3.11.2008

RESB Day 5















For the past few days I've typically woken up (frequently) in the nights and squinted over to see Liz sitting in a ramshackle lotus position, head nodding, feeding hungry Rowan. She has been an ace mama, and Rowan has been a demanding hotel guest. Last night he did a better job of sleeping (at one point, an hour and a half straight through!) and Liz got some semblance of rest. Today, the boy was sleeping like a log and seemed more alert than usual when he was awake.

So we had lots of fun today. Gran and Gram B are still down in NC, and we all cooked pancakes for breakfast. In the afternoon, Liz and I took Rowie out for a walk in the Moby sling, and he seemed to love it. He fell right asleep.

We also had a visit from Smart Start, a program that comes to your house and checks out the baby, consults on lactation and answers questions new parents have. The nurse who came was awesome. She had worked as a delivery nurse for sixteen years, and finally left due to the increase in birth interventions that she was seeing. We told her our birth story, and it was great to recall it all again. She checked out the Row, and we got more good news--he's already gained 6 oz. since leaving the hospital! If he keeps on going like he is, he'll be back up to birth weight in no time.

After Granpa S asked about the name Rowan, I did some quick internet research and found out that there is more to the name than Mr. Bean and Black Adder. The Rowan Oak or Mountain Ash has traditionally been a charm against witchcraft and magic, particularly in the form of the "flying rowan," or rowan which grows not from the ground but from another tree or cliff. The tree appears in Frazer's The Golden Bough and in some English ballads. "Rowan Oak" was also adopted by W. Faulkner as the name for his family's homeplace.

Tomorrow will be another exciting day. We're going to the pediatrician to have Rowie weighed (again) and checked out. Then...who knows.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Aww man the size of his forearm's same as a thumb.