Babysoroos

Nathaniel is 3 months old today. So in the family tradition, we dressed him up and took pictures. Looks just a little bit like his brothers, don’t you think? 😉

Nathaniel, 3 months

Timothy, 3 months

Benjamin, 3 months

We’re all doing well, just busy with visitors and Ben starting Kindergarten, and getting used to being a family of five. It’s been a crazy few months of adjustments but we’re finally settling into a routine. Sort of.

Nathaniel had his 2 month appointment today, and weighs 13lbs 10oz. That’s up almost two pounds since he was last weighed, two weeks ago, at the midwife’s office. So while he’s smaller than both his brothers at this age, he’s gaining weight at about the same rate now. And otherwise he’s healthy.

Here are a few recent photos of him:

Both big brothers love to hold him and make frequent requests (demands?) to do so:

And here are all of them, The Whidbey Soroos Boys, together:

Two and a half weeks: a few more pictures and a name.

Nathaniel had a rough second week of life, when we discovered he had a fever at 8 days old during a routine midwife appointment. We were sent to the ER, and discovered both his breathing and heartrate were too fast. Blood tests, urine sample, a chest x-ray, and he was admitted. He was given IV antibiotics, and over the course of the next 4 days had many more blood draws, two more chest x-rays, a spinal tap, an antiviral added to the IV, an ambulance transfer to Children’s Hospital in Seattle, and ultimately he recovered and we have no diagnosis. Some unidentified virus. It was traumatic for everyone (the first nights I’ve ever spent away from either of the older boys), but we’re home, he’s well, and we will all recover. And we are grateful for the amazing support and help we received from our community of friends.