After nearly 36 hours of nonstop eating, pooping, puking, crying and general gastro-nightmaring, the little critter finaly conked out for a record SIX HOURS! In babyland, that is a big accomplishment. Joe has commented that Harvey is starting to beef out quite a bit and now has the appearance of a Butterball Turkey, thus earning himself our affectionate sobriquet "porker". While we are on the subject of nicknames, please note the transitions we have gone through. At first we had diminutives (like the Russians): "peanut", "lima bean", "sweet pea", "bundle of love", etc. During the second week the names got a little more aggressive, "Harvey the Hoagie" (reference to the swaddling...see earlier blog entry). Lately the nicknames are linking up with the many bodily fluids that are associated with pregnancy, childbirth and newborns: "pooper", "puker" and "peeman". We are just floored at how efficiently he gets the milk down, through the tubing and out the other end (or in some cases, right back out the mouth). K.K. remarked that babies are mere "miniature food processors". 
2 comments:
It's been a heck of a long time, but I recall baby's poop having the texture and aroma of cottage cheese--at least until they get their gut flora established. Can anyone comfirm this??
Chad
It's starting to smell more and more foul by the day.
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