Hi, everyone. When Dan ended our last blog post by saying that I would post again after I got some sleep, I kind of had to laugh. Because, seriously, we have a newborn. I might not blog again until the next presidential election if sleep is the deciding factor. But then last night Isaac actually put in some decent chunks of sleep -- nothing to go out and run a marathon on, but enough that today I find myself able to think in complete sentences. Meanwhile, family and friends are sending me increasingly edgy messages demanding photos. I really am trying, but I keep having this moment where I think "I want to take a photo of that!" and I'm on the couch with the baby and the camera is nowhere in sight, so I just have to let it go. That's actually what life is like a lot right now, which I seem to recall is normal with a new baby in the house. So here are a few of the shots I have managed to take of our adorable baby boy. Hope they get you your baby fix for the day.

Since we have a two-and-a-half year old paci addict, we thought we'd just go for broke and give Isaac one too. Maybe next year we can send them both off to paci rehab.

One of the freakiest things about new babies is how much their appearance changes in the first few days. With Isaac, every day we think he looks a little more like Kate did as a newborn. This photo in particular reminds me of some we took of Kate in her first weeks. He's not her carbon copy, but he's definitely our kid, as I reminded Dan when he made some crack about contesting paternity when we were filling out birth certificate paperwork in the hospital. Hilarious.

A rare eyes-open shot. Isaac so far is a very laid-back baby. Obviously, at one week, it's hard to say what his long term temperament will be like, but so far he is just the sweetest, snuggliest thing ever. Unless you take his clothes off and he gets cold. Then he pees on you. I should know.

Kate has little sessions with Isaac a few times a day, and she is so careful with him.

Several of you have been kind enough to inquire as to how Kate is adjusting to her new sibling. I have to say that the first two days after we came home from the hospital were really, really rough. She wasn't upset about the baby -- she likes Isaac and is super sweet and gentle with him. I am thankful for that. But the amount of my time he takes was really upsetting to her and there were a lot of meltdowns in the first 48 hours, both hers and mine. Yesterday was a much better day, and today has been good so far as well, so I'd appreciate your prayers that we can continue to improve.It helps a lot that my mom is in town and has taken Kate on outings and then handled the household stuff so that we can spend as much time with Kate as we can during the rest of the day. If you want to tell me your stories of how your oldest totally adapted to the new baby within a few weeks, please go ahead. If your oldest freaked out every day for six months after the new baby, please don't tell me. I am trying to think happy thoughts here.

One of these days, I am going to blog about Isaac's birth. But right now, I think I have the opportunity to go eat a sandwich if I play my cards right. Thank you so much for your love for us. I shall endeavor to do a better job of documenting our new little man.