Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Here is a picture of my new laptop. It really doesnt do it justice. Its much shinier and more delightful in real life.
Another Liam picture
Friday, May 25, 2007
This one was taken at about 1 week old, in his daddy's arms. It looks a bit brighter on this monitor than it does on the other one so I am not sure how it will show on yours.
Alone and outnumbered
Thursday, May 24, 2007
So I am on Day 4 of being Alone with Three Children. Its actually not too too bad. I mean its a little hectic. There are moments when I am trying to feed the baby, Elaina has climbed into her crib and is trapped and yelling, Andrew is peppering me with questions and the doorbell is ringing. But newborns sleep a lot, which is a blessing because then I have an opportunity to do things like laundry, dishes, and of course a shower is always nice. I have a cleaning woman coming tomorrow because I am getting only the barest minimum things done. Certainly no cleaning is going on. I did a big grocery shopping yesterday since there was literally no food in the house other than popsicles. Probably not the wisest idea to be lifting all that - but I had to get it done. Of course I forgot half the things I needed but thats ok. A&E were with my mom for the morning since Liam had a pediatrician appointment. He is now 10 lbs and 4 ounces. Breastfeeding is obviously going great!
Thats it for now. Kids need to get dressed and we are going to attempt the mall today. There is an outfit at Gymboree that is just calling Liam's name. ;)
My other new love
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
I forgot to mention what John got me for Mothers Day - a new laptop!!!!!!! It is the COOLEST. Its an HP Pavilion and it has a widescreen and it is just awesome.
Also I cant figure out how to edit my blog posts, so if I have double posts or repeat myself, just ignore it till I figure it out!!!!
A picture of Liam from today
I took this today in natural light in our bedroom. I love it - he looks like a wise old man.
Brothers
Saturday, May 19, 2007
This is the first time Andrew got to hold Liam... as you can see, he was so happy to do it.
Wow we have 3 kids
Friday, May 18, 2007
Its sinking in. There are 3 kids in this house, and they are all ours. Andrew & Elaina are coping well with the new addition. Andrew in particular is fascinated by Liam and wants to hold him and hug him and kiss him, which is great. He also shows no real jealousy (so far anyway) and understands that the baby needs a lot of care.
Elaina also loves Liam and hugs him and talks to him and likes to look at him. She of course being younger doesnt do as well with mommy being busy with the baby. Not that she is really having issues but she needs a little extra loving these days.
John goes back to work on Monday, which is fairly horrifying. I have no idea how I am going to do this, particularly since I am recovering from a cesarean. Ugh. I am feeling a lot better today than in previous days but its still no picnic. It doesnt help that my incision is 3 inches longer than my previous ones, giving me an all new and bigger surface area to hurt. I am still also trying to process the loss of my planned homebirth, which is really very upsetting to me but it will be for the rest of my life and is something I have to learn to live with.
Yes we planned a homebirth and no we are not crazy. its very safe. Unfortunately I went over 42 weeks and the midwife has to transfer care to an OB at that point. I had been in early labor for days but even though I was contracting I wasnt really having any progress because the baby wasnt descending....later on of course we realized it was because he was so big. Of course we knew at 42w + that he would be big but you just never know how big is big till they are out.
But here he is, beautiful and healthy and whole. It is nice to know my family - to know who my kids are, what the family makeup is, etc...and now of course I can buy all sorts of personalized items and not wonder 'well what if we have another kid' ...LOL
Baby Sullivan is earthside!!!!!
Liam John Sullivan was born on Friday May 11, 2007 at 9:23 pm. He weighed 9 pounds 12 ounces and measured 21 3/4" long. After being in early labor for a day, and labor that had come and gone for days beforehand, I ended up having a cesarean because with all that laboring, he just wasnt coming down and we knew it was probably because of his size since he was 42 weeks and 2 days. And he was big - even more so than we thought. Although he looks tiny when he is alone, when he was in the nursery next to the other babies he looked very big! I delivered at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies and about the best thing I can say about them is that you have a nice view from your room. The entire staff - including doctors, nurses, and techs- could all use some lessons in humanity, compassion and manners. The food service people were super nice though.
But now we are home with our new precious boy and all that is behind us. He is very sweet. He really isnt fussy at all (knock on wood) except when you are changing his diaper. He does not appreciate that at all.
Andrew & Elaina are thrilled with their new toy- I mean brother. They adore him and its very sweet. Unfortunately they both have colds so they really havent been able to love on him like they want to. Andrew is getting over his so he washed his hands really well and we let him hold Liam just for a minute. Elaina is still pretty snotty so as soon as she is better she can hug and kiss him like she wants to. Its really sad - I cant wait for them to be better!!!
I will get up a photo and try to update frequently.