What We've Learned

After what felt like a serious post last time, I want to celebrate the fact that we've managed to keep a small human being alive for a whole week with something fun. Below are two lists of what Jake's learned this week, and what Kelsey and I have learned too. I'm going to try do this every Tuesday for the forseeable future while his rate of development and our learning curve is very high. I'll also put in some of my favourite Jake pictures from that week too.

What Jake's Learned
- it's always sunny in Yorkshire
- eye contact is important
- sleeping for more than an hour
- everyone who comes into contact with him thinks he's handsome
- pooping on yourself feels horrible, peeing on other people can be fun
- crying will always get you what you want, eventually
- being on the outside is better than being on the inside (of the womb)

What We've Learned
- how to cope on cycles of less than three hours of sleep at a time
- the world is a better place with coffee/pepsi
- watching someone else poop is disgusting
- that we both know more songs to sing in the middle of the night than we would have thought possible
- how to do many things with a baby in one hand
- gaping is a horrible word
- swaddling is amazing
- the change in mindset that says that poop in a nappy is a sign of good health
- the simple joy of cuddling your own child

Who knows what the next week will bring? In the meantime, here's some of my favourites from week 1: