1 week old

JP is 1 week old today and we're more in love with him every day! He is just the sweetest little thing.

We made it home from the hospital around 6:15 Tuesday night after waiting for what felt like forever to be discharged. He was up pretty much all night Monday night wanting to nurse so I was so ready to get home to my own bed and get him into his own room (he's a really noisy sleeper).  We went to the doctor Wednesday morning and he was down to 6lb 15oz but the doctor didn't think he looked super jaundiced (his bili at discharge was on the high side of normal) so he didn't have to get his heel stuck to check his bilirubin. We went back on Friday for a weight check and our growing boy was back up to birth weight and the doctor thought it looked like the jaundice he had was going away so he once again avoided a heel stick.

Hearing test...I think this picture is hilarious!

Totally relaxed.

At night he gets up every 3-5 hours. During the day he nurses every 2-3.5 hours. He likes to be snuggly warm. He has great awake time in the morning and late afternoon. He likes tummy time and can lift his head and turn it from side to side while on his tummy.

So serious.

He was not a fan of the sponge bath (but he gets a real bath tonight!)


When he's awake he is a studier and spends most of his time just watching and listening to the world around him. He sleeps in the bouncer during the day and the rock 'n play in his room at night. His sisters love him so much. He likes his pacifier. He sucks on this thumb or fingers sometimes.

He's a very noisy sleeper. He loves to snuggle. He likes to be swaddled at night as long as he can still get to his hands. He has very manly burps. He has a perfect record as a Gamecock fan!

Watching football with daddy.

Franklin has adjusted pretty well to the new baby. He seems to trust us to take care of JP and doesn't feel like he needs to supervise our every move like he did with Emmie. He will sniff at JP every now and then but overall he's pretty relaxed about the whole new baby thing.

Checking out the little brother.

The boys doing tummy time together.

Emmie loves to hold JP and lay beside him while he does tummy time. My type A firstborn who doesn't like change has had some hard moments this past week but she got some sleep (she had a SUPER busy week) and things are getting better. She loves to give JP kisses and hugs! She really likes to do jobs that she thinks are "adult" jobs, like putting his pacifier back in his mouth...she's so pleased that she gets to do this.

Ellie is such a proud big sister. She was so excited to tell all of her teachers and friends about her new little brother. She loves to hold JP and rub his head and loves to be a helper. She often will call him Jonathan Paul Jr instead of JP which I think is pretty cute. (Ellie likes big words so I think that's why she likes saying his whole name.)

Ruthie has done amazingly well so far with the addition of a new baby. She loves him so, so much and is just fascinated by everything about him.

She will often rub his hair and then put on a shocked face and rub her hair like she just can't believe they both have hair. She's also fascinated that he has hands, ears, eyes, nose, and mouth just like her!

We both have ears!

She can't say Js so she calls him PP which I find hilarious. She has done a great job remembering to be gentle. She has moments where she's not super gentle but for a 21 month old I've been very impressed. She is hilarious about his pacifier and blanket. If I take him in a different room she's right behind me bringing his pacifier and blanket. It's really, really sweet.