Visit from Nana and Pops

Resting Up

Bath Time is fun!

Does this hat make my head look small?

First cowboy hat from Pops

Joshua sporting his matching hat like Daddy...Thanks Stiffler Family!

Joshua showing off his chubby cheeks

Joshua was upset they had to leave

This weekend we got some visitors...Nana and Pops (Jerri and Bud)....Josh's parents. We had a great time visiting and enjoying watching our healthy little boy. Joshua is the first grandchild on my side and the first grandson on Josh's side, so you bet this little boy is going to be spoiled. Josh and I feel so blessed to have been brought up in such loving families, and we are excited to share that with the start of our own family.

Joshua was weighed a little over a week ago, so we decided to weigh him at home this weekend. I'm sure there was some room for error, but according to our scale, he weighs about 7 pounds now!  It is amazing to think he was a little over 2 lbs when he was born, and now he has more than tripled in weight! God is great.

Joshua's reflux seems to be doing better, we increased his Prevacid to twice a day instead of once, and that seems to have made a significant improvement. Our main concern right now is that his reflux will soon start to fade, then we can remove the monitor. The fear of the doctors is he will have reflux and choke in his sleep without us knowing, therefore the monitor is still necessary. His feeds are going good, this boy can eat...I think he will fit right in the family! We have been trying to give him more so he will sleep longer at night, but he is moving at his own pace, so only time will tell. For now, we are still on the three hour feeding schedule.

Almost asleep, then five minutes later....

Asleep =)

We will have more updates soon. We have several doctors appointments in the next several weeks, so we ask that you continue to keep Joshua's development in your thoughts and prayers. He is doing great thus far, and we hope he will continue to grow strong every day. Thank you everyone. Much love from Team Altman.