Eat, Sleep, Poop, Cry, Repeat

Newborns are boring. I didn't really notice it when Cooper was a newborn (At that point in time I was still excited about my entry into fatherhood and still somewhat nervous about my new role). Newborns don't do much. It's eat, sleep, poop, cry, repeat.

Don't get me wrong; I'm sure 6-9 months from now I'll be wishing for boring. Cooper is already more than a handful. Everything within his reach, that he can lift, and that is not tied down winds up at the bottom of the basement stairs eventually. Boring is not so bad. Besides, the real joy is getting to see Colt grow from this perpetual eating-sleeping-pooping-crying machine into a perpetual eating-sleeping-pooping-crying-walking-talking-laughing-throwing things down the basement stairs machine.

Boring yes, but also sublime.

A photo of our three redheaded boys together.

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I don't know if Cooper has any concept that Colton is his brother. I do know for certain Cooper likes him. He's really curious about Colton, always looking over at him. He has even brought Colt a toy or two to play with. They're going to be good buds.

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Poor Colt still has the jaundice. The bilirubin test he took today was a little high, so he has to go back to the hospital tomorrow and get poked in the foot again. He doesn't seem to bleed enough, so they have to poke the poor boy in both feet to get enough blood for the test. The doctors think he's probably going to peak today, but they want to be cautious.

Colton is much calmer than Cooper was at this age. He only gets fussy when it's time to eat or it's time for a diaper change. It'll be interesting to see if his personality is laid back when he gets older.

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Let me just state for the record, the car was parked and not in motion when I took this photo.
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