Soooooooooooo, are there any Halloween plans we should know about that we might want to go to? Because I need to know if I need to figure out a costume for Anna. I wonder if her bumblebee costume from last year will fit still? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Not that I’m getting off the couch today, but eventually…
Margaret… after one week
Our first week with Anna was pretty exhausting, with me taking much longer to recover, with Anna being fussier and crying and being awake all night, and with Brian and I being first-time parents. Our first week with Maggie has been so different.
After a few nights where she was agitated for about 3-5 hours during the middle of the night, she has currently settled into sleeping swaddled at night, only waking every 2 – 3 1/2 hours to eat. During the day she sleeps almost as much, having only one or two waking periods a day where she stares and watches and stares… and then finally falls into exhausted sleep after about an hour of that. 🙂
My mom was able to come spend time with us again, which was fantastic! Grandma’s are a blessing!!! Nursing is going well – pain is fading, routine is beginning and in general, our lives are starting to develop some sort of “normal.” I am still not getting about or doing hardly anything as I recover, but I have had such sweet times snuggling with my little sleeping newborn and reading to Anna. Ok, Maggie is starting to grunt, which means she’ll wake up soon and I’ll have to go… so here are some pictures!
Here is Maggie sucking her thumb. She also likes her pointer finger pretty well. Mostly, she just LOVES to suck on things:
Maggie with her loving Papa:
Our wonderful neighbor brought Anna this cute shirt:
Didn’t I tell you she’s a sleeper?
It’s kind of amusing…
Kelli and Kelly came by again! Sooo, you remember Maggie weighed 7lbs 8oz when she was born. At 3 days she had lost 6 oz and was 7lbs 2oz. Three days later… at 6 days old, she’d gained 8oz in three days! She’s 7lbs 10oz… or she was yesterday. That’s half a pound in three days living on milk. She is going to catch up with you Katie Marie! Her little hands are not wrinkly and skinny any more, but pink and round.
Not to ignore Anna – here she is next to her “house” which is a fort made with a blanket and the high chair.
She was reading a book about “How much I love you”…
Video! Brown Bear, Brown Bear…
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THE Taco!
I had dream saturday night that I had invented the greatest Taco ever! It was called the Taco del amor e morte! (The Taco of Love and Death!) Only I meant it to be the Taco of love or death and couldn’t remember how to say that in spanish. And now that I look it up I think I used the latin word for death. But that’s cool cause it’s like really old spookey death! It must be a sign! I am destined for a brilliant career in taco making!
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The Birth Story – Long!
First of all, Kelly came out to check on us today and Maggie weighs 7lbs. 2 oz. Everything looks well. We got her footprints done and did the PKU test (where they poke her poor little heel). Nursing is going really well, although being the bearer of such blessings is putting me in quite a bit of pain. I keep telling myself one day at a time… it’ll be comfortable and easy before I know it. We are REALLY enjoying just watching our beautiful girls. I want to put up some pictures of both Anna and Maggie as newborns to compare them sometime, but between eating, feeding and sleeping whenever possible, we haven’t got much done around here. Hopefully we will fold our clothes tonight!
Ok, without further ado, here it the birth story I typed up!
MEN or those who are squeamish… this is the FULL BIRTH STORY and it is NOT EDITED to keep you from embarrassment. I suggest you have your wives read it to you if you’re interested and they can edit out anything that would bother you!
Ok, click here for the birth story: Continue reading
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Amazing
The milk blessing did not disappoint. Maggie was born 2 1/2 days ago and her meal plan just got upgraded from war rations to wedding feast. I might just be buried in burp rags for the next few days…
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