Alexander 'Lex' Arcalas - Born Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 13:42

That's my baby boy (taken Mar2/10 - 5 days old).

So I guess the purpose of this blog is to now document anything really, and not just training and dieting (since we all know how that turned out).

For this post though, I'll talk about the best thing that's ever happened to me.

After 30+ hours, our baby finally came into this world, 4 days early and with a head like the aliens in "Alien" - this was due to him being stuck for so long.

For the rest of my life, I'll never forget the look on his face when he first came out. He had the most 'What the fuck?' face I've ever seen on anyone, and I smile whenever I think about it.

He's almost a month now, and he's already gone through so many changes. First off, he doesn't look like so much of an alien anymore, and he's gained so much weight already.

He came out at 5lbs, 15oz - just shy of 6lbs. When we brought him home, none of his 0-3 month clothes fit, so we had to get him some preemie clothes (which were still a little big for him).

My guess is that he's about 7lbs and change now, but we won't know until his next doctor appointment later this week.

His grip strength has increased significantly (excellent for when he starts judo and wrestling), and he's becoming more and more aware every day.

After taking 2 weeks off, I came back to work reluctantly, and I miss my boy every second of the day. I can waste some serious time just looking at his pictures on my phone.

I always said that I wish that I could fast forward and just have him talking and hanging out with me and have us doing activities, but that's not the case now. I'm cherishing every moment with him, cus I know he'll never be this size again.

Whenever I'm carrying him, I keep whispering to him that he's my little baby boy. And he always will be. I made a promise to him that I'll try to stop calling him that before he starts going to school. But no matter what, no matter how old he is or how big he gets, I'll never forget these days. Lex will always, always, always, always be my baby boy.