One Month Ago...

....I gave birth to this little boy, and our lives were changed forever

The last month has been a blur. It was filled with fun days at home with daddy, doctors visits, and outing around town. We also had family visit, which was wonderful. I was so happy to see them, and they were a huge help.  I wish we lived closer to family so they could see how much Roman has changed just in the past few weeks.

 

When Roman isn't sleeping, he's moving, moving, moving. He extremely curious and he always wants to know what is going on around him. He's not content to just sit in his swing, or on our laps. He wants us carrying him around the room so he can investigate. He keeps me on my toes...literally  :)  

 

Roman, you are a joy, and mommy and daddy love you very much. I can't wait to see how you continue to grow and change!

Life with Baby

We have been home 9 days now, and we are quickly adjusting to life with an infant. Roman makes the adjustment smoother because he's a fairly easy-going baby. He loved being swaddled the first few days, but now he's too mature for that and prefers to have his arms and legs free to move. After all, swaddling is for babies ;)

The first few days we were home, we still had to go to the Dr to have Roman weighed. He wasn't having as many dirty diapers as the doctor wanted, and he was jaundice. The Dr pulled blood on him to check his levels. His blood work came back in the normal range but the Dr still wanted to check his weight again the following day. Thankfully,  my milk came in that night so by the next morning Roman had gained 130grams. The normal weight gain is 30grams a day, so as you can see, he can eat like a champ

On Thursday I went into work for a few hours so I could finalize my paperwork. I took Roman with me so the girls could see him, and of course they were thrilled I'd brought him. We didn't get much work done.

This weekend we took him with us to watch a UFC fight on Saturday night, and the Super Bowl on Sunday night. Roman is desensitized to noise and commotion, so he slept through a majority of these events.

Dan took time off work to stay home with us, and it's made a HUGE difference.  It's been much easier for me to adapt to life with a newborn with Dan here at the house. He keeps things running smoothly around the house.

The dogs have adjusted nicely as well. They love the baby, and except for the occasional kiss they try to sneak in, everybody goes about their business as usual.

And that is life around here. We're all happy and healthy. :)