Bath time!

Neither Brooke or I have ever given a newborn a bath before - so Jax definitely had to display some patience. Similar to his first bath, he likes the water and soap on the head... and not so much on the body.

I drew rinsing responsibilities.


X-man has a bit of diaper rash... so the nurse suggested giving him a few minute "bath" with his butt sitting in soapy water. Not only did he like this, he also managed to avoid peeing all over the kitchen while sitting in warm water.


After the bath, Jax spent a while in this towel made by Grandma Graff. He was as content as could be.


Once warm, it was time to air dry. Wyatt assumed his evolutionary Yorkshire role as watchdog. Or, maybe he just wanted to get in on some of the Desitin cream coming his way. Since that's a still photo and not a video, just know that this is probably Jax's #1 preferred sleeping position.


The nurse stopped by again today and reported positive results that Jax is back up to his birth weight (they want this to happen at least by the end of week 2). She also said that his minor jaundice is almost completely gone. I think Jax will miss the natural base tan that he had before.

Terrell family comes to visit

Jax is a lucky man to have such great cousins! Megan and Madison were great holding him and giving him lots of love. They practiced for the big moment.

Jax with the ladies. Aunt Amy will be getting lots of phone calls for advice from Brooke as Jax grows up. She has already helped so much!

Grandma and Grandpa with Jax.

We enjoyed the warm weather outside today and played on the playground with the girls. Jax enjoyed getting his first two minutes of sun and then spent the day in the shade under the at the picnic tables. It will be fun when Jax can join them.



Finally, Grandpa got to hold Jax for the first time today. He was a great sport at the hospital and ran tons of errands for us, but I think he enjoys his grandson more.

Brooke

X-man hits the road

First off a visit to his Great Aunt Rita & Uncle Bruce's pad in Longmont. Of course, his grandparents couldn't miss an opportunity for a couple of hours with Jax and family.

He slept for the first couple of hours, but then put on a show. He's starting to open up his eyes and take it all in. Jax got to meet his Great Grandma Hood and couldn't have been happier than when he laid in her lap. We hope that his other great grandparents are looking down on him in these first days of life and keeping him safe... and we wish they were here to meet.



From Longmont, we headed to the Grey's house where Brooke Grey made enchiritos and Aaron had 90 Schilling on tap. Campbell is about eight weeks old and towered over the X-man. If he's hoping to act as the protective older brother their come school years, he's going to have to start drinking his milk. By the end of dinner and hanging out, Brooke and I ran out of clean diapers and he seemed to run out of patience. The little guy cried hard enough that Campbell couldn't help herself from jumping in on the fun. Hopefully, he's worn out enough from a fun day about town that he gets a good night's sleep tonight!

Getting in the swing of things

A good night of sleep for the little guy. Slept for over 8 hours with one wake up for feeding. He seems to be adjusting to the bassinet after a slightly difficult first night. Things seem to be changing quickly, though -- so who know what tonight will bring.



Who said Graff men aren't flexible (those are his feet in the little yellow bears next to his forehead)?


Uncle Luke came by for some lunch and some ogling. Luke is in full research mode at this point looking forward to July.


Check out that sweet blanket. Not sure if it looks soft in this photo - but I wouldn't mind finding this fabric and turning it into a pillowcase.


We're taking him on his first road trip... odds on bet is that he's going to be doing some serious sleeping on the road.

Kevin

Hiccups?

How do you get rid of hiccups if you can't drink water or hold your breath?

Trouble at home?

Is somebody pouting?

More photos - chilling at home

Jax is definitely getting the hang of nursing - I think he and Brooke are both naturals. I'm also realizing that I picked a fine week to take off work with lots opening week of baseball, the Masters and college basketball all providing entertainment. Although, if the X-man is going to be a prodigy, I may have to start reading to him shortly. He and I also need to put our heads together to figure out what Bronco jersey he should be sporting come football season.

We had our in-home nurse visit and he is getting his weight back up to 7 pounds, and with the way he's eating now, I think he'll probably be putting it on fast starting soon.

Kevin