Frappuccino Fallout

So this morning I picked up a frappuccino from "Barstucks" before I ran some errands with Sean. Well, I drank about 2/3 of it and Sean suffered the consequences. (I'm so sorry, Sean!) He couldn't nap for more than about 20 minutes at a time. He was really fussy and didn't fall asleep until about 10pm when Matthew had him in his baby sling. I couldn't figure out what it was until I thought about what I had eaten and drank today. I guess between the caffeine and sugar, it was too much for him!

Happy Birthday, Matthew!

Doesn't Matthew look excited?

Today was Matthew's birthday. No big hoopla since I didn't get to cook or bake anything. We just ate chinese takeout and a slice of chocolate cake with ice cream. (Can't have a birthday without cake and ice cream!)

Catherine Tate Show - Tempura

"All of 'em - from Thailand."
"Chinese, basically."

Catherine Tate - Translator

Sean is now over 9 pounds

We went to A Mother's Work in Rice Village today. I felt pretty comfortable there since I could nurse Sean and change his diaper if I needed to. So I did both and got to do a little shopping as well. They also have a baby scale. I wanted to find out his weight since we had already moved up to the next size in diapers. Sean is 9 pounds 1.5 ounces.

Sean is One Month Old

Sean turned one month old yesterday. We kinda celebrated with his great-aunt and great-uncle at our favorite dim sum restaurant here in Houston. We used to go out for dim sum almost every sunday when I was pregnant and I was so excited to finally go out again. I was also a little nervous since I'm nursing and trying to get used to feeding Sean in public. But Matthew was with me to make sure everything went smoothly.

The first picture is after I washed Sean's hair. I love to make it spiky. When he gets older, we are totally giving him a mohawk!

Life as We Know It Will Never Be the Same...

Well, Sean is almost a month old now and his schedule is topsy-turvy. We were eating, diapering, and sleeping every three hours. But ever since the three-week growth spurt, there's been a change in our schedule. Now there is no schedule. For the past two nights in a row, Sean has stayed awake from 2 am to about 7 am. Yep, that's right. I said, AWAKE. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. *sigh*

I was checking out another blog and found a link to this italian video about how Italy is different from the rest of the EU. We saw this video years ago after we went to Italy for the first time.

We've been receiving National Geographic Traveler (thanks to a previous tenant who never forwarded his subscription), and so I've been reading about far away places and getting a little wanderlust myself. But it's going to be a while since we have a little one now. I can't even bring myself to take Sean out for more than an hour and a half (as long as his naps) right now, so anything that requires a ride on a plane is out for at least a few months.

We have surpassed birthweight!

Sean is 16 days old today and we just had a visit with his pediatrician. He now weighs 7 lbs. and 5.4 ounces. So we're gaining about a pound a week. A lactation consultant told us that he'll sleep a little longer at night (~4 hours at a time) once he reaches 10 lbs. So that's been our little goal right now. Beefcake!

Here's a pic of Sean after his bath. His hair is actually brown and kinda punky and spiky.