16 days

As you may have noticed, my posts are not too frequent right now.  It's not a lack of things to write--it's rather a lack of time and sleep.  Day before yesterday was 16 days for you being in our life and we are still adjusting :)
This past weekend, you did another first: road trip!  We went to Iowa to visit my relatives and they were soooo happy to meet you.  Coincidentally, cousins Tony and Darby were having their annual 'Meat-a-palooza' party, which made it easy for everyone to get a chance to meet you.  Great aunt Liz even gave you another present: 3 bibs and an adorable outfit that came with a matching cloth sleep-pal (which I washed as soon as we got home and you've already been enjoying :) ).
You did great through the whole trip, really.  During the 5 hour car rides, you slept nearly the entire time, waking only once mid-way to be fed each time.  At the party, you were awake quite a bit and never seemed to mind who was holding you.  You even had a 'playdate' with cousin Darby's sister's baby, Olive (well, we sat you near one another and you observed each other lol).  I, on the other hand, was foolish and took only my portable breast pump, which was too much of a switch from the hospital rented one; will not do that again!  Don't worry, you were still well-fed; it just caused me to end up far more sleep deprived than I'd prefer.  Nevertheless, I enjoyed the trip and am very happy we went.  The weather was gorgeous--we even had to use the A/C sometimes!
Other news about you right now...let's see...you have now had another bath, which you hated just as much as the first one given to you.  You once again peed on the towel we wrapped you in.  I am beginning to think you feel the need to "christen" every first time wearing of an outfit (or towel, in this case).  You equally hate diaper changes and getting your clothes on and off.  What do you like?  EATING!  You eat almost too enthusiastically and have never left a bottle unfinished yet.  I'm still unable to keep up with your feeding demands, so we have to use formula about once or twice a day.  Your appetite has been increasing this week, though, so we may have to modify even more.  You also like to watch cartoons and game shows, which is hardly surprising :)  And last, but not least, you seem to love to sleep.  Fortunately for us, you are quite good about sleeping right around 3 hours between feedings through the night.  This helps mommy get at least some quality sleep--thank you!  Hope you will continue the trend of such courtesy as you get older.
That's it for this entry; am hoping to get back to the rest of the birth story very soon...love you always,
mommy.