At Home Nurse Visit, the River, & Story Time

Today was a really eventful day for you; we had an at-home nurse visit, we returned your Bili Blanket, we ate lunch and then took a walk through the river park here in New Braunfels.

The nurse’s visit went well. You are almost back to your birth weight in just over a week, which is super impressive! They took more blood to run a panel of tests to check for anything we should be concerned about.

You started tummy time yesterday and are doing an awesome job!

We walked you in your stroller through the park, but you pretty much slept through it all. We’ll go back many more times in the future. It was good that you got a bit of fresh air and sunlight!

Today was a very special day: today your mom read you your first book, Green Eggs & Ham, which is her favorite. You really seemed to love it. You come from a family of voracious readers, so get ready for a lifetime of story time. Tomorrow we are reading One Fish, Two Fish.

We love you so much!

-Your Dad, Kerry

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