Three Weeks

I am so far behind...  Newborns will do that to you!

Introducing:

Jonathan Ezra Aaron (Ezra); born April 15, 2015
6 lbs 3 oz, 19 1/2 inches long

Ezra was welcomed into the world by two adoring brothers, a dog who has claimed him as her own, parents who think the world of him, and friends who can't get enough of him.  He is adored and loved, wanted and needed, precious in everyone's eyes. He's beautiful, and he's amazing.  Ezra has turned our world completely on its ear, and we wouldn't have it any other way.  It's as though he's always been a part of our family.  He was always meant to be, we just had to be patient.  He's ours.

Ezra's eyes are blue, he sports a full head of dark hair, and he's just an itty bitty baby.  He's got skinny scrawny little old man chicken legs, and he's too little for even newborn sized clothes.  His pants fall off him, and his diaper did too, for the first few days.  Like his older brothers, he loves to have his temples rubbed.  His softy blank is like an off switch for him, and he literally 'ahh's when we wrap him in it.  He still isn't too fond of his crib, preferring to sleep on us at night, and in his bouncer in the middle of the chaos during the day.  Ezra attends video lectures with Mommy, learning more about college life and the Bible than most three week olds.  He makes the sweetest noises when he nurses, and when he realizes he's being swaddled.  His little cry is more him telling us about his displeasure, saying, "Uh uh, uh uh" than actual crying.  It's been said he looks less like his older brothers and Shawn, and more like me....

Ezra's heart is still having problems.  We just saw his cardiologist for an EKG and another echo, and while everything still looks fine structurally, he is still having PACs.  His doctor also detected a slight murmur.  He had to wear a 24 hour monitor this past week, so now we've turned that in, and we wait on the results.  His doctors continue to reassure us this is not life threatening, and they are still confident it will go away on its own, and not become a lifelong problem.



These are just a few of my favorite photos (and you know we've hundreds already....):

Ezra's birth has put things in perspective for us.  No complaining.  We are blessed.  We are lucky.  He is a miracle.