2 days old
James was born on June 22 at 10:23 am
He weighed 7lbs 15 ounces & was 21 inches long.
He was born with lots of hair.
He wore newborn diapers for about the first 2 weeks.
He wore newborn size clothes.
My favorite things for him to wear were the long gowns..esp the one the hospital put him in.
I think it was cuz that was the first thing he wore.
I was dead set on not giving him a paci, but he was given one while being circumcised and after I saw how it soothed him, I couldn't take it away.
We have tried multiple kinds, but he has to have the one they gave at the hospital.
Luckily, you can buy them at walmart and they are also the kind they use for the wubba nubs.
I loved every single thing he did. I would just stare at him for hours amazed that my body made him.
He is absolutely perfect.
The whole time I was pregnant, I KNEW a baby was coming, but I had no idea what to expect.
The moment he was put on my chest was a moment I'll never forget.
I remember holding his head with one hand and touching his chest with the other.
His skin was so soft and he was so warm.
He was real.
He was an actual human being.
I was changed in that moment.
I had a purpose.
He was my responsibility.
The first day or two he was alive all he wanted to do was sleep.
He was not interesting in trying to eat at all.
We tried undressing him and messing with him to get him to wake up and eat, but he wasn't having it.
As soon as he was handed to me to try to feed him, he fell asleep again.
The third day he showed interest and the breast feeding journey started.
Not gonna lie..it sucked the first few days.
It hurt. I was tired. I got engorged. it hurt.
We fought through those rough few days and have been successfully since then and like I said, he'll be 4 months in a few days.
My original goal was 6th months, but after further research and thought, I am going to try to do it for longer.
It does nothing but benefit my baby, so why wouldn't i?
He has pretty much slept most of the night since day one.
I know..I'm lucky.
Our next kid will probably be terrible lol
He is so beautiful!!
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