Two weeks in and things are starting to fall into place.  We still have frustrating times and I'm extremely sleep deprived.  But we've started settling into a good routine.

Likes: Burying his face in his blanket or mom's chest.  He loves being snug as a bug.  And of course, he loves his cuddles.  We tried a sponge bath this week and he loved it.  After an initial cry when he was finally naked, he calmed down and seemed to really enjoy the warm water.  Pretty soon we can graduate to an actual bath.  Just waiting for that cord stump to fall off.  He's warmed up to his monkey bouncer over the past week.  He takes short naps in it and sometimes even hangs out for a little while just checking out his surroundings

Dislikes: Arthur still hates getting his diaper changed.  It's about the only time he ever really screams.  I'm getting really good at the fast diaper change.

Sleeping: Still sleeping about 2-3 hours between eating. But we do get at least one 4 hour stretch at some point during the day and night.  It's never at the same time, but it sure is welcome relief.  Unfortunately we are getting into that age where he is harder to calm down for sleep.  Some nights it takes some rocking and the iTunes radio Chill channel to get him to sleep.

Eating: After almost two weeks of pumping and supplementing, I am officially quitting breast feeding.  My supply hasn't increased past pumping 1-2 ounces at a time.  Considering that Arthur now eats around 3 ounces per feeding, pumping wasn't cutting it alone.  Plus, it's hugely time consuming and still super painful.  I would rather focus on feeling better and still allowing the kid to get his food in a timely manner.  So, we switching to formula only.

Playing: He has yet to enjoy tummy time or any of his toys.  I did buy an entire box of toys from Amazon the other day in anticipation of his interest.  He now has a couple of rattles, a taggies blanket and matching rattle (both monsters, so cute!), some chain links, and a teether toy.  Hopefully he will be interested soon.  Until then, we mainly focus on talking to him and moving around the apartment to allow for different perspectives.

Doctor Visit Stats: 

• Weight: 9lbs, 5 oz -- He's surpassed his birth weight!
• Length: 22 inches -- And he gained an inch! He's in the 97th percentile for height.  But of course!
• Everything else looked great.  We don't have to go back to the doctor's until his 2 month visit.

Medical Milestones: We've definitely reached our first growth spurt.  Arthur is constantly hungry, eating 3 ounces and another 3 ounces in 2 hours.  It's a bit crazy!  And he's almost grown out of the few newborn onesies we have.  Good thing we only had a few.  He's also gaining more control of his neck muscles.  And he seems to be focusing on objects more, just not faces so much.

Schedule: Still on the eat, poo, sleep schedule, but J and I are trying to divide the time between us.  J went back to work this week, and I'm not going to lie, it's hard to adjust.  He generally works 10am - 6 or 7pm.  He's still taking the late night shift (10-1or 2) and then I take over at around 3am.  This means that I am essentially awake from 3am to 10pm.  Crazy stuff!  I'm trying to get in a few small naps while Arthur sleeps, but sometimes it just doesn't happen.  Yesterday the apartment complex was testing the fire alarm system which meant extremely loud alarms off and on for almost two hours in the morning.  There went my mid morning nap.  Plus, I developed a headache because of the alarms.  Subsequently, I had a harder time sleeping later.  Still working everything out.

My Recovery: I've finished with my Percocet and am down to the Motrin.  I was taking it every six hours, but often forget until 8 hours or so have passed.  I take this as a good thing.  I should be able to wean myself off of the Motrin this week.  Sneezing still hurts.  Other than the pain, I am still weak.  I went to Target by myself today and that short visit was about all I could handle.  I need to get out and walking more to build my endurance.  Soon, soon...