Well, we made it one whole month as parents of two. It sure was a fast month.
We welcomed Elijah James on October 15th at 1:31 PM. He weighed in at 10 lbs, 4 oz and 21 inches long. That morning we arrived at the hospital at 6AM for an induction and things progressed nicely. Here are some pictures of him at the hospital including a visit from his cousins and Aunt Shannon and Uncle Aaron. |
| Momma ready to meet her baby boy! |
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| Ready to go home! |
Nathan was able to be home for two weeks starting the day he was born and that was a big help. We were even able to sneak out to the pumpkin patch on one of his last days home for a little family outing.
Elijah took right to nursing and is a big fan of filling his tummy. He eats well and is showed excellent growth at his first couple birth follow-up appointments. He goes in tomorrow for his one month check-up and it will be interesting to see just how much more he has gained. He definitely FEELS heavier! He is so strong and doesn't mind being on his tummy. He will lift his head and look back and forth for several minutes before he is ready to be rolled back over.
Elijah likes to sleep but as he becomes more aware of his surroundings, he sometimes needs a little help blocking out the noise of an older brother to get to sleep. He is still sleeping during the night in our room but during the day he has been sleeping in his crib in his room. He seems to really like the crib and enjoy looking at the stars on the crib pad while he drifts off to sleep. We are not in any routine yet but so long as we don't have long crying fits, I'm okay with whatever he wants to throw our way.
We gave Elijah his first (and only) sponge bath on Oct 20th. About a week later he lost his stub on his belly button. We, including big brother Isaiah, gave him his first real bath on November 2nd. Isaiah enjoyed it much more than Elijah did and Isaiah was almost as wet as Elijah by the end of it!
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| Sponge Bath - Not a big fan... |
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| First real bath - really Not a big fan... |
Elijah James, you are one precious little guy and we are so happy you have joined our family. 
