Par woke up hungry...but after he ate, he was all smiles. We are trying to get moving earlier in the morning--we are doing well if everyone is up and dressed before the Today show is over (thank goodness for that new 4th hour!)
Praise God for Par's little appetite! Although we still aren't gaining an ounce/day--we are gaining and several times today Par weighed in over 8lbs!!! But, we've seen that he burns those ounces off while sleeping (he isn't very good about waking up for a middle of the night feed). We go for another weigh in tomorrow, please pray that his weight gain will be good enough to continue with what we've been doing.
We had hoped to go on a walk today, but it was just too cold. I was feeling a bit stir crazy when Rusty came home from work--I'm sure it was more of a fresh air thing than a "stuck at home" thing--it just stinks that it is so cold right now...but anyway, I ran a little errand and left Rusty and Par hanging out together. When I came back (about an hour later) both of them were happily sitting on the sofa together--and Par was in a clean diaper (Rusty's first diaper change!). I was so proud! It was much needed bonding time for Rusty and Par--Par tends to get upset if his mom isn't holding him--but I know he is just using me!
I've been learning about "the witching hour" (also called, "arsenic hour")--it seems this is a common term among my mom's generation for when precious quiet babies turn into crying inconsolable babies--I've actually been gaining first hand knowledge of the phenomenon for the past 2 weeks--it is only in the past few days that I noticed the pattern--but it usually is sometime between 5-7pm and it comes on out of the blue. I have found that just feeding him calms him--even if he isn't hungry, he is still calmed. I think it is so strange that this is a common occurrence with babies...
We continue to pray for Ella--it seems that they have a plan--so we pray that every step in their new plan will prove fruitful to the recovery of this precious little girl.
We thank you for your continued prayers for Ella, Par and their friends. May God bless you and your families.
Love,
Liz, Rusty & Par
5 comments:
i love the pictures and love yall all 3,and look at pars and ellas blog every day.
Way to go Rusty!! (HE HE HE) Liz Par looks great. Glad you got out for a few moments. Oh and BTW the witching hour does not seem to get better at this house. Only louder and with more arguements. How's that for encouragement. I still say I have the best job ever though!! God bless Allison
Weight gain will come. He looks healthy, happy, and oxygenated! Home and breathing great. I bet it takes more calories for little Par to breathe than most! Simply Adorable.
Dana
Haven't heard the term the "witching hour", but do remember those times particularly with one of our girls. It usually occurred at our dinner time. I got good at trying to eat and bouncing hold her. Par looks great. Like those little smug smiles. He is plotting!
Ella has been added to the parish's prayer intention book and remains in our thoughts and prayers as do the three of you.
Peace,
Anne & Bob
Par looks like he is growing alot every day. You can tell he is gaining weight in each days pictures. Glad to hear that dad is getting in on some of the "dirty" work. Love and Blessings, Jim and Sheila
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