Week one - You are such a special little baby already, we spent most of this week at Flaget Memorial Hospital, with both you and mommy recovering your surprise delivery. Mommy didn't like to have you out of our room at all, I think you left us two times for a couple hours tops. I didn't get much sleep, but I wanted to soak in every moment with you. You were born on a Monday night, after mommy was monitored for 4-5 hours, and we left on a Thursday around noon. The weekend was spent with family and friends, and a lot of sweet memories of your first times. Your constantly did your "small lips" where you puckered up for kisses, although a lot of this time was spent sleeping or eating, you were heaven sent.
Week two- After one visit to your doctor already (for rapid breathing and congestion) we went back again, you were making your mommy daddy and nana a little nervous. We had our first big health scare with you in the form of seizure activity. You were such a trooper though, we went to Kosair for your EEG on your 9th day of being alive. You handled it like a champion and even though mommy got incredibly sick that day, and wasn't able to hold you for 2-3 days (except for a few sneaks here and there) you were such a great baby for nana and daddy. Your eyes were open a bit more this week, even though it was still a lot of sleeping and eating, and dirty diapers [:
Week three- This week your tummy was having lots of troubles, you had a lot of "gassy grins" which mommy loved, but your cries and whines started full force. We had no idea what we would start to encounter here, but we sure did know this was the start of something serious. Mommy had finally been able to breast feed you again, but after almost an entire week without, you would not take to mommys milk anymore, which made things difficult for both of us. This week you started to notice your mommy, daddy and nana a lot more. You could still only see us if we were very close to your face, but you stopped what you were doing and paid close attention to us when we talked to you. I spent a lot of time reading, singing, and talking to you when you were in my tummy, We saw it pay off this week.
Week four - You're a month old! We spent your one month birthday in the same hospital you were born in, after screaming for 4 hours straight, and turning awful colors, we had no choice but to take you in, the nurses brought us back as soon as they heard your screams to triage you, but without a temperature we were sent to wait a little longer. You had such a rough beginning to this week, and your mommy was very upset after leaving the hospital empty handed. We finally found out during this week that you had croup so bad it was leading into stridor. You are an amazing little boy and I love you moe than anything...you smiled at us (without gassy grins) for the first time this week.
At One Month Enoch is eating 2-3 ounces every 2-3 hours. He has been on 4 formulas in less than 2 weeks. He has a LOT of wet diapers every day, I promise he goes to the bathroom more than any other baby. He loves zipper sleepers, his sleep sack, and his paci so far. He is still a cuddle bug and makes the sweetest little faces in his sleep.
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