Lincoln had a big day yesterday in his first day home. His pediatrician visit went well: he's gaining weight, sounding good and looking good. He then made an appearance at the clinic to the delight of the staff. Feeding with the supplement is an all-day, full-time thing, too. His bath, according to Jenn and Grandma Laura, was a riot. He screams any time he's undressed, and the bath was no exception. The funny part, though, was after his bath, when he was wrapped in his towel (the cute one from Aunt Emily) he looked stunned... happy, but stunned.
He's not really interested in overnight feedings right now. Jenn's had to work to keep him awake, especially in the late night/early morning. Last night, though, was the best of the nights, so far, and Jenn was able to get a decent amount of sleep.
I was changing his diaper in the early evening yesterday following one of his "rumble in the shorts" episodes (Lincoln produces farts that would make a frat boy proud) and, holy cow, was there a mess. So as I was wiping his little bum, I was apparently stimulating more to come, and he just kept pooping. So once I got that under control, he started peeing and it was aimed across the Pack-n-Play. I'll have to cover his under-the-diaper area when he's being changed to contain the mess. It was pretty funny for Jenn to watch, which is unfortunate because laughing and coughing still make her sore.
Jenn is improving a little each day. She's still got a lot of swelling, and that will last for 6 weeks, we're told. Not only is she getting towards the worn-out phase by the end of the day, which is entirely normal, but her incision is a bit more sore at the end of the day than the start. She's moving around well, though, and has a great attitude about everything.
It's looking as though the supplementation may be over with, and praise the LORD for that! We don't have anything moral or philosophical against supplementing, it's just a royal pain in the behind that we'll be glad to wave goodbye to.
We're greatly anticipating the weekend when Lincoln will get to meet the Parkinson family on Saturday and the Hopwoods through the weekend. There has been a palpable excitement emanating from the Franklin, TN, area and I can't wait for Aunt Emily to hold Lincoln. Also, there will be four generations at the Mother's Day celebration this Sunday, with Great Grandma Mullen, Grandma Laura, Jenn and Lincoln. It ought to be a fun weekend.
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Gee, have I commented on every baby-related entry? ha. I had a similar diaper-changing story. Watch out for the "automatic sprinkler"!
Glad everything is going well.
We love hearing from you, Angela (and Evan & Seth)!
I like you was also very impressed with not only the quantity of poo but also the pressure and noise of the blow outs!!! They need to get measurements of the pounds per square inch on those explosions. And I think Grady's max was going through 5 diapers at one change due to the non-stop pooping. Beware of lifting his rear to clean and then having the rocket launching poop shoot across the night stand and wall (they are impressive sometimes). Anyway I'm glad to hear that Lincoln is doing well now, sounds like things were a bit stressful at the begining. I bet he will like bath time much better once he is a bit fatter and you can submerge his his body in the warm water (that helps a ton). He looks beautifal from the pictures, congrats and I can tell you that each day gets easier. Enjoy!!!!
Hey Papa Ryan! Your mom gave me the address to your blog. CONGRATULATIONS!!! We are so thrilled that Lincoln has arrived and that mom, dad and baby are doing well! We are just a month ahead of you with baby Jonah so well have to keep in touch!
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