Great News! Henry's weight is up to 8 lbs, 5oz! He has been growing like crazy the last couple of weeks. We can tell that he has a lot more energy--he is awake more and we are even starting to see some cute little smiles from him. He's so much fun!
It's hard to believe that Henry is already one month old. The past month has gone by so fast! We had his 1-month check-up yesterday, and he weighed in at 6lbs 12oz and 20.5 inches long. His weight gain is borderline (he should be gaining an ounce a day, and has gained just under that in the last 2 weeks), so we are going to keep watching it and do some weekly weigh-ins for the next couple of weeks. Other than that, he is doing great. He also had his second Hepatitis B shot yesterday, which he did not like AT ALL! :-( At his 2 month appt he'll get a few more shots, but he'll also get some Tylenol which should hopefully help a bit.
Henry at One month old! His hands and feet are always moving around so much that it's hard to get a still shot sometimes!
Although he isn't sleeping in his crib at night yet, I put him in there during the day sometimes to get him used to it. He likes listening to his rainforest crib soother. Here he is with his wrist rattles on for the first time (they are a little big on him!)
Max the protector is never too far from Henry. However, I think it might be that he knows he will get more attention if he is near the baby :-) Either way, it's cute! The only downside is that Max has become quite a barker since we have brought Henry home. Whenever he hears a noise outside, he runs and stands in front of me and the baby and barks like crazy. Hopefully, we can get him to stop barking!
We were so excited to welcome our son into the world on June 26th. Henry Reynolds Bell was born at 9:58 am, weighing 5 lbs 8 oz and measuring at 18.9 inches long. Henry was born 3 weeks early due to some complications Mom had, but is doing great!! We are loving parenthood and are so in love with our baby. He amazes us every minute.
Dad and Henry
Finally going home after 4 days!!!
After his first sponge bath at home
kickin' back and relaxing
No our baby didn't arrive early, we adopted a dog! Max is a 10 month old Golden Retriever-Husky mix that we adopted from the local animal shelter. He has been with us for 2 weeks and is adapting well. We knew we wanted to get another dog at some point to grow up with our kids, and decided that it would be better for us to train him first before the baby arrives. Here are a few pictures.
Max and Adam
Max and Jess
Helping Adam put together the baby swing...he was very interested in being involved!
The baby countdown continues! Only about 7 weeks to go (give or take) until we meet our little boy. We're just waiting for the crib to be delivered for the nursery, and then I will post pictures once it is finished. Other than that, we just still have a few little things to get and we will be all ready!!