Posted on November 17, 2009 - by jaime

bowman’s first month

“see what kind of love the Father has given to us that we should be called children of God.”  1 john 3:1

we are so grateful to celebrate bowman’s first month of life.  we have stuck pretty close to home as we hope to avoid the flu.  despite that, this first month has been very full!  here are some highlights:

• lots of visitors!  the first couple of weeks, bowman was rarely put down.  they say you can’t spoil a newborn & i’m sure bowman enjoyed being held by his friends & family.  we’ve had lots of visitors from oklahoma, colorado, texas, d.c. & even spain!  and our local community has outpoured their love with lots of food for mom & dad.
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• aunt wendy made the trip up from dallas to give bowman lots of love…and clothes!  she even organized bowman’s room–what a great help!
• 3 trips to the doctor.  we saw dr. johnson when bowman was 4 days old & then again when he was 8 days old just to make sure he gained his birth weight back (7 lbs 13 oz).  not a problem for the B who enjoys eating a lot!  yesterday we had our first visit at nwa pediatric clinic for bowman’s 1 month appointment.  he’s now 9 lbs 5 oz & grew an inch & a half, coming in at 22 inches.
• a bath in grammie’s sink.  after losing his cord on day 18, bowman’s first bath happened on his 22nd day of life.  he did great, but we made sure it was fast as our little man doesn’t like to be exposed too much.
• trips to the grandparents.  we’ve ventured to grandma & grandpa millers twice now.  it’s wonderful to have family close!   bowman’s also been to grammie’s a couple of times while jason & i have enjoyed an hour away for dinner–ok, well maybe the first time i shouldn’t say “enjoy” as i mostly cried from missing b-man.
• switching to cloth diapers.  we waited for his cord to fall off & then started experimenting with our cloth diapers.  after a week of experimenting, i think we maybe have it figured out!  we are using pre-folds with covers.  jason & i really don’t like the smell of disposable diapers.  they gross us out.  cloth don’t stink probably because they require more diaper changes!  :)
• mom & bowman’s first outing.  on bowman’s 23rd day, we ventured to lindsey’s for lunch & then swung back by home to pick up grammie for a quick trip to terra tots, our local cloth diaper store.  i learned the convenience of nursing on this trip as bowman ate his first meal in the car–stopped of course!
• to look forward to:  pics from bowman’s photo shoot yesterday with the super patient & fun chris stinson, being dedicated at church this upcoming sunday & aunt esther visits from nyc over thanksgiving!