On Sunday, we hung out with our Bear Parade mobile:
Monday was terrific – Mads took a 2 hour nap in the morning, swaddled in his Pack ‘n Play. In the afternoon, we went to visit Dad at work. Mom and some ducks had a pb & j sandwich by a pond in a pretty cemetery by Jon’s work while Dad held Mads.
Monday night was a nightmare. Mads was up 4 or 5 times and silly me, I didn’t go to bed until 10. Usually, I try to catch a nap before bed which sounds like the height of folly out of context, but is really helpful when you know you’re going to be up half the night.
On Tuesday, Mads wouldn’t nap until 2pm. Needless to say, Tuesday is kind of a haze. Auntie Kate came up in the afternoon bearing coffee and 3 cute new outfits (Mads is kind of like the hulk, he keeps bursting out of his clothes).
Today, Mads has been pretty adorable:
After playtime, I tried the Trifecta: swaddling, pacifier and Norah Jones on iTunes. He’s also facing the windows so he can watch the light. The paci fell out awhile ago, but I’ve learned (oh have I learned) that if it falls out and he doesn’t mind, do NOT try to put it back in or you’re just asking for trauma.
So far it’s working, but cross your fingers – a lot of times it’s a fake out.
My mom’s coming up later today to help out so Jon can go to a meeting for webmaster Dads tonight – cool idea organized by @prwood whose baby Esme has just learned how to roll over – we can’t wait until Mads learns this! =)
Mads and I went to the doctor’s this morning for his one month check up. He’s very good in the car, and Mom’s biceps are getting awesome from carrying Mads, his car seat, and his bag of baby stuff down 3 flights of stairs every time we leave the apartment. 
After his appointment, I fed Mads at the doctor’s office (second time he’s eaten out of the apartment). Our pediatrician confirmed that Mads can go into populated enclosed spaces (offices, stores, etc.), so I called my friend Sarah at work to screen for sick people in the office. Yes, paranoid, I know, but it never hurts to be safe. 
He was so good – he likes to be held, and only cried once, when Mom was a little late to feed him. It was also really nice to be able to talk with one of my coworkers who has recently had a baby (not the one pictured to the left, I didn’t get a photo of her). We compared notes, and are both just really happy to have new little guys (in her case, a little girl) in our lives.
