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Baker Boys

Our First Family Outing

Owen has now been home for 8 days. He has only had to live with his brothers for the last 24 hours. Quite an adjustment for them, we're always telling them to quiet down. Owen sleeps through it all. I let Noah hold his new brother first, he was thrilled and loves his littlest bro so much. Then Nicholas, who whined why do we favor Noah and let him hold Owen first. Of course, Nick wanted to hog him up. Evan just planted lots of kisses on his baby brother's head, hands, and feet.
Today, all the big brothers are driving me crazy, fighting over who can hold Owen, who can cuddle next to him, can they feed him, etc. I know I was anxious for them to come home from CA, but now I miss the peace & quiet!
Tonight we are going to be brave & take all the kids to the drive-in in Scottsdale with the Raders. Six little boys!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH! Hope it's not total chaos with Owen along. If today is any indicator of the other boys' behaviour, this could be a horrible night .

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First trip to Dr. Kipp's

Owen had a follow-up appointment with his pediatrician Dr. Kipp today. He said Owen is doing great, his heart & lungs sound great, breathing normal. He hasn't gained any weight since he came home Monday night. Poor baby had to go have his 2nd PKU test done, more pokes, he did not appreciate it at all. Owen will go back to the Dr next Friday for another check up. He's been such a good baby so far. His appetite is growing too! I've been enjoying our time alone without big brothers, and giving Owen lots of cuddling, and getting in lots of naps!

Owen's Home 10-1

Yay!!! Owen came home tonight at 7:30pm!!!! We are so excited!!! We can hardly believe we have our new baby in our house, and he's all ours! He had a rough last day in the nursery, poor little guy. When I came in this a.m., he had lost iv access again, and had to get his antibiotics as IM injections (shots). So at 9am he got 3 shots, and 1 again right before we left. Then before lunch time he got circumcised (this time we had an informed consent and we signed it before the doctor did the procedure; which everyone at Mercy Gilbert couldn't believe Evan's story), and was not too happy about that. He's been pretty tuckered out today. He did great on the way home in his carseat, not a peep.
We called Angel & Papa to let them know we were taking Owen home, called the Raders to let them know we were on our way. When we pulled in the driveway, to our surprise, The Raders were waiting for us in the yard and balloons tied on to the tree! I showed baby Cash his new cousin and he smiled SO big and started cracking up laughing, it was so adorable!!!!! Jack said Owen was so tiny, patted his head, and then played with toys, typical boy.
We can't thank everyone enough for all the well wishes, thoughtfulness and kindness!!! Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts & prayers, we are truly grateful for all the wonderful friends and family in our life!