Almost a Month Old!

On Saturday our little guy will officially be four weeks old, and on Monday he'll be a month! Time has seemed to fly by! Has gained a lot of weight!! His weight was 7 lbs. 9 oz. last week, and we'll go for our month old well baby check on Tuesday.

We are adjusting to much less sleep, being on call at a moment's notice, and being parents in general. Joshua continues to sleep great during the night, continuing his one feeding in the middle of the night. (We are so grateful!) He has started staying awake a lot more, and he's content to sit in his bouncer looking around. He's such a sweet baby!

We've been so blessed by the meals brought in to us - I (Kimberly) have no idea how we would have survived so far without them! I have spent the last few weeks sleeping when Joshua sleeps, and Keith has been fabulous. He's done laundry, kept the kitchen tidy, and has still been painting in the mornings and evenings, not to mention getting ready for band camp next week. It will be my first week with Keith gone everyday, so we'll see how sane I am at the end of it. :)

Joshua has officially met all of his first cousins on Keith's side! We had a great time with both Eric and Mark's family as they came to meet our new addition. He has also met his first friend, Cooper. Cooper looks so much bigger than Joshua and is only 2 1/2 months older!

Thank you for your prayers concerning Joshua and our breastfeeding problems. We are still struggling through it, fighting to be able to do what most mothers can do naturally. Please continue to pray for us; for God's will in whatever we're supposed to do, whether it to be keep trying or to just switch to a formula only diet.

We've been home for a Week!

I (Kimberly) can barely believe that we've had Joshua home for a little over a week. We were so concerned last week - he had lost more than 10% of his body weight and was so much more fussy than the first two days. However, those concerns are gone! Using a SNS system (supplemental nursing system), Joshua has regained weight and is already back to his birth weight! Yay God! I am still taking meds in the hopes of being able to nurse without the SNS, so please continue to be in prayer with us for that. My mom was here for a week and half to help. She left yesterday to go back to GA. She cooked and cleaned, and even allowed Keith and I to go to lunch. (That about killed me, but Keith insisted!) We were only gone about an hour, but it felt like forever.


Joshua has been sleeping so well! He has been sleeping for about a week on a 4 hour sleep, nurse, 3 hour sleep schedule. We don't take this lightly at all - we are so thankful for the prayers that have been going up for a baby who sleeps through the night.


He (Joshua) is already trying to hold his own! He has been trying to move his head and body (meaning we have to hold on tight!), and he grabs everything with his hands. He is such a miracle!


Keith has been so wonderful to the both of us. Most nights we get up together with Joshua - with Keith changing the diapers and then me feeding him. He has been working during the mornings and evenings to paint, and has been a tremendous help during the afternoon, often allowing me to take a nap while Joshua has his "wake" time. He is an awesome daddy!

Oh, I nearly forgot the pics.... the first one is Joshua's first sponge bath. Keith calls it the "no peeking!" picture. He sure was angry!! I love the second one - daddy and baby napping together!

Meet Joshua David!

We finally have a baby! :) Joshua David was born on Saturday at 4:16 am. At birth, he was 20 inches long and weighed 6 pounds and 10.5 ounces. The delivery was very intense - after 29 hours of labor, the doctors needed to do an unexpected C-section because Joshua rolled on top of him umbilical cord every time I had a contraction, causing his heartbeat to be very erratic. The surgery went well, and Kimberly is beginning to feel more human.

Joshua was born a natural breast feeder! However, after two days, he became very fussy and lost a lot of weight very quickly. On Monday we began supplementing him with formula, and Tuesday we discovered the issue was due to a medical condition that Kimberly has. We have started a natural supplement that we hope will help, and if it doesn't, then we will start a prescription drug. We appreciate any and all prayers concerning this - breastfeeding is very important to us!

While the method of supplementing we're doing is draining, Joshua is doing well - he is so sweet and peaceful! He is even sleeping through the night, other than needing to feed a couple of times! We really feel God's hand over everything that has happened, and we know that Joshua will continue to thrive under His love and care.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers! We will be posting again soon! Enjoy the pictures of our sweetie!