So much to say...
As most of you know our baby boy, Canon John was born on Oct. 14th at 3:33 a.m. Canon weighed 7 lbs, 10 ounces and was 21 inches long. I can not believe he will be 4 weeks old tomorrow. Time has flown by. These past 4 weeks have been the most amazing, but very challenging. I have never been so sleep deprived and have never had a person solely depend on me to meet his every need. Canon is such a sweetheart and I just fall more in love with him everyday. He is really starting to focus on Jess and I and makes the cutest facial expressions. I really could look at him all day long. We think he is on the verge of smiling at us, so we are excited for that to happen soon. Canon was diagnosed with acid reflux a few weeks ago. The dr. put him on Zantac and let me tell you he is a different baby. Thankfully the medicine is making him feel better and he is able to relax. There are still times I know he doesn't feel well, but over all he is doing much better!! We have had a lot of family in since his birth and we have been blessed beyond belief of the support we have gotten from our family (and friends). My parents and Jess's parents got in a few hours after Canon's birth. The Rainers and my dad stayed a few days and then my mom stayed for a week. A week later my sister and my brother in law came in for the weekend. Then the next weekend Jess's brother Art and our sister in law Sarah came for a few days. It's been so fun introducing Canon to all of his family!
I have really been much more laid back as a mom than I thought I would be in some aspects, such as people holding him and going out in public with him. The weekend my sister was in town she really encouraged us to all go out. Jess and I had been to Target with him once, but it is like 2 miles from our home, so I was okay with it. When my sister was in town the first place we went was to a restaurant 20 minutes away, but Canon did great and I was pretty relaxed. The next day we went to Chapel Hill (a 45 minute drive) and we were gone for 7 hours. Ever since then I think we have taken Canon out somewhere every day. I know that there are so many germs out there, but I can not stay in the house all day long and plus Canon loves his car seat and falls asleep as soon as he gets in the car. Plus Jess has been home since his birth, so it's great to all go out together before Jess is back at work and can't go places with us during the week.
Jess has been the best daddy a kid and a wife could ask for. He is hands on and is so good with Canon. He jumps in to help with everything and is also the voice of reason when I can't get Canon to stop crying. He is also taking one feeding at night, so I am able to get a little extra sleep (I have been pumping 1 bottle a day). Jess has also let me get out of the house a couple of times, so I could go to the grocery store, dentist, and the seminary bake/craft fair. I love the way he loves Canon!
Gotta go feed Canon, but I am planning on writing about our birthing story, so stay tuned!
Love,
Rachel
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