Joshua,
Wow, what a fast and crazy month! You have had a very rough start to life but we thank God that you are 100% completely healed now! After getting home from our extended stay in the hospital we could not find a formula that would agree with you. In 3 short weeks you went through 4 different formula's before the doctor finally agreed what mommy and daddy suspected, you have an intolerance to milk! Luckily for us they make soy formula and ever since we made the switch, you have been a "new" baby!
Your big brother Nathan, is adjusting so much better to having a baby brother than mommy and daddy thought he would! The first time he saw you he said, "Baby" and gave you a big hug. He loves to give you kisses and wants to call you Nathan too! But he does have his moments where he is jealous and will not have anything to do with whoever is holding you. We know in time he will love you just as much as mommy and daddy love you!
Now that your tummy has settled you are finally able to sleep more than an hour at a time! You have your best sleep starting at 7:00 and will sleep for a good 5 hours! The only problem is mommy is still up waiting for Nathan's bed time and she has to finish up some of her to-do list. So mommy is very sleep deprived but its a price she is willing to pay because she really loves taking care of you! We love watching you do your daily exercises, tummy time! In fact today you almost rolled over, you got half way over and got stuck! We were so proud of you, we were cheering you on!
You had your 1 month check up and the doctor said you were perfect! That makes mommy and daddy so happy! You are 10 lbs 1 oz, so you have slowed down a little on your growth but still bigger than your big brother was at a month! Nathan was always in the 10 percentile but you are in the 50 percentile as of right now! We tell Nathan all the time he needs to start eating because you are going to pass him by the time you turn one!
We love you Joshua and thank God for blessing us with another beautiful sweet boy! We look forward to watching you grow up and become the child God made you to be! We are so excited that God picked us to be your mommy and daddy! We can't imagine our life without our sweet baby!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
