5 days old

Joshua is 5 days old and settling into somewhat of a routine. I went to the doctor today to see how my body is healing. My body is on the mend and is doing just fine physically. However, what I did not realize or remember was to take my motrin. So I have been in pain that I did not need to be in. I am feeling much better now. Thank the Lord for anti-inflamatory medicine. Josh had a few moments of fussiness today. I brought him out in the backyard for a few minutes and he seemed to love being out. He has a little jaundice, so i thought being out in the sunlight would be good, too. He enjoyed all the ambient noises. We live next to a charter school and all the kids were out in the playground playing. Josh loves to here the kids play. We also have lots of birds that Josh likes to hear.

Josh started to pick his head up and look around, He was able to stay up for quite some time, however he did decide to head bunt wayne a few times.

Wayne is really good at getting Josh to burp. We have noticed how strong he is getting. He holds his head up high. Such a big boy.

I have been expressing milk (pumping) to give Wayne an opportunity to feed him. Tonight Josh ate 35 ml like it was going out of style. I have been pumping about 4 oz each day. I am trying to get my production up so that when I go back to work, we can still provide breast milk for Josh. So far so good.

Ella is being such a big helper. She loves being a big sister. She loves her little brother, Joshua.
She loves to hold him or help with whatever task whether it is helping out with Maggie, our dog, or taking the trash out. She is always ready to assist.

Ella hanging out with her little brother Josh.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Blessings,

Sara :)