Gaining, breastmilk, wedding, and bonding

We went for a 1 month check up yesterday at the pediatrician's office. Graham weighed in at 7 lbs 1oz! The doctor said to continue giving him the higer calorie formula for another two weeks but that after that he could go back to a regular ratio. Other great news on the Graham front is that a dear friend of ours is pumping and giving us breast milk for him- so far enough for one bottle a day. I am very grateful to God for providing my son with the good nutrition and immune-boosting power of breastmilk despite my decision to stop trying to induce lactation.

We took Graham to a wedding this weekend. It brought back memories of when Josh was an infant at Grammy and Grandpa's wedding. He was oohed and ahhhhed over quite a bit. I had accidentally left my hot sling (baby carrier) at the house, so I facebooked and found a high school friend in Austin who very generously loaned us her sling and her wrap. Her wrap is a Moby wrap. It was very fun to use! I'm a fan. Toward the end of the reception Graham's diaper leaked big time. He peed all over me and all over the floor! Oops! It reminded me of when Josh was a newborn and his diaper leaked right in Jason's lap making it look like Jason was the one who had the accident :-) Except now the joke was on me. Needless to say we made a fairly swift exit at that point.

Josh and Lillie continue to bond with their new little brother. Lillie's first words each morning when she sees Graham for the first time that morning are, "Oh, he's so cute! Graham is so cute!" Josh has started recruiting Graham to play on his "team" whenever a game is going on. Josh's current obsession is with "Binocally" or known to most as Monopoly. Josh plays a 4 yr. old version of the game- just rolling and trying to get around the board first. (no money passed out, no buying properties, etc.) He will give Graham the play by play. "Graham, we rolled a 6! Graham, we made it past the policeman! Graham, we're about to win!" I'm fine with Josh's Binocally obsession in part because he is teaching himself addition. He'll say, "I rolled a six and a two. That's eight, right mom?" Tonight the game was Jenga. Josh and Graham were on a team, Lillie played by herself, and I played by myself. Not too surprising- Lillie came in third :-) And that is just fine with her. She does not have the share her brother's highly competitive attitude- which is nice!