asher update
the lil' man is weighing in at 11lbs! wowza! and he's now 23.5" long...so he's gained 3lbs 11oz and has grown 2.5" since we've left the hospital 4 1/2 weeks ago! no wonder the lil' guy is hungry all the time!
i feel as if he's starting to loose his newborn look which is a blessing, but a bummer at the same time. he's growing and changing so fast. i want to take him all in and never forget these stages. we're taking pictures but i hope i can remember them and keep the memories close to recall.
he mimicked me yesterday. i was sticking my tongue out at him when all of a sudden he started doing it as well. it was so cool. then when steve tried, he said that asher started smiling at him. i couldn't see him because i was holding him...i wish i got to see it. he's also started laughing in his sleep. not quite sure what a 5 week old dreams about that's funny, but it's great to hear a laugh come out of him!
he had his 4 week check-up today. every thing looks great. his jaundice numbers continue to go down. he doesn't have to get checked for 2 months! the doc. thinks that it could take that much time for it to drop back to normal. it only went down .02 in the past week, but she's not concerned. as long as it went down she decided not to do any thing further. yea! we just need to watch him for yellowing.
he's still eating like a champ and waking up twice a night...which i'm not complaining about, though it would be nice to get him to sleep a bit longer! so there's your update. all is well in asher's world.
i feel as if he's starting to loose his newborn look which is a blessing, but a bummer at the same time. he's growing and changing so fast. i want to take him all in and never forget these stages. we're taking pictures but i hope i can remember them and keep the memories close to recall.
he mimicked me yesterday. i was sticking my tongue out at him when all of a sudden he started doing it as well. it was so cool. then when steve tried, he said that asher started smiling at him. i couldn't see him because i was holding him...i wish i got to see it. he's also started laughing in his sleep. not quite sure what a 5 week old dreams about that's funny, but it's great to hear a laugh come out of him!
he had his 4 week check-up today. every thing looks great. his jaundice numbers continue to go down. he doesn't have to get checked for 2 months! the doc. thinks that it could take that much time for it to drop back to normal. it only went down .02 in the past week, but she's not concerned. as long as it went down she decided not to do any thing further. yea! we just need to watch him for yellowing.
he's still eating like a champ and waking up twice a night...which i'm not complaining about, though it would be nice to get him to sleep a bit longer! so there's your update. all is well in asher's world.
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Hopefully we get that "playgroup" started soon - you, Suzanne, Kelly, me... whoever else needs a break to get some sanity. :)
Hey - I've got your dinner next Monday... what time do you all like to eat? Suz said no pork... anything else to stay away from?
thanks for dinner!!! we're not picky! we prefer not to eat pork, but we'll eat it if someone puts it in front of us. we like everything though...veggies, fruit, meat, pasta...whatever! we just feel so blessed to have a meal provided for us! thanks!!! steve actually has a ministry meeting that night so he can't eat until he gets home :-(
anytime after 4 would be lovely. what ever works best for you. just let me know and i'll be here!