 Good morning feel not actually morning. It's certainly not it's actually dinner time Yeah, we just started blogging. So it's morning for you. Yeah in the vlog watching Do clocks do clocks even count when you have a newborn? I don't think so. Yeah, we don't really know what time it is anymore Day three Right of being home of being home day five of being there five so he's five days old Still brand new We've we're we're making it. We're making it work so far. It's been very tiring I've gotten very little sleep But it's been worth every single second every sleepless second So the first night we got him home my sister-in-law her sister jazz was here to help and thank goodness because The first night it was rough Simply Cuz He was very new still and his sinuses had to adjust to breathing air and we hear that this is pretty common With newborns. We didn't know that at the time, but now we know that they have to get used to breathing air Yeah, it's pretty common. I never thought of that. That makes sense. Yes, Jen. He was very agitated with congestion yeah, and he was trying to eat right and His nose was plugged So when he was eating he couldn't breathe and that was driving him crazy because he really wanted to eat He was really hungry and we were well He started started panicking right because he couldn't get air in his nose And we start panicking because it looks like he's having trouble breathing so We called Manitoba Healthline. We got a nurse on the phone who calmed us down Walked us through it asked a bunch of questions about you know, especially if he has a fever or not And he didn't thank goodness. So she said, you know what? This is very common. There's nothing wrong Just take him into the bathroom and steam him So I did 20 minutes through the shower on hot and then I paced back and forth Outside of the shower, obviously, you know take a baby into steaming hot water whore yourself For the record just explain that anyways steamed him suctioned out his nostrils and he seemed to be better Yeah, we did not go to sleep until about 6 a.m. I'm only for like an hour maybe and That's let's not forget that anti-jazz. Her sister was amazing through all of this She helped us through those moments. Yeah, she got up helped us through it She stayed here with our dogs while we were in the hospital for two days Cleaned the house did all of our laundry got everything ready for us when we came home and came to see us at the hospital the first day So Jads if you're watching this, thank you so much for all of your help. It was Absolutely amazing. I was I was blown away with everything you did for us. You made it a lot easier for us She even let us sleep like an extra what hour or two. Yeah, she had to get going She had to leave she had somewhere to be and she stayed Stayed an extra hour just so that we could get some sleep because we were just exhausted and You know being panicked. It's our first night and we just got Theo home And we thought that he was like Suffocating or like not breathing turned out. It was all okay. It was something that's kind of to be expected We'll know that next time. We won't panic as much One piece of advice, I'll give you guys and you may know this already But if you don't never google these things Don't do it because I googled What happens when a baby's nose is congested or why is it congested? How to uncongest all these things I was and I kept getting this result saying that newborn babies can only breathe through their nose So if they if their nose is plugged, they're going to suffocate. Yeah along those lines I'm like what what he can't breathe through his mouth that the article said newborn babies cannot breathe through their mouths So I'm on the phone with this nurse, right? I'm like, he's breathing through his nose. What do we do? Do we need to go to the ER? What do we do? She's like, he'll breathe through his mouth. Oh Oh But the internet said that he wouldn't and and she's like, where did you hear that? Google She's like, don't ever do that call us So don't listen to Dr. Google call the nurses and she said that's there's there's absolutely no chance of that He won't like breathing through his nose. He's gonna be very upset about it He'll probably scream a little bit, but he's not gonna stop breathing if his nose is plugged He will breathe through his mouth. He just won't be happy about it. He's fine It was stressful and We hadn't had any sleep really. I think you might have slept five and a half hours in those two days in the hospital I slept less than four. I was actually up for 39 hours straight at one point It was we were stressed. We were yeah, we were anxious and scared so But we made it through the first night the Sun came up the next day and he was out like a light Slept just fine And then the next night Sinuses weren't a problem that problem was fixed My mom brought us a little vaporizer to to place by his bassinet so that you know just in case Just in case the air was too dry with like maybe we had some fans going on or maybe it was from the hospital air Come to something happened anyways that his sinuses were dried out because they weren't running So we made sure we took care of that that problem was fixed but the second night We didn't get any more sleep His sinuses were fine But he could not eat enough. He was so hungry and I thought I was gonna run out. Yeah So now we're worried that we're not gonna have enough food and it's three in the morning This is Steinbach. Nothing's open at three in the morning. We can't just run to the store and get formula But luckily she had just enough Just enough. Oh, is he awake now come and join the vlog Theo You had us so worried we're new to this you gotta take it easy on us, man. Yeah Oh, you gotta take it easy your mom and dad. We just learning. Oh My goodness good power nap Yeah, I'm doing it again. You just get caught staring at What a precious little miracle. Yes, he is oh Goodness, that's unwrapping from this very awkward blanket So the second night he was screaming because he was hungry and you know we'd feed him and feed him and he wanted to feed like every hour and We made it through that night and as soon as the Sun came up out like a light all day So during the day, we're like, wow, he's such a cool chill, baby Oh, this is gonna be so easy. Oh, he does asleep. This is awesome This is what he does during the day. He'll sleep through the whole night. Oh, no No, if this is what he does during the day, he's gonna do the opposite at night Now we know Yeah, let's go warm up a bottle while daddy tells the story So the second night was sleepless because we were trying to get on a feeding schedule and Also the worry about running out of food. So That was fun So now we're in the process of trying to get his natural schedule Realigned with you know, the normal world where you're up during the day and sleep at night And I was gonna take a little while to slowly get that in motion in place But we're getting there this last night was actually pretty good An hour and a half an hour and a half from 3 o'clock to 4 30 and that is an hour and a half more than Previous two nights. Mm-hmm. I take it as a way So, I mean obviously he's still very new. He's not sleeping through the entire night But we got a schedule going that made this last night and today much better for us because she needs to get her sleep She's the one with the food producing the food. So she went to bed and After an hour and a half when he woke up again I got up with him and we had some Some food in bottles. So I'm able to feed him. I got up. I fed him. I brought him out here and Stayed up with him till about For about an hour or two and I tried putting him down and again and again until I finally got it So in the early morning, I let her sleep. I came out here took care of him fed him actually a couple of times changed his diapers And I stayed out here until she got up I just let her sleep until she woke up and then when she woke up I was obviously more tired than she took over with him and I went to sleep and I slept all about noon and So now we're both rested So we just figured out a shift schedule that worked for last night. We'll see what works for tonight But it's definitely definitely gotten better since the first night and the second night. This last night was good We'll see see hopefully we can keep that up He's going over there. He's getting hungry but So far so good, it's been a blast and I wouldn't change one of these tired seconds or anything else I'm enjoying every last second of it. We could have done without the nasal scare. Yeah Next time we'll be a little more aware and Smart, you know Let the bottle We need to bid So the system we've come up with is bottle feeding So Britt pumps Throughout the day whenever she needs to stores it and then when he needs to feed He's bottle-fed he seems to prefer it honestly and I prefer it because it hurts less and We still do skin to skin during bottle feeds a lot of the time But also Josh gets to feed a lot of the time too. Yes. This way I can feed them Yeah Also, we know exactly how much he's eating because you know if he laches straight on to Britt There's no way of really telling exactly how much he got This way we can always keep track Yeah, and that's what we've decided to go with it's been working really well It's not for every mom. It's all about personal choice But he's still getting all the nutrients that he needs. My baby's still eating And we do have formula on hand in case all of a sudden my supply goes low or what have you And formula seems to agree with his belly as well because I Was running a little bit low yesterday and I started panicking and so we tried him on formula and He's good. So yeah, we know he's got a good strong belly at this point And Yeah, as long as our kid is eating. I mean that's really what matters It's all about personal choice, honestly So yeah, when we feed by bottle like I was saying it gives me the ability to feed then as well because I can't Naturally participate in that process So it's been nice and she did mention that we have the formula now that was due to our Second night where we had that scare where we just about ran out of anything to give him And it was three in the morning and yeah, people in hindsight might say well, you should have had some on hand Well, hindsight is 20 20, right? New parents are a little bit overwhelmed with how much they need to have on hand with everything else and all the preparing We're new so the very next day Her dad and stepmom went out and picked some up for us and brought it here right away So that next time if that ever happens again where we're running low on food if her supply runs low Or for whatever reason he's just eating like crazy We don't have to worry about that because we can just dip into the formula We tried it on him a little bit. He his body completely agreed with it. He took to it. No problem So now that worry is taken care of and we don't worry about that Yep One thing at a time we're learning So that is our advice to you as well new parents if you're listening You're gonna have a baby soon Make sure that when you come home have some formula on hand just in case because in the first couple of days I mean, this isn't really for me to talk about this is more Her her saying but it takes a while to come in and sometimes it's like a boomerang. It's up and down Exactly Doesn't mean it'll happen to you, but if it does you don't want to be caught off guard Yeah Because just because you have your baby doesn't mean you're producing right away. That's right Especially if you had to see section sometimes that can take longer. So So there's some uh Parent advice from the the trucker guy on youtube From the people who used to hate parenting advice Yeah, we used to hate when people give us parenting advice. We know everything Yeah, it turns out We didn't know a heck of a lot I knew about 50% of what I needed to know. You don't know until you've been there Yeah, so we'll say we're giving gentle advice because when we were getting advice from people sometimes they were very Very kind of aggressive about it and bluntly if you don't do it this way like you're you're gonna fail Me the worst parent ever We're just telling you our experiences and and what would have helped us Not everybody's experience is the same. In fact, nobody says So that's where we're at I think I think things are going pretty well though. I think things are going really well tomorrow We have a visit from a nurse uh coming just to see how he's doing check up on him Check his weight. Uh check his weight to see that he's gaining his weight back from the The first few days that he lost Mm-hmm and uh I think they'll be I think he'll get a a plus report card again. Well with the way that he's eating he darn well better We uh when he was born he was seven pounds 12 ounces still blows my mind And three days no two days later, but less than 48 hours later 36 hours later. He was seven pounds Two ounces so he lost seven point nine percent of body weight, which is right at the eight percent mark that they Get a little bit nervous over but that's if he loses eight percent in 24 hours or less They get really concerned. This was seven point nine percent in 36 hours Uh, so uh, we were cleared to be discharged and leave the hospital and uh, he's he's already starting to gain it But he's eating like crazy. He's a hungry hungry boy He is He's a good eater. He's a foodie like his mom But when uh, new parents when you're getting that that tip that everybody tells you like, oh, you better get some sleep now They're not joking. They're not joking. No, no, I thought people were just trying to be funny like scare us like No, they were right. They were right. Oh good bird. You will not sleep. So just be prepared for that But we're not saying it's a bad thing. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world No, I'll trade all of my sleep to make sure that he has his sleep Darned right and I'll gladly do it And I'll do it again diesel You like your new little brother, huh? You like your new little brother It's very noisy He's he's a lot he's different than I thought He Come here Oh, man. We oh Todd being a big brother big thank you to uh Cynthia who helped us clean up This table here and part of our house Since he's been home, we've uh had a hard time keeping up with cleaning Always lots to do My meat freak skills have gone out the window It doesn't even matter. There's no time Huh, it doesn't matter And I got my computer over there's my little workstation trying to catch up with my videos and stuff We got our dogs down here So cluttered everywhere so cluttered but all that matters All that matters is that guy right there Well, he's happy and healthy. We're fine and the house is cluttered. Yeah, but it's clean Yeah, and our boys are taking care of so Well, the five of them are okay. We're fine. Yeah And as for his room We haven't really used it much yet except for storage And this is our one of our projects for like right now too as soon as I put the camera down I have to get this sofa cleared off because this is where we're supposed to be, you know, sitting with him eating him And spending time with him in his room. That's why we put this room together for him, right? But We've been a little overwhelmed with everything. Haven't had a chance to do that yet We will get to that and then this crib he's not going to be using for a few months yet probably But it's all here and ready for him right now. It's just holding his car seat He hasn't gone on any car rides yet other than From the hospital to here And I'm pretty sure I mentioned it in what was it yesterday's or my last video. Anyways, where we left the hospital Taking this car seat from the vehicle into the hospital was quite It's like an emotional journey for me. It's like something that's Been building up for so long and you know, everybody Knows what you're doing when you're taking an empty car seat into the hospital Up to the third floor So all the nurses that I passed they all smiled and made comments like oh, somebody's going home today Oh, you're taking him home today It was uh, it was a great moment Pretty proud moment. Oh, yep He's coming home Brought him into the car Carefully carefully navigated the roads all the way home I'm slow and careful went through Tim Horton's drive-thru So it is Was his third day of life Is already in the Tim Horton's drive-through He didn't I didn't order anything for him because he's sort of on a strict milk diet right now But I got myself a coffee Because I needed it badly Got him home And now the fun begins. So I'm home for a few weeks yet As we're getting adjusted. I'm really glad that I took this time Because it would be a lot. It has been a lot even for two of us here And the time needed to bond is very important And I've been learning a whole ton. It's been really fun though Those of you who are parents out there know the feeling very well and it's very interesting to And exciting to read your comments from all of you who have gone through this before and you know exactly what we're feeling You know exactly What's going on in our heads and that feeling like maybe dad's out there If you went down to bring the car seat up to bring your firstborn home I'm sure you remember that very well It's been great On the topic of the truck I still don't got it back Still don't have it back I called the shop and you know when I told them to you know, no rush I should have been more careful with my wording. They took me seriously I didn't want to like them to push other trucks out of line or whatever out of queue because maybe they were in more of a rush than me Eh, I said no no rush. They took me serious. It's not done yet. Maybe they're waiting on parts They could be waiting on parts. Uh, they got to do the sleeper airbags underneath my sleeper. I'm just kind of I really want to get old blue back in my shop get it parked in there and I don't like Leaving at the the other shop there for so long without me I miss him Another reason I want to get old blue back as soon as possible now is somebody He needs to go see him. I want to introduce you to old blue Maybe your first car ride and your first trip outside the home Will be to go see the big truck Special one Daddy can't fire it up around you though. It's too loud. Oh, no. No, no, no. I'll just uh bring him to see it The big sparkly blue thing He's out Just like that Fed baby's a happy baby Is he ever he just ate a lot Like a lot Hungry baby and a girl to be big and strong He purrs Frank don't be on my furniture. Come on, man. You know the rules. You know the rules in the yard Weiner no eating yellow snow. Okay, that's the rule. That's that's one of the rules in the yard so many rules Chevy I just told weiner no eating yellow snow Where's diesel where's diesel go get him Diesel get him Get him get him diesel. Yeah, where'd he go? Where'd he go? Go get him There he is. Oh, you're gonna waste sneaky sneaky. Oh What a move Oh We'll see back here Frank What's she eating there bud? What you eating? Look at him go get him Frank. Get him Get him Oh, yeah Two against one Got you back there. God. Are you back? Get him Chevy Chevy Diesel get him now that we put the littles inside even the flames feel a bit Oh Chevy Don't give up that easy Clean up on aisle five Clean up on aisle five If it's not diapers Dog That's my job. I'm the poop collector. We're slowly easing into the roll. I think I think we're doing a pretty good job I think so. I mean things are working out. I mean he's happy He's fed We have a lot of good family behind us And we're getting our sleep schedule sorted out so that I You know I'm rested and that brit is rested so that we're both 100% all the time Of course this guy This guy's 110% Right buddy always 110% 200 cuteness. Look at that This guy can make any tough trucker turn into a big softy in less than five seconds It's a skill Thanks for watching today everybody putting together a few more for you in the next couple of days Maybe one tomorrow don't forget hit that notification bell So that you get notified when it goes live We'll be here at home for another week or two or we're actually no couple of weeks yet While we're getting used to this parenting thing. So while I'm at home here I'll try to get as many videos out as possible try to keep you updated. We're we're very excited Can't stop staring at them can't stop talking about them can't stop posting pictures about them I totally understand now like In the past if you cover your face up And in the past you're like all these new parents that post so many pictures of their kids right totally get it now Totally get I gotta hold myself back like I'm holding myself back. So I don't like overwhelm you on my social media I want to post like 500 pictures every day. I'm trying to just do like one per day Take my favorite one Maybe two I do three. I don't know But you can find my pictures on my instagram account links are down below all my videos That's trucker underscore josh on instagram On facebook is where I'm most active you guys know this already Facebook is the one account where I am other than youtube where I am verified to get that little blue check beside the name trucker josh That way you know it's me Instagram i'm not verified. I have tried and he should be verified. Look at him Focus focus. Yeah, you can see him more in the next video