One week old...

Gabriel is one week old and developing a routine at home.  He is a very good eater and a good sleeper as well.  Since he's a bigger boy, he's almost outgrown all his newborn clothes.

Part of being a third child means that he has to tolerate being manhandled by his big sisters.  Right now their favorite activity is holding on their laps.  They take turns doing this and Gabriel usually sleeps right through the whole thing.

The girls also pat him on the head, kiss him, tuck him in (one has to make sure Karina doesn't cover his face with a blanket), and otherwise smother him with little kid attention.  Gabriel is very sleepy during the day and sleeps through most of that.

 During the day, Gabriel sleeps in the living room, which also happens to be where the girls spend most of their time--running around, yelling/screaming, and otherwise making lots of noise.  Sometimes it seems that the noisier they are, the better he sleeps!