The beginning of April was Week Two as new parents. We were slowly adjusting to our new roles roles. This included an insanely high number of diaper changes and an insanely low number of hours of sleep! Thank goodness Nana and G (John's mom and step dad) came to help us through week two. It was so nice to get a few extra hours of sleep every morning and to not have to plan a meal among many other helpful things.
Grady had several other visitors this month as well. At the very beginning of April, John's Aunt Sheri, Uncle Lynn and Cousin Sarah came out to meet our new arrival. A few days later, John's Grandma and Granddad came to see their first great-grandchild while John's mom and Ray were here. At the end of the month, Aunt G (my sister) had a work trip in Phoenix for a week so she got to see Grady a second time. It has been fun to see so much family!
April ended with Grady's one month b-day! He already weighed over 10lbs and grew two inches. He graduated from the bassinet into his crib at the end of the month, which is helping us ALL sleep a little better. John and I started making outings with Grady more frequently...mainly to get me out of the house. We knew it was time when I started my sentences with "On Dr. Phil today..." Plus, it has been fun to get to know the area better since we just moved here.
As a side note, we have had several people ask how the dogs are handling our new addition. Tessa and Lily were super interested in Grady at first and were doing a lot of sniffing. I also think they were waiting for one of our house guests to take him with them when they left. When they realized that wasn't going to happen, they have been pretty indifferent. They will give him kisses though and they like to follow us into his room when we are changing a diaper or putting him down. All in all, it has been a very smooth transition.
Since we are proud parents and have so many pics we love, we decided on putting them in a slideshow instead of downloading them all on here. Here is a quick look at our month!
