The milestones of a newborn...

Remsen and I thought we would share some of the exciting moments thus far in John Remsen's life, starting with all of the wonderful visits from family and friends while at Spartanburg Regional...and leaving the hospital on Saturday morning! Note the knitted blue hat adorning JR's conehead... this was a very special gift from Remsen's cousin Lucia (a warm and toasty handmade heirloom!).
Obviously, the biggest task for Saturday was introduding JR to our other "children", Polk and Sadie. We were really surprised that they welcomed him home in such a calm and curious manner. Polk seems much more interested, sniffing every chance he gets and paying close attention to JR while he is napping, feeding, etc. Sadie is still not too sure about him and freaked out the first time JR made a peep. She does try to bring him squeaky toys, so at least she is making an attempt to share!
The next milestone happened this morning. We gave JR his first bath, well, his first sponge bath. He was a trooper for us as we fumbled around trying to clean him with little tiny washclothes. As you can see, there are other activities he would prefer doing over bathing in the kitchen sink!
Because the weather was so beautiful in Spartanburg today, we wanted to introduce JR to our backyard, where we are sure he will spend many future days playing. He really liked feeling the sun on his face and the wind in his hair (just kidding...but he does have lots of hair!). While we were enjoying our outside time, Remsen caught him smiling for the camera...he really is a wonderful baby. We can't describe the joy we are feeling, but hopefully you can see it through these photos!
More later....:) Rebecca