Overdue for an Update!

Hungry Felix with cousins.

Hi friends, sorry I haven't updated sooner. We are home! We got back to Idaho late Friday, June 1st. My sister-in-law and niece and nephew came to meet Felix that night, my aunt flew to town for a 12-hour visit the next morning, and the baby shower was the day after that. Such a whirlwind weekend, and so great to be home and with friends and family.

Our baby shower was amazing. Friends old and new came to meet the baby and celebrate with us. My sisters-in-law did a fantastic job decorating my friend Cindy's house and organizing everything from food and drinks to hilarious games (like melted candy poo in diapers and chugging beer from baby bottles.) The weather was the perfect warm Idaho June day you'd expect this time of year.

Everywhere I go with Felix, people comment on how tiny he is, how cute/precious/adorable he is and how great I look (still - even though he's almost a month old.) I feel kinda bad getting credit for making a cute baby and looking good doing it, but I learned before just to smile and say thanks!

Jayda continues to be great and the cats even adjusted quickly without getting ornery or peeing in strange places. They ran from the room when he cried the first day, but by day 3, both were back sleeping on the bed like nothing had changed. One of the cats even curled up on his lap in the bouncy chair today. He was quiet and she probably just figured it was a heated cat bed. (Thankfully she's just an 8-lb cat.)

Three weeks and five days old.

And Felix himself is growing like crazy, of course. He's eating every 2 hours around the clock. From a low of 6 lbs. 9 oz. after his jaundice treatment, he weighed in at 8 lbs. 8 oz. at his appointment Thursday. There's even a hint of chubby thighs and baby boobies coming in. He works hard to lift his head often, makes lasting eye contact with me often, and has taken an interest in moving and high-contrast items like bright windows, ceiling fans, mobiles, and even fireworks on TV.

It's hard to believe that 4 weeks of my leave are already gone! Three to go, and so much to do before I go back full time.