A Wonderful Cap...and My Declining Vocabulary

Family and Friends, lend me your eyes! Father's Day was a wonderful event. I was blessed to spend my first Father's Day with my dad and my grandfather. It was a true honor to spend the day with the two men who have taught me what a father figure really should be. They are wonderful men, amazing fathers, and I am blessed to have them in my life.

During the weekend, I got an especially awesome gift. My grandmother, Mimi, knitted an awesome truckers cap for Will. I had one like it when I was Will's age and it was so amazing that she took the time to knit another cap for my son. She is an incredible woman, and a great matriarch of the Dagley family. She also makes some wicked awesome chicken fried steak, so if your ever in Waco, drop by and try some, and remember, gratuity is always appreciated (I am assuming I get a cut for this ad...) Anyhow, we had the opportunity to snap some photo's of Will in the hat. I have to say, he has some Clark Gable-esque qualities already in this hat. Parent's, lock up your daughters! The photo's of our handsome, debonair young man are below.

On a final note, I have noticed a recent trend in my language that is quite disturbing. I have noticed that my generally broad and robust legally inspired vocabulary has been replaced by words like "binky", "cute 'lil' onesie", "oooooo big poopie", and "that's a big spitup for a little boy". I am asking you all for your help. I need a heart transplant, because apparently mine has been melted by my little son (I am assuming the heart and tongue are connected in some way). If you all hear me saying "Yes you are" or "can you burp for Daddy?" please take me aside for an intervention. I need help people.

Please enjoy the photo's below, I know I will, because they are just so cutsie wootsie....oh no.

Growing Boy!!

Will and I just got back from his first pediatrician's visit! Everything went well and he got a big healthy baby report! When we left the hospital on June 10th, Will was weighing 7 lbs 10 oz... one week and 6 days later, he is already up to 8 lbs 12 oz! He grew an inch and is now 21" long. Unfortunately the nurse had to prick his little heel again, and we saw the infamous "tomato face" and quivering lip which just broke my heart (and man, his lungs are STRONG!). What am I going to do when he actually has to get his shots? Hopefully his Daddy can be there with me for that experience! (Although I'm sure it hurts the parents more than it does the baby!)

Dr. "Y" was very helpful and gave me suggestions on how to train Will to get his days and nights straight. Hopefully it will work! Right now, Will is like clockwork at night and wakes up to feed every 2 hours and during the day is eating probably every 3-4 hours. I would love for that to be reversed so we can get a few more zzz's at night!

We will upload some more pictures soon - he has changed a lot!

Back at Home...

Team Dagley has now relocated out of the hospital and has been back at home for five whole days, and four crazy nights. Everyone is getting used to each other and Will has started to open his eyes a little more and has begun to observe the family he is in. Thus far, I would say he is curious, but optimistic about us.

Jenny has been an absolute Mom rock star. She is up and about and doing very well, and Will absolutely loves her. She can calm him down, and change him in about 5 seconds flat. I am pushing her to go pro in speed-changing. She has a shot at going all-state this season. She is an awesome Mommy already.

As for me, I have changed three really dirty diapers, and only passed out twice. Perhaps I am exaggerating a little, but how can something so small, make something so big? And smelly...? But I love him tons and he is so fun to hold, especially now that he is spending more time awake, looking at me, silently judging me...

Mom and Dad W. have been awesome as well. We have learned a ton from Mom about the nuances of baby raising and she has cooked some amazing meals. Dad has been busy fixing our sprinkling system, a project that I think has put a few gray hairs on his head.

Speaking of sprinkling systems, I thought I would make two observations about the first few days of parenthood:

1.) What is the point of purchasing diapers? Our child has decided that the best time to go is when the diaper is off. The minute the fresh air hits Will's midsection, he let's out a stream of fury that has caused serious problems on our blinds. Plus, he gets so upset that he is getting his own hair wet, and there is simply no way to tell him that he is the cause of that problem. I went to the store yesterday and bought him his first cup, it protects us from his surprises, and protects him from his own "showers"... The "pee-pee, tee-pee" is worth its weight in gold.

2.) Buy Babies R' Us stock now. I went in there on order to buy a changing table cover and the protective sponge cup. I walked out with a sack of clothes, mittens, towels, etc. I lost total control of my mind and my wallet. I think I single handedly made their June sales forecast. I never thought things were "oh so cute and adorable" until I met Will. It's like we had Will and then I became a girl who can't control her shopping. Seriously, who makes this stuff so adorable?

Lastly, here are some pictures of the last few days! Hope you all enjoy!

William Jack Dagley

We welcomed William Jack Dagley into the world on June 8, 2009 at 7:11 P.M. CST. He weighed eight pounds exactly and was 20 inches long! I have posted some pictures below of his first 24 hours!