Tuesday, June 13, 2006
One Month Old!!!!
You don't realize how fast time goes by, but it looks like the little dude survived his first month. (Be a successful parent - Check). Let's recap how the first month went, Dr. Jack style;
Crying -
This seems to be an area that everyone explored this month. The first few days after Vince came home, he simply refused to eat (which we later found out was partially because he had some bad juandice and partially because he wanted to crush us). It breaks your heart to see something so little suffering whenever you try to feed him. Needless to say, mama shed some tears. Around the same time, I began to realize that the hated Dallas Mavericks would soon be in the NBA finals. I also shed a few tears. But Vince had us all beat in the crying department.
ADVANTAGE: Vince
This is what he looks and sounds like when he cries;
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Eating -
Vince finally figured out what breasts were for towards the end of the month, and started eating much better. Mama and papa were treated to some good 'ol fashion chinese cooking courtesy of grandma and grandpa (who braved some horrible gas prices driving to Houston from Dallas). Uncle Alex also grilled a damn fine lamb kabob, and drank all my beer.
ADVANTAGE: Parents
Sleeping -
Honestly, no one did much sleeping (see crying above). But Vince seemed to take some twisted pleasure in waking us up at 4 in the morning. You can see it in his face, as demostrated here ------------>
Happiest Baby on the Block on DVD helped quite a bit (thanks for the tip Mike/Louise & Lou/Jennifer). But what came in really handy at the end of the month was the swing that we borrowed from Ronnie and Ben Ostrin. Thanks guys. Hopefully month 2 will be better.
ADVANTAGE: Vince
Bathing -
Vince does not like bathing. Hates it. Just to make sure we know this, he sprays me with pee at each bathtime. Once he even left a nice streak of poop all over my leg extending oh so delicately from my right hip to the top of my left foot. How do you compete with someone like this?
ADVANTAGE: Vince
This is what he looked like during his first bath. If you could only hear the ear piercing howling.
Gifts -
Vince got some stuff. Alot of it. Too many people to name, but thanks everyone for all the cool gifts. He even got a new Barong from Auntie Remy in Manila. Mama got a bunch of pretty flowers. Papa got jack $ht.
REAL BIG ADVANTAGE: Vince
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Entertainment -
When he's not pooping or sleeping, Vince loves staring around, being held by all the friends and family that come to visit, sitting in his swing, wondering why his room is burnt orange, chilaxing in his fancy bugaboo, and generally being constantly catered to. Mama and Papa got to experience sleep deprivation. They also got to watch, among many other crappy movies, The Family Stone on DVD (quite possibly the worst movie ever made).
BIG ADVANTAGE: Vince
This is what the Family Stone DVD looks like(Yawn) B-o-r-i-n-g
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So all-in-all, month one had its ups and downs, but Vincent takes round one pretty handily. You can probably see already where this is headed. In summary, Vince is hell-bent on crushing us.
Stay tuned though, booster shots are right around the corner.
Later
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# posted by Vince @ 12:10 PM 
