13 Days

It's hard to believe that Aiden is already almost two weeks old. It's been fun to see what each day brings as we all get to understand each others quirks. Aiden has had a busy week of visitors which has been fun - Mimi, Stacey & Abbey, Vicky, Meg, Allison, Jeff and Jeffrey. Uncle Jordan came up from San Diego for a visit and some quality bonding time.

Aiden's developed a keen liking of the Baby Bjorn carrier which allows him to help daddy with some things around the house - hanging photos, gardening and learning to make pasta from scratch.

We've learned thatAiden loves his car seat and car rides - at least we think he loves them since he quiets down and falls asleep almost immediately - in fact anything with motion seems to put him to sleep. It's been interesting to see mommy attain the magic touch in quieting Aiden and getting him back to sleep after feeding - this magic touch used to only be possessed by daddy but the torch was passed this week.

If you haven't gathered from the theme here, Aiden has gotten a lot of exercise with his pipes this week and we cherish the quiet times like this one napping on daddy's chest.

We took mommy out for a long awaited sushi lunch and Aiden elected to sleep at the table for the entire event allowing mommy and daddy to have a peaceful meal - good boy.

Looking forward to what August has to bring...

First visit to the pediatrician

Aiden had his first pediatrician visit today with Dr. Joffe and got glowing remarks across the board. He weighed in at 8lbs which turns out is remarkable to have gained back his birth weight plus almost another half pound in only 8 days - wow, 8 days, how time flies. Daddy learned a new calming technique for the little one which we'll soon put into practice. Aiden's been keeping daddy very busy today with lots of diaper changes which he almost has down to a science.

Great grandparents visit

Today Yeh Yeh and Yin Yin came to visit with Ricky, Cecelia and Lance. Pretty special that Aiden has great great grandparents that live only a few short miles away. Aiden again joined daddy this morning to watch the finish of the Tour de France and they were both happy that team Specialized took podium finishes. Today marked the first day that the we became the diaper genie is definitely not a gimmick but rather a life saver.

Visitors

- Today some of the family came to visit the little one.

- Aiden got his first 'bath' today albeit only with a washcloth and no tub to speak of.

First full day at home

Well, the night was full of diaper changes, crying and little bouts of sleep. Mom and dad are trying to work out a tag team approach to the nights and think they may be onto a plan that works, fingers crossed. Daddy woke up early to watch the Tour de France and little Aiden was more than happy to nap on his chest, oh so cute. He has assumed his typical position of hangs up in the victory position as he sleeps. We went out for Aiden's first stroll through the neighborhood today and he didn't seem to complain a stitch - which could probably be because he slept the entire ride. We did get some music going on today and Aiden seems to be a rasta man at heart and was really into the the Boby Marley rendition by Rockabye Baby. Momma is recovering quite nicely and looking beautiful as ever - she even started Aiden's scrap book today. We'll see what tomorrow brings...

Going home

After plenty of hospital time we were released on Thursday into the real world to tackle the adventures on our own. Aiden warmed quite quickly to his new car seat and loved the car ride home. Upon pulling into the driveway we were greeted by some friendly paparazzi - Pops, Mimi and a surprise guest Branden. After a few quick diaper changes and some feedings we settled into a nice little routine and it sure is nice to be back home. Can't wait to get the little on into his strollers to get out for some fresh air.

Aiden's arrival

Aiden James Zamzow arrived 7/18 at 3:27am, weighed in at 7lb 7oz and 21 inches. He arrived healthy and seems happy amongst all of his crying. He passed all of his newborn tests with flying colors and was even given an A+ by the lactation consultants. We had a few long days/nights at the hospital but the little one kept us plenty busy. We did have some visitors to pass the time however, the newly coined grandparents: PoPo, Mimi and Pops, Uncle Ricky and Aunt Cecilia, Dawn and Jay. The new parents are over the moon with the arrival of their new little one and are getting lots of practice at taking cat naps and changing diapers. Stay tuned for many more posts.