Six Weeks Old

Yesterday Emerson was six weeks old. The day started off with a trip to the OB for my postpartum check up. While we were there Emerson woke up so the OB, nurse practioner and ultrasound technician (she saw A LOT of Emerson) all had the chance to hold him. Then we came home and Aunt Dena and cousin Jack came over for lunch. We couldn't pass up the opportunity for a photo op of these two. Won't these pictures be great when they're 18? We'll have to continue to get the boys together at regular intervals so that they can be the great playmates we hope they will be.

Emerson's hair is starting to fall out. We're finding it in his cradle and noticing that it's thinning. So now we're curious what color his new hair will be. Red? Blond? More brown? Only time will tell. His eyes are still blue but it seems like they might be starting to get lighter. He definitely recognizes Robert and I and gets excited each night when Daddy gets home from work and comes to talk to him. He continues to enjoy music and the sound of our voices. We've been reading to him and playing with some of his toys. He's not really grasping for any of them yet. We've also been trying to do some tummy time each day. Some days Emerson is more tolerant of this exercise than others. Finally, the last couple of days he's been going through a growth spurt. It seems like all he does is eat or sleep.