While it has only been a month, I think I've taken 3,000 pictures of him. We know our family is complete and this will be the last of the baby stages I get to experience as a mother. Therefore I am capturing every possible moment I can... so much so I'm kind of convinced Jennings thinks my phone is another appendage on my body.
In the hopes to trying to grab some shut eye before I have to wake up again, I'm going to do a photo blast of these last few weeks. Stay tuned for lots of cute pictures below...
He was so skinny and had chicken legs. We are getting him to fill out now. And his face, I think he's thinking... "What are they doing to me now!"
Of the four big kids, Gabe and Isabelle ask to hold him the most. I think Gabe is excited to show him all the boy things he can.
And Madelyn loves to kiss him. Madelyn, Jennings and I have spent a lot of days at home now that school has started for the three big kids. She loves to sing to Jennings, talk to him and kiss him all over!
Can't believe how fast the time is going.
After birth Jennings dropped from 6 pounds 12 oz to 6 lbs 4 ozs. Now at a month old he weighs 9 pounds, 6 ounces... as I said he's figure out the eating thing!
Jennings is truly one happy and content baby... he smiles, is so even mannered and loves to be held.
Belle LOVES her little brother and greets him with so much love when we pick her up from school. She misses him the most.
In the beginning Jennings had Jaundice and he wasn't interested in eating. We had to set him infront of the open windows to get some light and we ended up having to give him a bit of supplemental formula to get his body the extra start of fluid to process the extra cells he didn't need anymore.
It made it a bit of a challenge for my milk to come in and we ended up having a lactation consultant come out to help me. It was such a different experience compared to with Madelyn and I'm so glad we had her come help us, because I'm afraid without her reassurance and help, I probably would have stopped breast feeding. I wanted to do this not only for the money it saves, but I think it is a good source of nutrition and antibodies for him and selfishly I love the bonding time nursing brings. With 5 kids, and a million other things, my priority is always being his food source so it makes me take the extra time with him.
Yep, still really tired and look it, but I love him so much he's worth every minute of lost sleep.
I mean, come on... how can you not love this!
Jennings isn't the biggest fan of his car seat... especially when we have to sit in the parent pick up line, directly in the sun, in this August heat. I can't blame him, I wouldn't like to be so tightly strapped in and forced to sweat (even with the air on full force)!
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| Nana made Jennings this rainbow blanket which is the perfect size. Doesn't he look adorable in it? |
Proud Nana, Papa and big sister. Jennings looks like a little doll here to me!
My Godson Knox and his family sent Jennings this super adorable onesie, and Jennings loved getting to wear his #teamKnox outfit.
Notice the tiny chicken legs he was still sporting.
I love this picture!
Oh and this one too!
Marybeth, our friend who performed my weekly ultrasounds, and was one of the very few people who knew Jennings was a boy (she did a GREAT job keeping it a surprise for us) was on an incredible family vacation when Jennings was born. On his first day in this world, she sent me a picture of an incredible rainbow in the most beautiful surroundings. It was definitely another reason I smiled that day.
When she got back, she stopped over to meet the boy she had been helping us see and monitor for so many months. I'm so grateful we got to have that time together and for her great care in helping us bring him home.
WHAT IS THIS MOM?
He's so precious to me.
Sometimes Jennings makes the funniest faces and I swear he looks like actor Wallace Shawn. Isn't it funny the similarities in these two photos?
Lots of people say newborns look like old men and in this case, I kind of agree.
Lots of people say newborns look like old men and in this case, I kind of agree.
Um Mom, I think I'm a little too small for this!
Another Gabe/ Jennings bonding moment. Look at how comfy Jennings looks!
Jennings likes his swing and it usually puts him to sleep. Which gives me a couple of minutes to try to throw some dinner together. Last week Michael helped me make a monthly meal calendar which (although is a huge tangent) is a great time savor and stressor for me. Who knew I spent so much time trying to figure out what to make for dinner.
Now I can use that extra time to hold Jennings.
he loves his morning stretches.
and still contorts himself in strange positions
Madelyn lined up all her babies in our bed one night and I couldn't help but add Jennings to the mix. Madelyn thought it was so funny!
Love him so.
Yep just a bit bigger than the baby doll.
Here is a cute outfit our friends shared with us for Jennings. I love the booties and the onesie with the matching gloves. Who says girls only have cute clothes!
My friend Melanie's son had a baby just a few day after Jennings was born and we had them over for his first playdate. Miss Madison was so quiet and precious. Jennings was hungry so I decided to make this picture.
Bedtime routines... reading with the three youngest. It's crazy but we are starting to figure it out.
yep still looking like a hot mess, every single day (referring to me). Jennings looks cute.
We are starting to do tummy time now that his umbilical cord finally fell off (at day 19). He's pretty good with it and doesn't seem to mind it, unless he has a burb. Then he is not too excited about it.
His smiles are the best.
Love this monthly tracker our friend shared with us. He doesn't even know how much baseball is in his future. He's already been to 2 games in his first month of life.
Thanks to my sister for these name blocks. She's made them for us for the last several kids and we love them. They are so adorable!
The whole crew!
I'm thankful that hopefully they will always have each other and built in friendships (of course when they are old enough to become close friends and stop fighting)
I have very few photos of him being fussy, because he really isn't. That is why I had to take this one....
Jennings, this first month of your life has flown by. We are in a groove now after those first few hard newborn days. I have to say I cherish the moments with you, especially those in the middle of the night when we sit in dim light and you feed. You look now just like your daddy and definitely have his personality.
We are seeing signs that you recognize me and all the time we get to spend together. When you are not happy in others arms, you seem to calm down when I get to hold you. I think it might be the food you like the most, but daddy tries to tell me it is that you like me. Buddy I like you, like a whole whole lot.
Jennings as our final baby, I am cherishing these moments and I already want time to slow down. I dream about the future with you and how you are the final piece to our family puzzle. I dreamed for many years to be a mom and after years of heartache and struggle, and honestly fear of never getting to be one, I look around now and feel like I won the jackpot. A momma many times over.
And just like I felt with each of the kids, getting to be your momma is also a privilege and gift for me. I love you so much. Getting to see and feel you grow inside of me was one of the best feelings in this world and then meeting you for the first time was overwhelming incredible. And now getting to know you, to care for you and love you here, is magical in so many ways.
Jennings you love to be held, you LOVE warm baths and hot showers (you fall asleep), you seem to prefer noisy surroundings instead of quiet (I can't imagine why LOL), you are getting to be quite good at holding your head up and you are officially out of newborn clothes and diapers (goodness that went too quickly).
Jennings I'll never be able to fully express just how deeply my love goes. I never understood it myself until I became a mom and I pray someday you'll get to know too... when you become a dad.
Thank you for the blessings you've given us in who you are. I hope you know just how much you are wanted and how deeply you are loved by all of us.
Your tired, but over the moon in love with you momma.
Until next time.
Angie
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