Hello Family and Friends! I have decided posting a blog online would be so much easier than updating everyone individually through emails and telephone calls that are so often interrupted by a hungry Caiden. Since I am about 5 weeks late for the occassion I will start from the beginning...Caiden Jeffrey Cox was born Friday, May 2 at 8:35 p.m. via C-section (he was double footling breach and almost one month early). He was 6 lbs. 8 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. We came home from the hospital on May 5 (Ryan and my anniversary) and I recovered nicely at home.
The first few weeks were pretty rough - he had dropped 9% of his birth weight so he was just 5 lbs. 14 oz. when we brought him home. He was having difficulty gaining weight and was a bit jaundiced so we were in the Dr.'s office almost every single day for his bili and weight checks. It wasn't until about a week and a half ago that he surpassed his birth weight and was up to 7 lbs. 7 oz. He is just one long and lean guy!
This past week he has started sleeping better and usually goes to sleep about midnight and sleeps solid until 5 a.m. Yayyy!! Then he naps on and off until I get up with him usually about 8 a.m.
I hope to keep this updated with pictures and all things Caiden! A few of his favorite things...his mommy (of course, I have all the food), his Daddy (especially when he is falling asleep on his chest...seems a little hairy to me but he seems to like it), his best friend Jonas, trips in the car, walks outside (when it's nice) in his stroller and he is just finding his hands so he seems to enjoy staring at them.
XoXo
