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I took Scout to the mall last Thursday for the first time.  I was really interested to see if he took after me - who loves to shop, or his dad - who despises it.  He did sleep most of the time, so Micah thinks he takes after him.  I, on the other hand, think that his calm and pleasant demeanor means he is going to love to shop! Then again, he was with me, my mom, Tristen and Skylar, -all shoppers- so he really had no say.  Time will tell….

 From the day I was pregnant, I have been craving sushi!  Because it is on the list of “what not to eat while you are pregnant”, I had to stick to California Rolls and Crunchy Rolls.  Well now that the ten months of being pregnant have passed…it was time to dig in! 

To celebrate Scout’s 12th day, we went to Good Choice Sushi - my favorite - with my mom and Tristen.  He met our favorite sushi chefs -Rue and Rio, and he had his first go around with chopsticks!  I think because he is 1/4 Japanese, he is a natural!  We had a blast, and Scout was perfect! 

Skylar is literally my mom’s bosom buddy.  They have everything in common and spend as much time together as possible.  But with Scout being the #1 at our house over the past week and a half, I think Skylar is a little worried she is on her way to being replaced.  It was the following story that tipped me off:

Skylar was talking to Nonnie (my mom) and Nonnie said, “Skylar, who is the love of my heart.”  She shrugged her shoulders, and Nonnie asked again, “Who is the love of my heart?” She still wasn’t sure, so Nonnie said, “Skylar, YOU are the love of my heart!”  Skylar then pointed to Scout and asked, “What about him?”  Nonnie said, “I sure love him, but you have been with me so long.  YOU are the love of my heart.”  Skylar was pretty happy about the answer, and after thinking for a bit responded with, “He could be the love of your rib!”

I know EVERY man in the world is against what I did, but a mom just has to wonder if we will make cute girls too.  And it looks like the answer is a resounding YES!

In case anyone is wondering if Scout’s rollover at four days old was a fluke, I just witnessed it again.  The phone was ringing, and I put him down on his tummy.  By the time I answered and looked back, he was mid roll.  Debra Bledsoe (mother of 6) was the person on the other line, and I told her what I was witnessing….and she was truly amazed.

I don’t know if it is because he had a really long day with his first doctor’s appointment, a Costco run, his 1 week borthday celebration, and Bryan Thacker’s birthday party, but on his 1 week birthday….Scout slept through the night! I fed him at 11:00pm, and put him down afterwards.  I kept waiting for him to wake up, but I finally woke him up this morning at about 7:30am.  Hallelujiah!!!!  I just hope he keeps it up!

I can’t believe our baby is already 1 week old!  In honor of this day, we had a little birthday celebration.  I made him a baby blue cake with a sparkler candle on top, and we all sang to him.  Then on the video camera, I made everyone say one thing they loved about him.  The whole event was perfect except for one little problem…..he slept through the whole thing!

If you will notice the green ottoman in the background, you see it is wet!  Our boy thinks it is a funny joke to wait just until he is being changed to surprise us with a good solid stream!  I think I have been targeted three times, and my mom was the victim for the second time in this picture! 

Scout had his one week doctor’s appointment on May 6th.  He was great until he had to take his clothes off and got chilly, and then started screaming his little lungs out.  Dr. Carruth checked up on everything, and he was only a little concerned about his weight.  He was delivered at 7 lbs. 12 ounces, and was only 7 lbs. 5 ounces at the appointment.  The doctor wanted us to come back a couple of days later, and when we did, he was back up to 7 lbs. 11 ounces!  All is well.

Our little guy is four days old….and he has completed a milestone that usually comes at about 3 - 4 months!  My brother David came in town to see the baby, and swore up and down that Scout almost turned over.  My mom refused to hear it saying that NO babies at four days can turn over.

Micah heard the challenge and immediately spread a blanket out on the floor.  We grabbed the video camera and layed him on his tummy.  It took about 2 minutes, but Scout was up to the challenge! 

Everyone was cheering, my mom sat there amazed, David was telling everyone he told us so, my eyes welled up with proud tears and Micah said in utter delight, “That means he is coachable!”