Week 1: Home Sweet Hollywood

We arrived home four days after delivery, and not a moment too soon. We had missed our humble abode in the Hollywood Hills even if we'd been just a stone's throw away in the good ole 90210. (Still trying to decide which location to put on the official birth announcements... maybe the moon?)

Nana was waiting for us, along with Lulu pup and our kitties, Cowboy and Winslow. The pets seemed to suddenly engage their protector alarms and are very conscientious of Parker's presence. For Parker's part, he seems pretty nonchalant about the animal presence in his immediate domicile. Often the kitties and Lulu will climb to a perch above Parker so they can observe and, no doubt, judge whether he shall be friend or foe.

Lots of sleepless nights and days (filled with feeding, dipes, and too few photos) later Parker has a few likes and dislikes I'll share on his behalf:

LIKES:
~ Bottles - yay!
~ Nana 911 - the calm in the storm
~ Living room picture window - so much to take in, so little time
~ Swinging - only side to side, please, and *with* nature sounds
~ Reading - thanks again to everyone for our board book collection

DISLIKES
~ Empty bottles - boo!
~ Nodding off to sleep - "What if I miss the party?"
~ Binkies - not so enticing upon subsequent attempts at use
~ Gas - a.k.a. The Enemy
~ Air-conditioning - an unfortunate scheduling conflict with Indian Summer

Also, this is just a little plug for gDiapers, which is a cloth/disposal hybrid diaper system that is well worth the limited effort and reasonable cash outlay considering the savings forever to the environment. Guess my hippie gene is flexing its muscle, or something, but I just had to share!