Settling In

We are finally starting to settle in to this whole parenting thing, though we are nowhere near having any kind of normalcy or routine. This is hard work! And, we've had constant help since the little one arrived. Soon that will all change and I will be thrown in to the deep end. Hopefully I won't crumble under the responsibility.

Carver is doing well. He's weighing in at about 10 and a half pounds right now and is wearing mostly 3 month old clothes. We are struggling with sleep issues. It seems he doesn't like to sleep for more than about an hour at a time and he prefers to be held while enjoying said sleep. Which is cute, but exhausting. Daniel and I are currently handling the nights in shifts, but neither one of us are getting much sleep. Daniel is also back at work full time, and I am teaching again, so we are dealing with a lot of changes right now.
Bath time usually goes over surprisingly well, though handling a slippery baby is slightly stressful.

Overall Carver is a not a particularly difficult baby (with the exception of the sleep issues). When he cries it is usually for a reason and not just to make us crazy. I love to just watch him-- he has the sweetest expressions, and his yawns are my absolute favorite :) Though this picture isn't nearly as cute as they are in person. We just adore him.

As a prayer request, Carver has a potential eye problem. Right now we are not too worried because his doctor is not too worried, though he is sending us to a specialist at Emory in February. We aren't sure what the problem is but right now it just looks like a number of broken blood vessels in his right eye. No apparent vision problems or anything like that. But, I can't help but worry some, that's my job, right? We are hoping that it clears up before the appointment and we won't even have to see the specialist. We'll keep everyone posted but would appreciate any prayers.