Julie Bee is 1 Month Old!

 

A little late, but out little Julie Bee is one month old! 

You know, we've been a little busy doting on her, snuggling her, napping, ect... 

We continue to be amazed by the way she grows and changes every day! She is such a fighter, working hard everyday and growing, growing, growing! 

Birthdate: 3-15-14

Adjusted age: 31 weeks 3 days

Weight:  4lbs 1oz

1 month: 4-15-14

Adjusted Age: 35 weeks 6 days 

Weight: 7lbs 1oz 

3lbs in one month! Holy chub rock Batman! 

Those are newborn diapers! Moving on up! 

Juliet has some problems with feeding from both the breast and the bottle, so we continue to work on that everyday. Luckily it should improve as she gets closer to her due date. She is gaining weight, however, so we know she is getting what she needs, it just takes extra effort to get it there. In the meantime I pump every 3 hours around the clock so she has breastmilk to beef her up! So far, so good. 

Juliet still sleeps most of the day and isn't really good at crying yet.  She lets out a yelp when your changing her diaper or putting on her clothes but otherwise just grunts and growls when she is uncomfortable.  We look forward to when she is awake and crying! Ever heard a new parent say that!? 

This week Jeremy and I will finish up her nursery and we can't wait to share it with everyone.  It's so crazy, I had Jaslyns nursery done months before she was born and now Juliet's won't be done until months after she is here!  

Home Sweet Home.

Miss Juliet made some miraculous strides while in the NICU at Ruby and is finally coming home with us <3

It's exciting and natural but makes me so nervous! She's so little and still requires some special consideration while eating and sleeping. I'm thankful my mom is coming to stay with me to help. 

Birthdate: 3 - 15 - 14
Discharge Date: 4 -5 - 14

Age: 3 weeks old.
Adjusted Age: 34 weeks and 3 days.

Birth weight: 4 lbs 1.5 oz
Discharge Weight: 5lbs 8oz 

We are lucky to get to come home with no tubes or wires. We have many follow up visits scheduled over the next month.  Our germs are much to big for Juliet, So she has some special rules about limiting visitors, hand washing, avoiding public places, and avoiding kids other than her sister for another month or so. We plan on having her a  party once she is big enough to handle all the action!

Big Sister is staying one more night with Mamaw and Papaw while we get Jules home and settled. I can't wait to see what she thinks about her.  She really likes baby Logan from her school, so I'm hoping it goes well!

We have to thank so many people, and we will try to do so in person as soon possible. This will have to do for now...

We have to thank our parents soooo much for basically doing everything for us the past month. We are blessed to have parents that are so devoted to their grand babies and are willing to put their lives aside to help us. There is no way to repay them for all they have done. 

-  Aunt Becky and Doug, who let us move in their house, cooked for us, did our laundry, watched Jaslyn -- we wouldn't have made it through this so easily without them. Their lives can get back to normal now :) 

- Cait and Laura who are my very best friends and came right to my rescue when I needed them most.  We love  them dearly and my girls will always know how much their Aunties love them back. 

- All of our friends in Morgantown who offered us dinner or a place to stay. Especially Brian and Vickie who checked on us frequently and visited Miss Juliet.

- Everyone who called, sent us a message or a gift, or prayed for us during this crazy time. <3 <3 <3