Dear Chris: One Week

Dear Chris,

We have had you for one week today. What a week! Your dad and I are so grateful to have you in our life. It is amazing how much love we feel for you, and how instantly we felt that love.

It's crazy that after only a few days, we could already see some of your personality traits. For example, you love to have your back patted and rubbed. You love to be swaddled in your blankets. You probably wish you could sleep on your side all the time, so when we put you down to bed, we set you at the slightest angle, and that little teeny turn to be on one side of your back makes the biggest difference in how well you go down to sleep.

One of our favorite things about you is that you love to cuddle and be held. When you are unhappy, all we have to do is pick you up and you will calm down (most of the time). Your mom loves to cuddle with you and loves that you will nap on her chest while she naps, too.

You make us laugh when we change your diaper. You definitely don't like it, so you kick your legs in and out and back and forth. It's super cute, but we try to change your diaper as fast as possible because we don't want you to be uncomfortable for too long!

Already you are learning to get used to new things. You have learned that you don't need to cry when you're getting your clothes on because you'll be warm afterwards, which you love to be. You cry for a little bit when being put into your car seat, but you are starting to love the feeling of being in the car.

We're working hard on learning to be good parents and to get you into a sleeping schedule! We know that you are so little and so sleeping can be hard, but you are doing so great! You can soothe yourself to sleep sometimes and if you are still unhappy, you calm down really fast and go back to sleep really well when your mom or dad come in to comfort you. Last night you even let mom get three hours of sleep in a row!

You definitely take after your dad. You are thin and tall like him. You look like him, except for your mouth which you got from your mom. You like to cuddle and have your back rubbed like your dad (and mom!). We're excited to see as you grow up if you continue to be so much like your dad.

Another of our favorite things are the cute faces you make, especially when you sleep. We love to watch you sleep, but we love the few times in the day when you are alert and look around. You have such a cute face!

We love you Chris and we are excited to see what happens as you grow bigger and stronger.

Love,

Mom and Dad