Today is my due date. Adam and I were trying to find something festive to do in honor of the day … we decided we’d head down to St. E’s and taunt people who are having 9 pound babies today… just kidding. The day will likely go on without much ta-do. Isn’t it funny though? For 8 months, the date of July 10th was all I could think about and now, the date really means very little. In three days, Mr. Jonah will be one month old. For the last, almost one month, we’ve been getting patchy sleep and been living somewhat, in survival mode. The 13th will forever be engrained in our minds but the 10th, it’s fairly inconsequential at this juncture for Mr. Jonah.
As Jonah was supposed to come to be today, it does seem sort of funny to have already known our little monkey for a month. And while we may not know all of the ins and outs of our Jonah bug, here are a few things we do know…
-At last weight check, Jonah tipped the scales at 5 pounds 10 ounces. He gained 8 ounces in 8 days and we couldn’t be more thrilled. I packed up the preemie clothes today and said hello to Newborn and {optimistically} 0-3 month ensembles.
-If you change Jonah’s diaper, he will take that as a signal to poop immediately once the new diaper has been fastened… and no, it does not matter how long you wait and try to trick him… he will take a dump in a new dipe just like that. Additionally, I’ve never seen a boy pee on himself so many times. He even outsmarted a pee pee tee pee of sorts so for now, we just move as fast as possible and wear our raingear when doing diaper changes.
-Jonah is advanced. Okay, this is a huge joke for those who know me … I hate when people claim their children {specifically those under 1 year of age} are advanced. I find it hilarious. But I digress… During tummy time the other evening, Jonah flipped from his tum tum to his back {and no, I am not on acid, he really did}. Adam and I were absolutely befuddled by this but we figure he’s basically ready for college and thus, have signed him up for next week’s ACT.
-Jonah has a little spittle and so, we’ve begun a bit of Zantac each day to try to get a handle on this. His reflux seems to be bothering his body a bit so hopefully we can get it under control sooner than later. Post eating he can be a bit of a fussy chap and with all dairy eliminated from my diet, the reflux, it would seem, is the culprit.
-Jonah loves to sleep all day and wakes every 3 hours at night to eat. He struggles a bit with feeding as he still favors the right side and takes a bottle from the “left” {and yes, from all accounts, “they” are the same}.
-When his eyes are closed, I think Jonah has quite a strong resemblance to Barrett {and Adam and Uncle Kevin}. When his eyes are open, I think he looks more like Grandpa Tad. There is not one little ounce of mommy in him {unless you count breastmilk}.
-Of additional note, on this date of being due, Barrett has apparently decided diapers are for suckers and has gone without since the morning. Oy. I was so not ready for this. We’ll see where it goes… and where he goes.
All in all, July 10th would have been a lovely day to have a babe … for anyone else. But the 13th of June was just right for our Jonah June Bug.
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