Merrick at Two Weeks

I can hardly believe that Merrick is two weeks old already! He is a wonderfully mellow, content little fellow and has been a relatively easy baby so far. I feel so blessed that he is starting out as a good eater and sleeper and that we have been able to get several 3-4 hour stretches of sleep most nights (last night being an exhausting exception!) Here's the face of our little sleeping prince charming who has brought us so many smiles already:

 

I have bounced back from the birth really quickly and am feeling better than I did after having either of the girls. My blood pressure has been a little high again, but nothing like after Kaylee was born. The one big challenge we had was that Mark's parents, the girls, and Mark all came down with a horrible chest cold and Merrick and I had to keep our distance until everyone was on the mend. Thankfully, our precautions paid off and neither of us caught the bug. The girls didn't get to hold Merrick until he was a week old, and they were over the moon when they finally got the chance.

Even Bear has taken to Merrick and has been very interested in him since we brought him home. Bear's interest in the kids has increased with each one, and it was cute to see how he laid down right by Merrick's chair during dinner and watched him one night. If Merrick cries, Bear howls until Merrick is calmed. I'm sure they will have fun together as Merrick grows. Bear is like our first child in some ways and we learned many lessons in parenting as we adapted our family life to include him. It's hard to believe he will be 6 in October.

Grandma R with Merrick 

 

We are all loving this time together as a family and are looking forward to another month together before I return to the classroom for the rest of the school year. I'll try to post again soon!