Sylvia's Newborn Pictures

Sylvia- One Month Old

 

How is it that a pregnancy can drag on and on, but once that sweet bundle of joy is here time goes in turbo speed?

Sylvia's first month of life on the outside has been a wonderful blur, and she is a perfect addition to our family.

Our first night at home was a long, long night. Remember, we left the hospital around 10pm so by the time we got home it was 11pm and her second night- which is historically one of the hardest nights anyway. In the hospital and on the way home she did this cough, spit up, gag, choke, gasp for air thing that scared the snot out of me. So I moved her bed out of the closet and right smack up beside our bed. Chase laughed saying I am opposite of most moms. Our first baby spent her first night in her crib, the second baby spent the night in a bassinet on the other side of the room, and now our third child spent her first night within arms reach. He laughed that at this rate the next one will end up in the bed with us. 

So after the first night of being up every hour to hour and a half it got better and better each night. Moving to mainly 2 hour stretches with a 3 hour stretch in there to now 3 hour stretches with a 4 hour stretch thrown in somewhere. But I can't complain- she nurses and then goes back to sleep. We are only up for 20 minutes max each time. 

The big sisters are infatuated with her, and won't leave her alone. If I had a nickel for every time I said, "back-up" "get out of her face" "scoot back" "don't touch her head" we would be rich! Margaret almost pulled her bassinet over trying to peer in to see her, and Mary Claire is boosting her immune system by kissing all over her face every chance she gets. But I guess it is better than the alternative. 

First Doctors Appointment went great! Dr Saino (who was my pediatrician growing up) said she looked great! She was marginally jaundice so we got to sun bathe a couple of times a day, and her skin tone was a little red so he was concerned with some kind of blood something, but that came back normal- she is just dark complected like her Pops.

Most of our days we just hang out at home, doing laundry (everything has spit up on it)

  some sewing

 

working on "our" bible study

and maybe running a few errands here and there.

And LOTS of napping...

The big girls go to MDO on Tuesday and Thursday so those days I have gotten to have some sweet one on one time with Sylvia which has been great for both of us. 

Sylvia attended her first of many bike races at just 2 weeks old. Go Daddy Go!

 She even made it on the podium!

Our family doesn't like to stay home on the weekends. We are constantly going and doing things, many of those things include cheering on Daddy at his races. This our life baby girl- hang on tight, it's a fun ride!

I get asked all the time how it is with 3 now, and honestly it is just awesome! 

Yes, it can be trying at times when everyone needs me at once, but Mary Claire is the best "big-helper" {slave labor} and helps me out if I am getting stretched thin.  It's really not any "harder" - just a lot slower. It really takes like 30-45 minutes just to get out the door sometimes. The only "hard" part to me is not being able to clock out at 8pm when the big girls go to bed.

Yes, our hands are full but so is my heart.