Six weeks and a day

It seems sometimes he's been with us forever, and then a moment later as though he just arrived. Naz and his parents are truly enjoying their ride together as a family so far. Its so much fun to just watch him, which is what we do almost all of the time as of late!

Our days have a bit of a routine to them. In case you are interested, here is what they look like:

6:30 am Adam's alarm clock goes off for what will be the first of many notifications that its time for him to start his day. At about this time Naz and Sera usually rouse themselves for the last of the nursing sessions taking place in the quiet of the family bed. Shula patiently waits for someone to let her outside.

7 am Adam heads to the hospital while the rest of us start our day. Shula chases cats, birds, and the dogs behind the house who jump the fence. Sera and Naz make coffee, change diapers, listen to some relaxing world music, and enjoy one another. Naz is truly his father's child as he wakes every morning smiling. Its wonderful.

Until about 10 am Naz nurses, Sera puts him in various position on her body to find something that comforts him. Shula goes in and out and in and out of the house hoping Sera will see her bored expression and take her for a walk. About this time at the hospital Adam has successful poked several patients as he spends his mornings practicing his blood draws. Hopefully around this time Naz falls asleep either on his own (praise God) or on the boob.

Afternoons Until around 1 Naz, Shula, and Sera enjoy a mostly serene scene at home. Then as the light shifts, so does the mood it seems. Naz has enters his fussy phase (please let this be a stage and not his way of being all of the time, every afternoon for the rest of his life!) when nothing satisfies. He moves from sleep to feeding to crying every twenty minutes or so from around 2 until 6. Sera nurses seemingly non-stop. Shula is done being patient and starts trying to herd us to the front gate. Adam is in class for an hour every afternoon, and then he studies for a bit before coming home around 4.

4-6 We head to the smelly dog park with Shula in tow. Naz is in his Baby Bjorn as we can't seem to master the Sling quite yet. He fusses, falls asleep, nurses, looks around, and sighs. Adam and Sera hang out talking of their days that seemingly from Sera's perspective look more and more routine. Shula runs, runs, eats trash, chases other dogs, and gets treats.

6-7 Shula and Naz eat. Adam and Sera cook and get ready for Naz's bath. It is usually during this hour that Naz puts on his greatest vocal performance of the day. Truly impressive. We do our best to "om" him through it, knowing that the bath is where he settles down. Adam is the nightly bather and they love this time together. Lots of cooing sounds can be heard coming from the room, and Sera slams her dinner, some water, and prepares to head to bed with Naz after the bath.

7 pm onward Sera and Naz nurse in bed for what is pretty consistently 12 hours now, with a few breaks for diaper changes, burping, and some slight fussing. Adam studies, does laundry, dishes, talks on the phone, and watches the Daily Show. Shula waits for us to call her in for the night, where she will take up her slumber on the couch waiting for it all to start again.

There you have it. Life as we know it today. We look forward to the day that he can tell us what he needs with words, or at least a gesture we can recognize. For now, we are all just finding our way. Sometimes when I look at him I think it would be really scary to have only been here for six weeks and not to be able to understand anything that goes on around me. Maybe that is why he cries sometimes, I have no idea. We are doing our best to reassure him that we love him, that we are so glad he is here, and that he is safe. We should all be so lucky to have someone tell us that everyday, right?

Check out www.nazrosenbloom.com for the latest pics of our little man engaging in such amazing feats as taking a bath and sneezing!

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