Sweet Owen came into this world in one of the wildest days of my life and from the moment I saw him, I sensed he was going to be a fierce but sweet little boy. Our first week with Owen was so special and happy and everything progressed so smoothly that I could hardly believe it.

Owen nursed seconds after being born and I only experienced a few days of painful discomfort and uncertainty (unlike the months of discomfort the first time around) and I couldn’t have been more thankful for that. Nursing is something I’m passionate about doing and believe in strongly (for a slew of reasons) and I feel lucky that I didn’t struggle this time. He was also instantly a puker — even spitting up in his bassinet in the nursery when I didn’t even have full-on milk yet. He also loved to be held from early on and couldn’t really be laid on his back, though he was in the hospital.

Delaney welcomed Owen with more than open arms, showing him so much love I could hardly contain my tears. She was so sweet and called him “Little baby” or “Little buddy” from day one. She’s so proud to be a big sister and loves him so much.

Owen had his bris on 8/23, which was an emotional but extremely special day — with tons of family coming in town (and even some surprises with Megan and Shannon coming), lots of friends, tons of toddlers haha, and overall a perfect day. We did a naming ceremony for Delaney following the bris, too, which made the day even more special to bring us together as a family.

After a few amazing weeks with our sweet boy, we encountered the scariest time of our lives when we were admitted to children’s hospital on September 10th when Owen got a fever. After a spinal tap, blood work and urine sample, they found that Owen had inflammation in his cerebrospinal fluid, indicating meningitis. It was so scary and beyond anything we could have imagined he had and after 36 very long hours, they found that it was viral and not bacterial. We feel extremely lucky, but very shaken and days after our release, we sadly returned back to the ER when he was spitting up more and more. One Owen’s one month birthday, we were discharged from the hospital for the second time and got to take our sweet boy home.

The whole time, Owen grew rapidly, ate well, fought hard when he was unhappy (a very good sign), and never failed to have LOTS of pee every day. These were gifts for us during this time and we’re so proud of our little fighter baby. He is the sweetest and I am so thankful we got through this scary time.

Owen’s 1 Month Stats/Facts:

• Weighs 11lbs 5oz and 22.5 inches
• Has light brown hair and gray/blue eyes, but definitely resembles Delaney
• Eats a lot but only about every three hours, which has been awesome for me
• Found a paci we like, the MAM
• Spits up every time he eats and cries pretty intensely after eating too until he falls asleep and has LOTS of gas:(
• Sleeps very well still but now at an incline in the swing, waking up a lot but really not staying awake for long at all