, she took Jackson on Monday to meet
all the people at the club. I guess they were gone for almost 2 hours
-- to the club, the bank and just bopping around together. She said
he did really well -- not fussy at all. I guess we just need to get
him out more often.
Other
than that, things are going as expected. She's continuing to breastfeed
night and day -- with a little extra help from Dad in the bottle department
-- but still doing the bulk of the work. She's also dropping the weight
really quick. He mother even remarked that she was looking great.
She's very conscious of it, though it doesn't seem to overly concern
her like it might some women.
Otherwise, she's just doing
the good mom stuff -- listening to music with him, reading and playing.
Worst day this week: the
night she had to hold him all night to keep him from waking up. Everytime
she put him down, he started crying, so she just sat in the chair,
kicked her feet up and went to sleep herself.
He's doing just fine -- especially given all the activity the past
week. He seems to be taking it with stride. I can tell he's getting
bigger just by picking him up, and as you can see, he's getting almost
too long for one of his bassinets. He's gotten to where he likes to
eat more often than he used to, also. Katie thinks it's a growing
spurt.
Best moment this week: sleeping through most of the Astros game --
second to the last at the Dome.
Well, the most I can say
for me this week is: Hey, do I love BINGO! No really, I had a good
week -- I like being able to get out with Katie and Jackson, and sometimes
it's nice for just the two of us to go out as a couple, too.
Overwhelmingly, though,
I am happy just being a dad. I enjoy carrying Jackson around on my
'shift' and just taking care of him. Sure, I can't give him the 'mommy
moo juice' au natural, but a bottle here or there is fine for him
and me both. Soon enough we'll be doing all the other things that
make dads and sons happy -- whatever they are . . .
