One week old

Dear Miles,
You are one week old today! Congratulations! Your mommy and daddy are terribly proud of you, always talking to you, and about you to others. They admire your fine features and your dashing good looks.

They compare you to what "normal kids" are doing and how you're likely superior. Its all in a day of parenting for them. You're clearly a cut above the rest. If only measured by the love you are showered with, I'm sure you are going to turn out perfectly.

You like to have your hands up near your face a lot. When I am changing your clothes you seem to always dislike it when I have to pull your arms into new clothes. I think you're prefer if we stop messing with your body all together (unless we're cuddling you - you love that). When we feed you, you fart a lot and it makes us all giggle.

We know you're healthy because of all of these simple things that you do. When you're lying in your basonette and you open your eyes and quietly move your arms about, I know you'd like to be picked up and held for awhile. You like to be burped with your face near my neck, it seems to calm you when you have some skin on skin contact.

You are already good at lifting your head up, but usually only when you are resting against my shoulder. Sometimes you squirm in my arms because you need a diaper changing, or you are hungry. You make little worried faces sometimes, that remind me of your dad and how he sometimes has worried eyes. Its super cute when you get all red-faced and wimper to yourself just before you get fed.

You are contstanly swaddled, held and wearing a little hat. Sometimes these hats get in the way, your arms constantly up by your face means that you push them off sometimes. I remember seeing the 3D ultrasound with your face, and you had your hands covering your face then too! You are super cute, and you are loved. Happy one week birthday Miles.
Love, Aunt Jenny