Welcoming Baby Boaz

Here are each of the kids birth pictures.  Can you guess who each one is? 

 As you all know our biggest news is little Boaz Jon Dunahm. He arrived at 2:32am on Wednesday Oct. 26. He was 7lbs 14oz and 21 inches long. It was a smooth delivery that got a little scary at the end. Boaz's heart beat started dropping with every contraction once I was about 9cm. Labor went quickly from there and once he was born we found out that the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck, which was causing his heart rate to drop. Even though the cord was around his neck he was perfectly healthy and I was so thankful to finally get to hold my beautiful baby boy. It is hard to believe that was already 3 weeks ago. Boaz is a great nurser, which is a huge answer to prayer and has been gaining about 1 pound a week. Last Monday he was already up to 9lbs 3oz.

The Dunham Boys!

 Davey, Cassia, and Abigail all love Boaz so much. Our first night home from the hospital, when they had to go to bed, they asked worriedly if Boaz would still be here in the morning. Abigail seems to be the most interested in Boaz. When I am nursing him she brings me a blanket for him, whether it is cold or not. Whenever Abigail is near Boaz she always asks if she can give him a kiss. All three of the kids love holding Boaz. Throughout the day they will ask to hold him. One day I came out of my room to find Abigail on the couch with my boppy pillow around her and her arms up asking for Bo. 

Always giving kisses

 We were blessed to have my mom for the 1st week of Boaz's life and then my sister Janine came for 2 more weeks to help with the kids and around the house. This past Wednesday Janine went back home and we have survived 2 days on our own. We are slowly starting to figure out how to be a family of four kids as dinner has been pushed later some nights as I finish nursing Boaz, and sometimes Boaz has to wait a little to nurse as I get the kiddos down to nap. Like I said we are slowly figuring it out and I am excited to figure out and get into a routine again. 

Camo hat and booties Aunt Janine made. Too Cute!

 On Monday Boaz had an appointment for the Dr. to look at his belly button. Bo's umbilical stump fell off at about 6 days old and ever since his belly button has been wet and slightly oozy. At his 2 week check up the Dr. put silver nitrate on it to help it close up. That didn't seem to do anything for him, so on Monday the Dr. looked at it and scheduled us for an ultrasound to see what was going on inside his belly. Tuesday we had the ultrasound and things looked good, but there was some swelling. Our pediatrician then referred us to a pediatric surgeon to get another opinion on what could be wrong with Boaz's belly button and how to heal it. On Thursday we met with the pediatric surgeon and he found that there is a cyst just under Boaz's belly button that is attached to the tract that the umbilical cord was attached to. He said that it will not heal on its own so Bo will need to have it surgically removed. The Dr. wants to wait until Boaz is 6 weeks old so there is less risk involved with the anesthesia. It seems that it will be minor outpatient surgery, but Boaz will need to be put fully under with the anesthesia. We are scheduled for Dec. 12th to have the surgery. The cyst and surgery seem to be minor, but we would still appreciate your prayers for the surgery and his healing. 

Mommy and Boaz

I know it is random, but thought you would like to see our Halloween costumes - Peter Pan with his fairies!

Answers for baby pics - 1-Abigail 2-Cassia 3-Davey 4-Boaz