June 3, 2005 The day of Palmer's birth. Start of Labor: 10:30 a.m. Time of Birth: 6:30 p.m. Weight: 8lbs, 10.6oz Length: 20" Head and Chest: 13.5" Hair Color: Black (he had a full head of it!) June 4, 2005 Day Two At 4:30 a.m., after a bit of a work, he breastfed for the first time. It took him about 5 minutes to get the colostrum flowing from each side but, he did it - much to his joy and mine... Shortly after burping Palmer opens up his big beautiful eyes and lifts his head up from my shoulder, as if to say "hi." At this point his face also relaxed into what will always be, to me, his first smile. June 5, 2005 Day Three On this day, not only did he lift his head while lying on his belly, he also turned it from the right to the left. Again he opened his eyes and, this time, remained alert for about a minute's worth of interaction before drifting off to sleep. Around 3:00 that afternoon he and I went home from the hospital. June 6, 2005 Day Four I laid Palmer down on his back between two pillows and he rolled over on to his left side. Gonna have to keep a close eye on m'boy! June 7, 2005 Day Five Got a few more smiles today - I love it when he does that ~_~! Tried to give him his first sponge bath. He didn't care for it too much so, to ease his distress I just stopped trying and started nursing him. Well, the little bare-bottomed prince let his dipleasure fly - he pooped on mom - twice! June 8, 2005 Day Six Boy, oh boy is this one content little boy! He smiled off and on for at least a minute straight - it was wonderful to see... A little later on Big Mama (Grandma) laid him down to sleep and he actually soothed himself into a deep slumber... June 9, 2005 Day Seven Yeah, my milk is finally in! It was tough hangin' in there, but he's worth it... I also got my very first pee fountain today ~_~! (It didn't get me but, I'm sure one of them will ~_~.) Tried giving him a sponge bath again, today. This time it worked just fine... Got a very special treat today - Palmer remained alert an playful for an entire three hours. We had a great time making faces (him) and laughing (me) together. I'm not sure which is my favorite - the times that he's alert or the times that he's nestled in close on my chest. I love them both... Palmer's cord also fell off today. This makes diaper changes a whole lot easier on us both. The other day I decided to change the little one's diaper while he was on his belly (he always screams when you put him flat on his back), and he liked it. Now that I don't have to fold the diaper down I can put the clean one on while he's upside-down, too. He'll like that ~_~... Fun Facts More Fun Facts Gemini Rooster Interesting Info In-Depth Numerological Info