Bringing Levi home on Wednesday night, September 15
Lucy welcoming her brother home
Me and my kids (I love saying "the kids")
I think they are going to be best of friends
Our first family car ride to the Pediatrician on Thursday Morning, September 16.
Lucy finds her own Boppy!! Funny Girl!
Levi's first tummy time! (I think it made his umbilical cord bleed a little, so we will wait a few days to try again)
Lucy is trying out Levi's bathtub. She is enjoying all the fun new baby things around!!
The first week has gone by in a flash! Surprisingly, I have loved it. With Lucy it was a really hard and shocking adjustment for me, but this time I love it. Maybe it is because Dave didn't even let me change one diaper until he was 4 days old (he is the best father there ever was!), or that I already know how to breastfeed, or perhaps it is because Levi just came home from the hospital sleeping at night. I kid you not, I don't know how it happened (okay, actually I prayed a lot for it while I was pregnant), but Friday night he slept 4 hours, woke up and ate and went right back to sleep for 3 more. Saturday he is increased to 5 hours, quick feed, back to sleep for 3. Sunday night was 6 hours (from 11:00p.m. to 5:00 a.m.), quick feed and awoke again at 8:00 a.m. Last night (Monday night) 7 hours!!! He went to sleep at 12:00 p.m. and woke up at 7:00 a.m., quick feed and back to sleep until 10:00 a.m.!!! Hallelujah!!!! With Lucy I am pretty sure I didn't want to have any more children after the first week of newborn care, but this time I am so happy, I am already ready to have another one! (Okay, not quite yet!)
My Favorite moments this week:
Watching Lucy hold her brother and kiss him softly and then rub her cheek on his head. She is so good at calming him. She even started calmly singing "I am a Child of God" to him when he was fussing. He stopped fussing and it was a very sweet moment!
Every morning when Lucy wakes up she wants to come see "her baby" and give him a kiss.
Levi spit up and Dave called out to me because he needed a burp rag, "He's spitting..." Lucy then asked inquisitively "Does he need a time out?" So funny! (She went through a little spitting phase and got time outs for it).
Answering Lucy's questions about birth. She asked how the baby got out. I told her he came out my bottom and responded "That's silly!" and hasn't asked again.
Telling Lucy stories about me and my little brother Brian and what we would do together. Lucy seemed kind of annoyed that she couldn't play with the baby yet, so I told her first they have to grow and then they will be lots of fun. I told her all the adventures I went on with my little brother and she loved it. Now she asks all the time "Can you tell me about your little brother, Brian."
Lucy found a neck pillow and used it as a boppy to feed her baby doll! Hilarious!
When Levi cries Lucy consoles him by saying: "It's okay little man." I guess she must have heard me saying that.
Lucy keeps asking if she can have some milk (as in breastmilk). I told her "Sure, you can try baby milk," but then she chickens out and says "That milk is for babies, not older sisters." I am so glad she came to that conclusion on her own without me forcing the issue or letting her try any.
Last night Lucy was helping me burp Levi, and he burped while she was patting. She was so proud. It was precious.
Levi had a weight check on Monday and was 9 lbs 5 oz. Yay he gained 5 oz! I am so proud he is on his way to becoming a big and tall athlete!
Yay! His umbilical cord fell off just a few minutes ago! (11:00 a.m. September 21)
I love being a Mom of two!
