One month of Jake

Yesterday Jake turned a month old. Wow where did that month go?! It's been a blur of breastfeeding, changing nappies, hot baths (for me) and more breastfeeding. In the last week or so Jake has started flashing us non-gas related smiles and that has made the sleep deprivation all worth it. We have still yet to capture it on film though. In a few weeks we will be flying to Australia so we had to get Jake a passport. It has turned out to be a fiasco. Even though Jake was born in Japan as neither of his parents is Japanese he is not entitled to Japanese citizenship. This is fine as he will be a dual US-Australian citizen, but that requires us to go to each Embassy and fill in a bunch of silly forms and take Jake's passport photo. This was much harder than we thought it would be. Here are the results from one photo shoot. BTW, none of these photos made the final cut.

So to cut a long story short, the process for Jake to get Australian citizenship and passport just takes too long, so we've had to go ahead and get him a US passport. So Jake will be travelling to Australia as an American and will need a visa...it's all so silly!!

We did a bunch of other photo shoots and luckily we were able to capture Jake doing blue steel....he's very good at it!

Here is Jake on his one month birthday. This bunny suit was the very first piece of clothing I bought for him when I was about 20 weeks pregnant.

Oh and I finally got around to trying on his Knitty Blu jeans today that I knit for him. I think I knit the 3 month old size....but luckily I tried them on now because I don't think they are going to fit for long. How cute are they - they were definitely worth the effort.

So we are going to have our one month check up on Wednesday and I'm curious to see how much weight he has gained. It's been a hard month but with both of us home, it's been manageable. Darin will often take Jake for a walk in the sling in the morning for an hour or two so I can get a couple of hours of extra sleep. This is a godsend and the boys get their special time together. So this first month has been about getting used to this parenting thing, recovering physically from labor and delivery, trying to get to know Jake, and filling out a bunch of dumb forms. Crafting has taken a back seat but I look longingly at my supplies every now and again. I'm thinking I'll be able to get back into it soon. Fingers crossed.

 

Comments

[suzy]

Wow! I can't believe he's a month old already. And such a cutie :)

[laura]

wow, he's so georgeous. i love the knit jeans.
i think the sleep deprivation will ease off at about 6 weeks, they start organizing their sleep cycles at that time, and sleep longer stretches at night.

[claire]

happy birthday little man!

he just gets cuter everytime i see him. it warms my heart to see the two of you with him, he is a very lucky boy to have such loving, lovely parents.

he is looking very mokky in that bunny suit pic btw. i love his handsome new eyebrows.

[Aimee]

Time sure does fly. I can't believe it's been a month too. My son will be 8 months tomorrow. I can't believe it. Enjoy this time together.

Jake is so cute, btw. So expressive!

And yes, so silly all the passport hoops you have to go through. I had to do the same for Max with his American passport. He doesn't have his French one yet. Even more complicated to get that one.

[Sandra]

awwww, look at Jake in his wittle bunny suit!! :) awwww!

[Carrie]

Aw, he's adorable! in his bunny suit and in his blue jeans. how cute - I guess I never thought babies needed passports!

So glad everything is doing welll - I know you're both exhausted!

[kodachrome]

He's gorgeous! And his blue jeans are fanatastically cute!

I wish you and your guys well--

[gleek]

wow, talk about having to jump through hoops for that passport :( and i didn't know that you needed a visa to go to australia! hmmm.. anyway, jake is the cutest patootie ever. i loved looking at all his pics. cherish this time. it goes by way too quickly.

[pixie]

omg what a doll in the bunny hoody.. ahh so cute!

[Wannietta]

He is absolutely adorable - the little expressions are priceless!

[Steph VW]

Aw, Jake is so cute.

In the bunny suit he looks very much like his daddy - er, um, his expression looks like his dad. I don't think you've posted a photo of Darin in a bunny suit - but I'm sure that's what he would like in one... er, ahhhh... um. I think I should just stop typing now.

[Heidi]

Sounds like you all are doing well! And Jake is adorable. Have a good trip!

[Carolyn]

Jake is so cute! I remember my friends having the same problems trying to get passport photos of their two week old, especially since you couldn't hold her head in place (and she couldn't either). They took over 100....

[yaiAnn]

Wow, one month already! He's such a cutie!

[dana]

Man, he is just so cute! Love the jeans!

[noohnooh]

Jake looks absolutely adorable! And it is so nice with both of you being home you both get to share it all! What a wonderful daddy Daz is, taking the little man for walks each morning so mummy can catch up on sleep! Love the photos! Thanks for sharing all of this with us, Kat! I love reading about your new little family! So exciting!

[molly!]

Oh, those pics are too cute! He looks adorable in that bunny suit. Have a great trip to Australia! Did I tell you that I am going in January, too?

[kirsten]

Wow, he's changed so much already! He's really starting to look like a little person. Love the blue jeans!

[Jenn]

Omg, that's so Blue Steel!

We went through the same kinda hassle with Lucy's passport. She was only 2 weeks old when she had her photo taken and she looks like a wrinkly old man in it! The funny thing is, it's still her passport photo, even though she looks nothing like that now.

[empress]

Jake's facial expression is priceless in the second photo. He looks...do I dare say...BAD ASS...already! Love the outfits! Job well done :)

[Kris]

Wow, he's a real cutie pie.

[Melissa]

He is adorable! I love those Knitty jeans. =)

[Stefene Calette]

He is so cute.