And then there were Five

It has been 12 days since we had Jaxon and I feel like everything has worked out smoothly. Sure we have had some tough moments but for the most part, Jaxon has made it an easy adjustment so far. He sleeps all the time and if I let him, I think he would sleep through the night! Because I have had issues with breastfeeding in the past, I decided to stick with feeding him every 3 hours. While at the hospital, he had a really hard time latching on. The lactation nurse told me he wasn't curling his tongue and so it would just take practice. It took him about 8 days to really get the hang of it. Now we are on a good schedule and he latches on pretty good. Because my milk isn't coming in real strong, I have had to supplement a 2 oz. bottle during feedings. It was quite emotional to think I could not nurse my third child too. So I am continuing to try although it is double the work to nurse and feed him a bottle. My milk has started to come in stronger the last 2 days but I don't know how long it will last. I have started to feed him every 4 hrs. at night tonight so we will see how that goes:o)

Jaxon rarely cries unless he is hungry. He is pretty laid back most of the time. This morning, he started coughing and sneezing a lot so we took him to the doctor. We didn't want it to be anything serious. The doctor checked his lungs, ears, mouth and nose and came to the conclusion that it was just a cold. I was relieved!

The girls are loving having a little brother. Ella is constantly wanting to hold and feed him. She has even changed his diaper(with Brian's help). Ava loves to give him kisses, play with his toys, and hold him. We haven't had any hard moments with them since Jaxon came home. It has been a very smooth transition. Ava has nicknamed Jaxon, Jaxy all on her own and it has kind of stuck with us.

Jaxon is starting to become more alert as the days go by. He even has given us a couple smiles. I don't know that he does it on purpose and they are probably from passing gas or burping! Ha! But it melts our heart when we see it. I try to hold him as much as I can because the days seem to go by so quick. I spend late night feedings just holding him an extra 10 or 15 minutes because I know the time will come soon where I will have to go back to work and he will continue to grow into a wiggly active little boy.

The Lord has blessed our family so much and He is daily rebuilding my faith in Him. I am amazed everyday that I watch my kids grow and learn new things and how Lord is working in them even now. The Lord brings people our way and help every time we have felt overwhelmed, even when it is just a visit from a friend or a meal for dinner. We don't deserve the kindness people have shown and are so grateful for it and it makes me want to do better and serve people because I know how it feels to be blessed when you are tired and worn out or just plain busy.

I can not wait to see what the Lord has in store for this family of five. I am excited to reclaim things in my own life so I can be used by the Lord to bless others.