Welcome Blake Matthew



We would like to introduce you to Blake Matthew Fulmer who arrived via c-section a few minutes after 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 22nd.  Blake weighed 7 lbs 14 oz and was 20 1/4 inches long.  He is the sweetest, most content little guy who already loves his big brothers.  Here are a bunch of pictures from his very first days.



Sweet baby boy wrapped up in a hospital blankie

He of course pretty much slept the entire time in the hospital, but luckily for Grandma and Grandpa (who I tried to Skype with nightly), there was a short time each night before bedtime that he'd be awake for them to enjoy.

We spent the night at Papa and Nana's the night before so the boys could stay with them while we had Blake.  They brought the boys to the hospital soon after we got into our room.  I was SO excited to see them and they were SO excited to see their new baby brother.  :)



Big brother holding baby Blake for the first time.  Kaelan is SOOO good with him and Blake absolutely LOVES him.

 

Me and my boys

Max can NOT get enough of his new brother.  Literally, the 1st words out of his mouth every time we get him out of bed are, "Where baby go?"

Sweet little sleeper

I just love this pic of Max.  He still has the sweetest little face.

This is the other thing Max can't get enough of...kissing the baby.  The funny thing is that he doesn't say the word "kiss," he asks, "I give baby a mmmwa (the kissing sound)?"  It's SOOO cute!!!!

Proud big bubby

This was his "home from the hospital" outfit from Nana.  He's our little monkey!  ;)

Blake is proving to be even easier than his brothers before him.  We have been extremely fortunate to have very happy, content newborns and this little guy is no different.  He took to nursing/eating, sleeping, and finding a schedule/routine faster than the other two.  In fact, he is only waking up once during the night, sleeping from around 10:30 to around 3:30 and then until around 8:00.  He's done this almost from the start, at least after the 1st week, once I stopped waking him up to eat every 3 hours.  He eats every 3 hours during the day, plus or minus 15 minutes or so, and is gaining wonderfully.  At his 2-week check yesterday he weighed in at 8 lbs 8 oz, far surpassing the expected birth weight goal for 2 weeks.  Nothing could make me happier since when you nurse you just never know what they're getting.  Also, he's already grown roughly 3/4 of an inch, measuring 21 inches.  His laid-back personality is not the only thing he has in common with his brother Maddox, just look how similar they are as newborns.  Can you tell who is who?