Owen's First Month

From the moment of Owen's birth he has definitely given us some excitement in our lives. His first month was filled with doctor's appointments at least twice a week. Although for being a month early his weight was fairly good at 6 lbs. 2 oz. His first doctor's appointment he had dropped down to 5 lbs. 11 oz. and pretty much stayed at that weight for 3 weeks. So we were going to the doctor's almost every 3 days to check his weight. Finally right before his one month check up he began to gain weight. We dealt with jaundice and a trip to the hospital for blood work to check his bilirubin levels. We had to fend off the stomach virus that hit Ethan then Jarred. Luckily both Owen and I remained free and clear from all the illness. Owen developed a clogged tear duct and was given medicine that after spending half the day going to multiple pharmacies it was concluded that they no longer make the medicine prescribed so I had to go back and have the doctor write a new prescription. On top of everything else going on Owen had colic fits. Finally after 3 weeks of medical hiccups, Owen began to settle down for us and things have been going smoothly ever since.

On the non-medical side of things Owen has been a true blessing. He is a very good baby, despite some issues of not wanting to be put down. We were told that he may have that problem with being early and not getting that extra snuggle time in the womb. For being so little he is a strong fella and pretty early on he started holding his head up high and moving it all around. The pediatrician was very impressed with his legs and arm muscles with being early and how strong he was; this of course was wonderful to hear that he is moving in the right direction.

Jarred and I hosted Thanksgiving dinner for the first time at our new house with Owen only being a week and a half old. I was super excited to use our china for the first time since Jarred and I got married. It was nice too having everyone over and not having to run around with a toddler and newborn. 

Ethan has been great with his new brother and trying to help out in any way possible. With that comes some tantrums and seeking for attention. Ethan quickly learned he could get into things while I was nursing. The biggest incident was when he sneaked away upstairs and got into a bottle of nail polish. I heard a crash from him knocking over a 3 drawer cabinet and found Ethan with nail polish on his feet, lips, and tongue. This ultimately lead to a phone call to poison control with not knowing how much he got in his mouth. We have yet to find the nail polish bottle that he had gotten into. 

Owen's first Thanksgiving.