One month

Well, one month has come and gone and we've all survived Joshua's arrival. Upon arriving home from the hospital, we tried to settle into a new routine. I quickly discovered that the word routine is not yet in a newborns vocabulary. Having said that, I tried as best I could to keep Raegan on what is her schedule. The first week home with both of them was a little difficult. My recovery from the c-section was not as smooth as the first time around, so I really needed to take it easy. Let me tell you, taking care of a two year old and newborn while trying to take it easy does not happen. As much as I hate to ask for help, I really needed it.

Our first weeks home were filled with visitors which helped keep Raegan entertained and me sane. It is not fun being stuck at home with no car and two kids. Our first big adventure was when Raegan, Joshua, and I stayed at my parents house overnight because I had to go to the doctor the next day. All involved survived (Joshua even slept fairly well that night).

After the first couple weeks, we settled into a non routine basically just going with the flow of when the little man needed to eat and basically having him sleep whenever. At five weeks old, we have already had our first smiles from him. It really makes everything worth it in the end; even the screaming fits and refusal to go back to sleep at 4am. He seems to be very strong, holding his head up for a while and we swear he's gonna be crawling very quickly.

Joshua's one month stats: 22.5 inches and 10 pounds 8 ounces. He is the same length as Rae was, but has 8 ounces on her.

Just a couple pictures





Bath time


Sibling love


Tired boy


- big smiles

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