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!
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Praises for the gain in weight! We're still praying and believing for that milk flow. Thanks for the update and new pictures.
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