Thanks Sherry! You're the Best!

My big sis made this for us... Sherry, you did such an amazing job. We love it so much!! It definitely completes his part of the room!!

Ah geweh yah mama lagie ge woh woh when yah... haha Simba

We love this banner and will keep it forever! Thanks so much... just a little update. Julius is now 7 weeks today and weighs over 8 6.5 pounds!!! He is growing so well and doing great. Thank you for all the prayers and love...

Here is a bonus picture that I took while trying to change him.

I love this little bugger!!!

updates

I finally saw Twilight! haha... good movie. Already called it about the NA boy... even PJ liked the movie. My MIL read the whole series and so did her girlfriends, so we had a Twilight girl's night. Good food and a good movie was just the way to go... except for one thing. My lovely son Julius kept me from watching the whole movie. Yes, I tried to BF him while watching, but then he would cry and grunt and he was hungry twice. Then, he had to be changed, twice, and burped... therefore, I missed parts of the movie.
Julius is eating well and his "peanut" is healing very well. The sad thing is that he will be getting his kidneys checked because there is too much fluid around them. This means he has to get a catheter/tube stuck through the hole and up to his kidneys, plus the numbing medicine. I hate putting him through pain, it is horrible to see it. He has been peeing really well so I don't know why we have to check it! I'd rather be safe than sorry though. That will be on Tuesday at 1:15pm.
The daffodil parade is this Saturday and I have to go all day. I have a test that morning for two hours and then the parade is from 11:30-6:30pm. What am I suppose to do? BF while walking in the parade?!! ha... who knows, that will be an adventure in itself. Then that night I am going bowling for Deborah's birthday around 8 or 9pm... Sunday will truly be the day of rest! Then starting Monday, I have my 6 week check up... we will see how I am doing with that! After is cheer tryouts for the week of April 6th and we do not have that many girls trying out. How am I suppose to start fresh and optimistic if there isn't anyone trying out?! Personally, I don't think it was advertised enough, but we will have to wait and see I guess. I have high hopes for this upcoming year so please pray it starts out right.
PJ is still in the background check for the Boarder Patrol... we pray everyday that God works with them and gives him the job that he needs. As of right now, times are truly hard and we are so thankful we have both set of parents here to help us out. Well, that should be all the updates we have right now... post a message so I know you stopped by!

Julius Paul... my blessing!

My Julius always sleeps with his hands up.

Daddy loves his Mariners blanketHe hates being swaddled!

Sleeping with his hand again. so cute!

First day at church at 2 weeks and 1 day old.

It is hard being a first time mom... I thought I would be fine because I have 9 nieces and nephews so I thought I knew everything... I forgot about being the one who has to breastfeed... no one can do that for me. (I wish they could though!) I actually love it because it is the time I get to bond and look into his beautiful eyes. I think that becoming a mom has been the best thing that has happened to me... I simply adore my son and could never think of going back to our family just being two. That is, until Julius is a teenager! haha

Love... my sister Esther

I love my sister so much. I can't believe she came all the way over here to be with me during my special time. I would not have gotten through labor without her and I am so blessed to have someone love me so much like she does. She has taught me so much during my pregnancy and continues to go on while she is here... she is teaching me everything I need to know to be a great mother. I hope I turn out just like her because I know that she loves her kids more than anything. She has been such a blessing while being here with me and taking care of me. DH thinks she is so smart, "she already has her dr. degree... ask her anything and she knows it!" That is my sister... she knows how to describe everything and knows exactly what to say and do in any case. I love her so much and I can't explain what her being here means to me. She is such an awesome sister and mother and I am less scared of how I will do. Thanks sis for everything. It means the world to me that you are here... literally... you have helped me so much and have show Julius so much love in the past couple of days. I am so happy you could be with me during this important time of my life. You are the best!!!

Love... my baby

**Julius Paul Wolfe (aka JP)**

Day 3

I love my little Julius Paul Wolfe! His nickname is JP and he is everything to me. He was born on Saturday February 21st, 2009 at 4:17pm. His weight was 4 pds and 12 ounces and was 18 inches long. He is now 4 pds and 5 ounces but is growing strong. We had to stay in the special care nursery and are still here but he is fighting through!! He was 5 weeks early and has not learned the sucking and swallowing methods very well, but he is learning quickly and is doing great. He has jaundice and was on the photo therapy for one day and was able to get off of it today. He went from a 12.6 to a 9, which is completely fine for his size. He is digesting his formula and the colostrum better than he did before so today he was able to get his feeding tube taken out.

Day 2 with mommy

He has been latching on better than before and is keeping the weight. We are hoping to be out of here by Friday, but only if he is doing better. We are praying that he continues to gain the weight he needs to keep body fat on him and learns to feed a little better. So far God has really shown his blessing for us and our faith just continues to grow stronger everyday. Thank you to all of you who have been praying for us. I can't wait for Julius to come home and feel comfortable in his own environment. We have so many people who show so much love and care for us and we are so grateful for everyone who has been there for us. Thanks again and we will keep you posted!

Day 1 Just born

Love... She's Everything

Yes, I am in-love with this song... She's Everything by Brad Paisley. My DH dedicated this song to me... he heard it in Pullman when he was still there for a semester and I was over on the westside. This song is completely for us and we love it so much. It made him so happy that I put it on my play list... First I was looking at Deborah's page and he heard it and said, "wait... who stole my song?! This better not be on Deborah's page!!" lol I thought it was too funny...

Photo Tag!

So I opened my 6th file and then there were more files, so I opened the 6th file in that file and found the 6th picture. Lol... Now that I type it, I wish it was a different number. haha...
This is Sue and I when she came to visit me in Pullman with Tina and Deborah. It is nice to see this picture because now she lives in SAN FRAN and I never see or talk to her... what great memories!