07/04/2023
Happy due date, Poe Arthur Kirby! 🇺🇸
Our independence baby decided he wanted to come a bit early at 36.5 weeks on 6/10. I woke up around midnight to use the restroom and my water ended up breaking. Poe was born at 3:32pm that same day and weighed 6 lb 9 oz. 3 weeks later and he now weighs a little over 2 lbs more! He had some breathing issues immediately after being born but we were able to avoid the NICU and was nursing like a champ an hour later.
Tim and I were completely unprepared for Poe’s early arrival. We hadn’t even bought newborn diapers yet and had absolutely no clue where any of the hardware for the bassinet was 🙃But we somehow got it all together in the few days before bringing him home from the hospital.
Shepherd is absolutely enthralled with his new little brother. He loves holding him and “gently” patting his head. We are totally exhausted but much less anxious this time around as we have an idea of what to expect.
Oh and my final update - we’ve moved back to Jacksonville! We are laying low until Poe gets a bit bigger and we start getting a little more sleep, but then fully intend on seeing all of our loved ones ❣️
