First Real Bath

On Thursday (08/14), Rigley got his first real bath. Up until then, he had just had sponge baths because he had a tiny bit of his umbilical cord that was stubborn and wouldn't fall off.
He did so well - just a few screams, but mostly he just relaxed. It might be because I made sure the water was nice and warm - when Brighton watched the video of his first bath, where he is screaming his head off, he told me he was screaming because the water was too cold!

Silver Dollar City with the Caswells

On Tuesday (August 12), Rigley took his first trip to Silver Dollar City. I think he really enjoyed it! Kevin, Ramona, Morgan, Jake, and Mimi came to visit and went to SDC with us, too. It was lots of fun and we really wished they could have stayed longer.

First trip to church

Rigley is two weeks old today! It's going by so quickly already.
Today was his first time at church. He did really well - he slept through the whole thing! I wore him in the sling and that seemed to be best. Thank goodness for the 11:30 service, though, or his first trip would have had to wait until next week. Before Rigley joined us, we went to the 8:30 service. I hope to get back to that one, but we'll just take it week by week.

Here are a few pictures from today.

(I couldn't catch Rigley with his eyes open.)

Nine years ago

Today is our ninth anniversary. With an eleven day old baby, we didn't make too many plans. We did, however, decide it was time for our first family outing with Rigley. We ate an early dinner at a local Italian restaurant. The food was great and service was outstanding - if you're ever in Springfield, I highly recommend J. Parrino's. Rigley slept in his carseat through the entire dinner and Brighton was very well behaved. We even got a serving of tiramisu for the three of us to share. Thankfully, Brighton only wanted the whipped cream, so there was more for Donovan & I!
After dinner, we went to the mall. I used my Peanut Shell sling and wore Rigley for the first time. It worked really well. Brighton got to play for a while in the play area, so he was happy.
Not quite a romantic getaway, but it was a very nice evening with our newly expanded family.

Weight check

Rigley had his first dr's appointment today; it was basically just a weight check. He had lost down to 9 lbs 3 oz when we were discharged from the hospital, but he is back up to 9 lbs 11 oz. Everything is looking good and we don't have to go back until he's 2 mos.

Shocker started barking like crazy tonight and would not stop, so Donovan went into the backyard to check out the situation. There was an armadillo in our yard! He took Brighton out to see it and when they came back in, Brighton was very excited to tell me about the "arpillow"!
It was too dark to get any pictures of it, but I might have more chances - Shocker has started barking again. Donovan used a hockey stick to guide it out, but we're thinking the stupid thing might have found its way back. Ugh!

One Week

Today is Rigley's one week birthday.

Here he is partying like a rock star at the exact time he was born one week ago - 1:14 pm
Here is a pic with his eyes open. Though his brow is furrowed, I don't think he was upset at the time.

Rigley getting a bath

I'm continually amazed at how well Brighton is adjusting. He'll go up to Rigley and say, "He's just a tiny, little baby" or "Awww, poor baby." It's very cute. However, I did turn my back for a second this evening and Brighton started giggling. I asked him what was funny and he told me, "I touch baby like this." He went to the swing and stuck his finger in Rigley's face. We had to revisit the issue of being gentle with the baby!

Random pic of Brighton eating his watermelon - no story, just thought it was cute!

2 out of 3 ain't bad

I think Meatloaf was right, two out of three isn't too bad. We just had our third night at home with Rigley and it went well, as did the first night. Our second night did not go well, though! He's really a good baby.
Here are some random pics from the past day or two.


Brighton is doing really well with the new addition to the family. However, he calls Rigley his "big brother." I guess at 9 lbs. 10 oz., he is pretty big!
Okay, so looking at the pictures it looks like we never hold Rigley. He really doesn't spend all of his time in the bouncer and swing. We're just exposing him to them so he'll like them better than his brother did!