Better Than New

Clark had surgery on Tuesday this week to correct a minor birth defect.  The pre-op discussion I had with the Dr. was a breeze, but the anesthesiologist left me feeling a little uneasy with his description of the cocktail of drugs he'd be administering.  yipes!  I think the doctors could tell that I had a hard time handing my baby over even though I knew things would turn out just fine.  

When I got to see Clark again in recovery, he was hardly recognizable as my baby. He was so groggy, screaming, dry lips and mouth, raspy-voiced, wouldn't eat, etc.  It was terrible, but he finally calmed down and was happy in no time. He quickly became the star of the recovery room and all the nurses came by to see him. One even asked to hold him.

Clark came home with a catheter and a whole lot of medicines. He's doing really well and doesn't seem to be in pain...except for 6 times a day when he has to take his meds. Then there's a lot of gagging, screaming, coughing, and gulping. It's sad. I can't wait until we're done with medicine.     

Piano Lessons

Steve taught Clark his first piano lesson today.  Clark sang along to the tunes and may or may not have attempted to eat the keys.  I couldn't help but smile as I listened to their "lesson" from the kitchen.    

Moonlighting

Steve and I dressed up (literally) and went out[side] under the moonlight last night.  We were out late so good thing our babysitter wasn't charging us by the hour.  Stake pioneer trek in March: we're ready for you.

xoxoxo

Clark got his first Valentine from his cousin in the mail today!  He loved the "stained glass" heart.  Thank you, cousin Caden!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Seriously

The comment I get most often from strangers about Clark is that "he's such a serious baby!"  When he was just a day old, one of his nurses commented about how serious he was.  I found that to be pretty funny since, after all, I am married to Serious Steve.  Little did I know then how many more people would make that same "serious baby" comment.  

Last night, for instance, a couple we were sitting nearby at dinner couldn't stop making comments like "he's so serious! he should be on one of those talking baby commercials." har har.  I can't tell a difference between serious and non-serious babies but whatever Clark happens to be I love him like crazy and feel so privileged to be his mom.

p.s.  The second most popular stranger comment is about his tongue.

Roll with it

My little baby can roll onto his tummy now.  He's only done it for me 3 or 4 times, but when I got the camera out today he felt like showing off.  Here he is, hamming it up as he performs his new skill:  

...and here's his victory face:

As I watch Clark learn something new--without specifically being taught how--it seems to me as if he's always known what to do and how to do it.  Babies are fascinating!  

Client Fitting

While I do a lot of sewing for Clark, he's not the easiest to work with on fittings.  I made him a new white Sunday shirt this week and ended up having to guess on the length of the sleeves since this is how our fitting session went:

Frozen

This is for everyone that believes it never gets cold here...

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