Happy 1 Month Judah Everett!

Wow, what a whirlwind this past 4 weeks have been.  It's hard to believe it has actually been a month ... and yet it's equally hard to believe it is ONLY been a month!  :) 

Judah is such a great baby.  He sleeps about 2-4 hours at a stretch (depending on the time of day) and is in the full swing of nursing now.  It took a while and he still has to supplement but ... THANK GOODNESS! ... it is all working out!  The first two weeks were very difficult for us as he wouldn't nurse at all but after a few lactation classes and some very weird apparatus ... well, the pediatrician stepped in and low and behold he is taking to it like gangbusters.  Unfortunately the craziness in nursing really did a number on my milk production so we still have to supplement but he is really coming along great!  He is actually at the point of preferring to nurse to a bottle most of the time.  :)


Judah initially lost a lot more weight than the dr was comfortable with but he has put it all plus more back on!  He actually gained a full pound in a week!  We love our pediatrician and getting to see her a couple times a week for the first 3 weeks was comforting BUT we are very excited that we do not have to go back to see her until Judah is 2 months old - whew!  At our last appointment she proclaimed that Judah was incredibly healthy and that he is super long - about as long as a 2 month old!  He isn't chubby yet but she said it's because he is going to be super tall and lanky.  :)  I think he may have a bit of his Uncles in him!

Judah's belly button fell off at about 2 1/2 weeks and I do have to say, he has the cutest little button!  As much as he hates diaper changes (he screams like a banshee!), he LOVES his bathtime.  He sits and just watches me as I wash him.  He doesn't make a peep! 

Judah has had many visitors this past month.  Here are just a few:

Dakota, Sawyer and Parker were so very excited to meet their new brother:

Grandma and Grandpa Moeggenberg came out to visit the last week in February.  To say they were smitten is an understatement!

Judah continues to slay us with his righteous cuteness:

Judah loves the bouncing yoga ball and his Moby wrap.  In either of those, he falls asleep instantly.  It is such an amazing help except we can't really sleep on the ball or in the Moby wrap.  haha!

We took Judah for his first walk in the wrap with Bourbon on Saturday 3/5.  It was nice getting outside with him when it wasn't a dr or lactation appointment! 

Happy 1 month Judah - we don't know how we lived without you!

Love,
Dave and Sandra