1 week old

As of 4:49 a.m. this morning, Markus is one week old! What a week! Sandra and I are very appreciative and thankful for all the love, support and kindness that all of our family, friends, and everyone we know has shown.

Here are some of my observations on the first week of being a parent:

• One week doesn't make sense to me as I'm sleeping, eating, and bathing irregularly. I'll look in the mirror and say, "when the hell did I grow this beard?". Sunday football was a surprise.
  
• Anxiety is awful! I have had random bouts of anxiety, but it seems to be getting better each day. My friends Sara (who has two beautiful children) tells me that's normal and it goes away, so I feel better.
• Markus is pretty clear in his demands. He cries when he's hungry. He fusses around and cries a little when he needs to be changed, or wants to be held, or needs to be burped. Right now he's eating around 2 ounces of formula every 3-4 hours. Sometimes he puts down 3 ounces, but most of the time it's two.
• I was terrified of babies before Markus, but now I just want to hold him all the time. I understand that this can be a problem in the future as he will need to learn to sleep by himself.

Well, that's pretty much all I know for the first week. Markus is doing great and mommy is doing well. As much as the focus is on Markus, Sandra is still recovering from surgery!

Anyway, here's a picture of Markus' first manicure: