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Well, I thought it was time to update on how we are doing. Will is almost 4 weeks old and growing bigger every day. He is starting to get past his newborn phase of sleeping almost constantly, meaning he is awake more. Unfortunately he is also grumpy sometimes too. He
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Will was weighed today and he was 10 pounds 3 ounces! That's over a pound of weight gain in one week. In other news, he was also circumcised today. I've never seen him as mad as he was this afternoon when it was done. Even nursing
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It is amazing that it has almost been two weeks since Will was born. I am still amazed at how quickly life can change. I am doing wonderfully with emotional issues right now. The anti-depressants seem to be doing their job and I am coping well each day and night.
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Will is one week old today. We took him in for his first check-up. He now weighs 9 lbs. 0.5 oz. (so 1 1/2 oz. over his birthweight). He measured 21 in. long, but I'm sure that is just a difference in measuring styles, as he
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Sorry it has taken me so long to update. Today has been a hectic day. We took Will outside on the porch this morning for some "sunbathing" before we headed to the clinic for the bilirubin test. We didn't get a phone call until later that
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Well, I was disappointed today that I seemed to have a worse day than yesterday. It wasn't a terrible day, it was just that my nervousness was around most of the day. I think hopefully I am hitting some sort of hump that I need to get over
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The pediatrician at Willow Creek had asked us to get Will's weight and skin color checked today, so we took him by the clinic. He weighed 8 lbs. 12.5 oz. (2 1/2 oz. under birth weight), which is normal for 4 days old. Dr. Youmans said
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If you'd like to see the picture the hospital took of Will go to: http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage_view.asp?URLID=1J2Q1E0K5R There are four different pictures you can see there. This afternoon, John and I decided we will take Will out to my parent'
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Hello all, Thank you for all your prayers, I think I am feeling them. Yesterday my anxiety started to subside mid-afternoon and I had a good time visiting with Becky, Laura, and my sister Bekah. By evening it began to return, so I don't know if the good
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Hello again. John, Will, and I got home a little after 7:00 last night. Will has his nights and days completely confused, so I am running on very little sleep. Unfortunately, because the doctor couldn't come until the evening to discharge us, I did not get my
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I'm here still in the hospital having just nursed little Will and thought I'd update with more details for those of you who are curious. It all started, well, I don't know when to say it all started. By God's great design
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William Phillip Lein (Will) was born today at 12:33 pm, weighing 8 lb 15 oz, measuring 21.5" long. Everybody is healthy and doing great. A couple photos attached - for more visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/22465159@N00/ We'll update with more info soon.