A week at home

It's been a week at home with the little guy and the days are short and the nights are long. Leading to naps whenever and wherever we can grab them!

We've been getting into a routine with Joel - he wakes up and so do we. It's amazing how long you can watch someone who doesn't do much other than eat, sleep, and go to the bathroom. He does all that very well, so that's a good sign that his body is healthy.

Joel doing one of three things that he's really good at

Thankfully we haven't had to go back to the hospital for phototherapy, so we've been able to rest and relax with him at home. That being said, it's a whole new world that we're living in and thankfully others have been looking out for us with meals and clothes for Joel. We wonder how others do this if they don't have the support of family and friends.

While this week has definitely flown by, we already have some great memories.

 

Auntie Lindsay came by with some small clothes for Joel!

There are some minor repairs that will have to be done to 

the walls after moving a freezer downstairs with Grampa 

Baby Joel had his first bath - which he obviously loved

The Duck Towel made up for the bath

We're sure that the next week will also have some great memories too. 

Welcome to the world

You (Joel Asher Lough) came into the world on October 9th, 2011 at 9:53pm MST, weighing 5lbs6oz (2450g).

You will have an interesting birthday - Your birthday will have the date of 9.10.11, and with time zones you were also born on the centennial of the establishment of modern China. You were also born on John Lennon's birthday. You may not know who he is, and if that's the case your dad has failed at teaching you about music, but more than likely you will know his name well.

The zodiac signs for you are: Metal Rabbit for the Chinese Zodiac, and your Western Zodiac is Libra. This means that you should have characteristics of determination, resilience, balance, and truth. We will do our best to teach you these things and many more, but you're off to a good start according to the Universe.

On the day of your birth your mom told your dad early in the morning that she was feeling different, and so after packing some bags we headed to the hospital. We were sure that you weren't going to come home with us that day, but 17 hours later you came into the world.

It was the best day of our lives.

Some things in the newspaper from that day:
   - The weather was partly cloudy with a high of 14 degrees Celsius
   - Calgary's sports teams didn't do so well. The Stamps and the Flames both lost
   - Wall Street, in New York City, is having a protest against corporate greed being called "Occupy Wall Street"
   - Steve Jobs, who co-founded Apple, is still a hot topic in the news after he died this week
   - The business section, which discussed people not having enough money to retire, was followed by the comics. A bit of irony that your dad wanted to include here.

Welcome to our lives Joel. We look forward to having you be a part of ours and us being a part of yours.

- Love, Mom and Dad