Joaquin at One Month

Trip to the Pediatrician

Today I took Joaquin to the pediatrician. His lungs sounded good so we aren't too worried about his congestion - although we hope it goes away soon because it makes him (and us) miserable. He weighs 8 pounds, 8 ounces, which was also good.

Unfortunately, he was also a little too yellow for the doctor's comfort so we have to feed him formula for three days now :-( Poor guy.

Baby's first cold

Joaquin and I have come down with a cold. It is no fun seeing him sneezing and listening to him breathing through his stuffy nose. I hope we both get better soon!

Joaquin's Newborn Photos Are Ready

We are so happy with how they turned out. The only problem is that we love each and every one of them!!

You can view them at http://babyasart.com/index2.php

Then click on "client proofing" and use the password "joaquin"

Enjoy!!

Goals for Today

1. NAP. Joaquin had an unusually bad night last night and I barely managed 4 hours of sleep, when it was all added up together. I'm hoping he decides to take a nice long nap soon so I can join him!

2. Make homemade beef stroganoff for dinner.

3. Make some chili to store for later.

4. Laundry.

Hopefully I at least get #1 and #2 done today!

Today is Joaquin's Due Date

Joaquin was supposed to wait until today to make his entrance into this world. It seems like he has been around for so long already!

Weight Check

Last week, on Thursday, Joaquin weighed in at 7 lbs, 6 oz! This is really exciting because just 6 days earlier he was 6 lbs, 9 oz. Any worries we may have had that breastfeeding wasn't going well are now gone.

Recap of our Jaundice Experience

First - please let me apologize for not posting much lately. As you might imagine, we have a lot going on these days.

I wanted to write this post to recap our experience with Joaquin's jaundice.

On our second to last day in the hospital, Joaquin was diagnosed with jaundice and put in a machine for several hours that kept him under lights that help get rid of the jaundice.

We were allowed to leave the hospital on time with the caveat that we take home some lights that looked like flexible paddles that we had to put on Joaquin's back and chest, and then wrap him in a blanket to keep the lights in place. Unfortunately, after our first weekend, his jaundice was worse than when we left the hospital.

Joaquin's pediatrician said I had to feed him formula exclusively for 48 hours and that we were only allowed to take Joaquin off of the lights to change his diaper.

We were so upset. We had this adorable new baby at home but we were not even allowed to really hold him. He had to sit in his pack-n-play for four straight days while we tried to talk to him, read to him and resist the urge to pick him up.

One week after we left the hospital, his jaundice was better and we were allowed to get rid of the lights. We were so happy. We think Joaquin is much happier now too.

Pictures of Joaquin