It has been a good 2 months or so since my last post.  The time has absolutely flown by.  I’m not sure why I chose now to post.  I’m incredibly busy at work and under a pretty tight deadline, but I felt like getting an update to keep up with this site. It’s started as gift to Kelly, but I think now it could really be an online baby book in a way.

So, what have we been up to?

First, from my perspective, what people told us was true; having a baby is hard work.  Kelly and I are making quite the adjustment in terms of the lack of sleep and how we’re functioning as a result.  She’s doing such an amazing job.  We were kind of worried that we wouldn’t know what to do or would have a hard time, but to say Kelly’s motherly instincts kicked in immediately wouldn’t even do her the justice she deserves.  I couldn’t be more proud of her and the feeling I get when I get home from work and see her holding Luca and dancing him around the living room, isn’t even something I could describe.  She is the epitome of an amazing mother and if I can be half the parent she is, I think we’ll be ok.  Our first two months included a few doctor’s appointments, a trip to the Outer Banks, a trip to Pittsburgh, a trip to Brooklyn, and also a trip to the Emergency Room.  Not to worry, the trip to the ER was caused by a malfunctioning thermometer.  We’ve learned our lesson.

So, how is Luca?

Luca is incredible.  There are no other words I can use to describe him, he’s truly incredible.  He’s such a blessing.  He laughs and smiles a lot more now.  He holds his head up so great on his own, and makes baby noises which we think is adorable, and he almost rolled over the other day while on his back.  In terms of the physical, the kid is gigantic.  His neck slowly disappeared.  He is now 14 lbs 8 ounces and 23 inches and is in the 95th Percentile for weight and the 55th Percentile for height.  Which ultimately translates to him being short, and fat.  He has the chubbiest face, chubby little arms and legs, and the cutest little belly.  We sometimes sit him up and talk to him and watch him smile and laugh at us.  The other night I gave him a Sharpie to hold onto, which in hindsight wasn’t the *greatest* parenting decision, but we just want to get him holding stuff and using his hands, but we couldn’t find something more baby friendly.

So, how are we?

As mentioned above, we are adjusting to no sleep.  We are adjusting to being parents.  We made our first big parenting decision in the form of where we would send him to Day Care. Actually, we made our second big parenting decision.  The first was choosing his Day Care, the second was realizing we didn’t like the Day Care we chose 6 days before he was supposed to start, and then sending him to a different Day Care.  But Yesterday was his first day.  He seemed to have enjoyed it.  Kelly, however, was an emotional train wreck.  But she did great and quickly realized he was in good hands.  That didn’t stop her from calling to check on him a few hours later, but, you know, baby steps.

Any other thoughts and feelings?

I can honestly say that I am still in shock.  I mean, it’s real, don’t get me wrong.  But I still look at him sometimes and can’t believe he’s really here.  I am quickly brought back to reality when I have to hold him, and my arm goes numb because he’s so heavy.  Kelly has been putting together his baby book, it’s so adorable.  She’s included some great info and little trinkets from his hospital stay; his hospital bracelet, his cards that were in his bassinet saying he’s a boy with all of his info, his belly button when it fell off, the band aid they used after his first set of vaccines.  All of the stuff we want to have.  We take him out a lot more now and are trying to get him used to being in the car seat and being out.  At first, he did not like the car seat at all, but it’s actually putting him to sleep for the most part now.

So, that’s a little update.  Will continue to post now once I get some more time and he gets on a better sleep schedule.

Thank you all for the gifts and well wishes.  We are truly lucky to have family and friends like all of you.

Joe, Kelly and Luca.  Some Pics below: