1 Week old

We can't believe he's already a week old. Jackson is eating a lot, sleeping well (mostly during the day time though), and has been such a blessing to us. It is still hard to believe he's ours and we get to keep him, but now that we have him, I can't imagine life without him. He's such a precious baby. All those cute baby noises and faces they make are suddenly so much more special when they come from your baby. Oh, we love him so much!

He didn't have a very eventful first week, but we did brave a couple outings with him so mom could get a little exercise and we could all have a short change in scenery. His first outing was to the hospital for his and mom's checkups. Both went well, although Jackson didn't much like having his heel pricked for his PKU test. His weight was increasing and he wasn't really jondice, so we were all happy about that. All the nurses and many people at the hospital wanted to look at the cute little foreigner baby. Most asked "How many months is he" and were completely shocked when we replied "only 5 days!" I think he'll be getting that kind of response for a long time with the way he is eating!

We went to one of the malls on Halloween so grandpa could buy him some "dangley" toys for his stroller at Toys R Us and so we could get some icecream. He slept the whole time though. I don't think he's ready to be impressed with Toys R Us yet. And last night (grandpa's last night here) we went to the Hard Rock Cafe and the big Night Market here in Bangkok. He slept through both and got spoiled with an extra long nap. (Mom and Dad later regretted this at 3 am :) )

The three of us will be here just a few more days before we get to go home to Chiang Mai. We have lots of paperwork to fill out and turn in so he can get all his US citizenship proof he needs. We head home on Friday and hopefully Jackson will sleep through that short flight home like he has his other "outings". Here are a few pictures from his first week adventures. Enjoy!

Mommy's MVP

Haning out with daddy. They watched the world series together this week. Jackson is already a sports fan!

"Riding" a Tuk Tuk with Grandpa. (They just posed with it, but the driver really wanted to take them for a ride. "It's OK" he said...yeah right!