1 Month Old Already!

Where does the time go?! William celebrated his 1 month birthday yesterday. In honor of Apple Cup, William sported his WSU onesie. There wasn't much to be excited about during the 30-0 loss, but at least he looked cute.
We also took the opportunity to have another mini photo shoot, with his stuffed friends. William also got to meet his Aunt Jaime and Uncle Chris.
We can't believe how big William is getting! Thursday he goes to the doctor, so we'll let you know how he measures up.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have so much to be thankful for this year! We were blessed with a beautiful, healthy little boy who is the center of our world. We are also thankful for all of our wonderful friends and family. Happy Thanksgiving!

Mmmmm, Thumbs are Delicious

So, yesterday, when I went to change William's diaper, I found him doing this...



He's figured out how to suck his thumb! I think the next step will be making a fist while sucking his thumb so he doesn't have his whole hand on his face.

Photo Shoot Day

Well, today was the infamous photo shoot day. I had a bunch of ideas in my head, but things didn't go quite how I imagined they would. I've come to the conclusion that my camera just doesn't measure up to the ones the professionals use. Who knows though, Christmas is coming up, maybe Santa will bring me a better one. In the meantime, I will be taking up my friend Jen's offer to take some photos of William. I'm sure she will have much better success then me.

Here are a few of the decent shots we got.

Lazy Sunday!

We love lazy Sundays and today was no exception. Besides getting much needed housework done around the house, the day was spent relaxing on the sofa. William watched his first Seahawk's game with dad and didn't seem phased by the loss, even though dad was (yet again).

We were also paid a visit by our best friend Jennifer and son Alex.

It looks like Alex and William became fast friends.

Today was also William's first bath at home! It doesn't look like he minded too much.

The day is ending with William watching the MLS Cup game with daddy. Too bad our Sounders aren't playing.

We are planning a photo shoot tomorrow and hoping to duplicate the photos that were taken while we were in the hospital by Bella Baby Photography. www.bellababyphotography.com/login the password is 1031williamwhite. These photos are only available for viewing this week and while super cute, very pricey. We'll let you know how the photo shoot goes!

What a Week!

This was posted Saturday, November 21st. :)

This past week has been somewhat of a wirlwind. All along, we have had nurses and other parents say that when babies turn a corner, everything happens very quickly. Boy, they weren't kidding. Last weekend, William had 17 successful feeds in a row and his doctor said that he could go ad lib demand, which meant he called the shots as to when he ate and how much he wanted.

In order to get discharged, the doctor wanted to see him continue to gain weight on his own feeding schedule. In addition, we got a "rooming in room." The room was not very glamorous with one twin bed, a small pull out chair, and tv with no remote and limited channels, but, William was able to stay in the room with us, hooked up to all his monitors of course.

William gained a few ounces his first full day on ad lib demand and we thought that we could see the light at the end of the tunnel. To our suprise, the doctor was not very impressed with the amount of food that he took in over the two days of rooming in with us and was considering holding him for another day or two. We had been feeding William every 4 hours, but we told the doctor that we would wake him up more often to feed. The doctor agreed this sounded like a good plan and put in the discharge order last Tuesday!

Here we are, getting ready to leave the hospital!

And the car ride home.

Tuesday was a busy day for William. He met Bailee.

His Auntie Ellen.

Grandma Victoria came to visit too.

And so did Jason and Caitlin.

We had our first adventure out of the house Wednesday for a quick walk around the neighborhood.

And last Thursday, William had his first visit to his Pediatrician. His visit couldn't have gone better! William weighed in at 7 lbs 2 ounces (almost 1 lb heavier than his birth weight), was 20.5" long, and had a head circumfrence of 13.5". He was the perfect angel for the doctor, and the doctor even asked if he was this quiet all the time.

On Friday, Uncle Pat and Houston came to visit William.

William really has been an angel. We have him on a 3 hour feeding schedule which we found works best for him. Aside from waking his up for his feedings in the middle of the night, he is a somewhat sound sleeper. He does not wake up crying, but he does make grunting noises when he sleeps. He sounds very much like a billy goat.

Successful Feeds!!!

We did it, 8 full feeds in a row! Next step is for William to go ad lib, ie he will be fed when he lets us know that he is hungry, but never more than 4 hours in between feedings. His nurse thinks he should hopefully go ad lib tomorrow.

William is continuing to increase his weight everyday by about 1.5 ounces. Last night he weighed in at 6 lbs 8.4 oz! To top it off, his doctor has put him on a 22 calorie diet (neosure is added to his breast milk) plus he is getting daily vitamins. We were a bit nervous when he started the vitamins because we had heard of other babies disliking the taste, but William was a champ and downed it all! We are very excited, because it is looking like the light at the end of the tunnel is getting closer. His nurse is thinking he may be discharged early next week...let's keep our fingers crossed!

Oh, and we've discovered the best hot chocolate, mochas, and snack waffles on Madison. It's Arosa Cafe. If you're ever in the area, we would highly recommend going there!!!