***Graduation Day***
YAY!!!!
My family arrive in Dunedin today to watch me graduate...which, while initially their first priority, now Lucas is very much at the forefront of their collective mind. I picked up my academic gowns yesterday.. and I look SO flash!!! (Russ thought that I looked "cute"- I was going for dignified, but oh well...)
Lucas was one week old yesterday, and Emma came over to give him his one week check up.. and he has only lost 30g since he was born- he was allowed to lose up to 10% of his body weight to still be healthy! His cord stump is almost off.. it's just hanging by a thread- exciting!
I've probably mentioned before that Lucas loves having his head rubbed- well, his "liking" seems to have transformed into "unbridled passion"... if you start to rub his head, he gets this blissful look on his face, and he keeps trying to move his head closer to your hand.. like when you pat a cat, and the cat arches it's back up towards you...
He has also fully mastered the art of frowning, and the "GRRRRRRRR!!!" look.. usually dished out to anyone who a) interrupts head rubbing, b) goes anywhere near his nappy, c) touches his nose d)comes between him and his bottle.
Anyhoo, Lucas will be waking up soon, and i have a pile of housework to do, due to family arriving (panic!)
Will update about graduation later... also about how Russ goes with meeting the family for the first time....
My family arrive in Dunedin today to watch me graduate...which, while initially their first priority, now Lucas is very much at the forefront of their collective mind. I picked up my academic gowns yesterday.. and I look SO flash!!! (Russ thought that I looked "cute"- I was going for dignified, but oh well...)
Lucas was one week old yesterday, and Emma came over to give him his one week check up.. and he has only lost 30g since he was born- he was allowed to lose up to 10% of his body weight to still be healthy! His cord stump is almost off.. it's just hanging by a thread- exciting!
I've probably mentioned before that Lucas loves having his head rubbed- well, his "liking" seems to have transformed into "unbridled passion"... if you start to rub his head, he gets this blissful look on his face, and he keeps trying to move his head closer to your hand.. like when you pat a cat, and the cat arches it's back up towards you...
He has also fully mastered the art of frowning, and the "GRRRRRRRR!!!" look.. usually dished out to anyone who a) interrupts head rubbing, b) goes anywhere near his nappy, c) touches his nose d)comes between him and his bottle.
Anyhoo, Lucas will be waking up soon, and i have a pile of housework to do, due to family arriving (panic!)
Will update about graduation later... also about how Russ goes with meeting the family for the first time....