{"I shall call you my squishy and you shall be mine!" Dory from Finding Nemo}
During the day, our little man does what every newbie does. Sleep, eat, poop, and of course make the most adorable little squishy faces. Our hearts melt daily!
Oh how we adore these baby snuggles.
Easter, Sunday was our first full day home with our sweet family of four. It included a cinnamon roll breakfast, lots of lounging and bedtime cuddles with the kids, and many Disney/Pixar favorites.
{Happy Easter!}
After nap time, we found Easter bunny tracks and candy eggs that led into Liam's room. There Aubrey and Liam's Easter baskets sat, filled with holiday surprises and treats. Aubrey loved her pink flower sun glasses, magic wand, and of course the candy. Little Liam did more sleeping then exploring like big sister, but maybe next year he can get in on the fun! While celebrating with themed Easter eggs, candy, and bunny prints is always fun, we are truly reminded of our Easter blessings this year. We are so thankful for God's continued promise of His lamb. Through Jesus we are offered grace and a promise of eternity with our heavenly Father. That is the true gift of Easter.
We've been asked how Aubrey is handling her new role as big sister. To be honest, she really likes to help her little brother. Her current favorite is feeding him. She also gives him sweet kisses on his head, softly pats his face, and greets him in the morning with sweet kisses. With this sweetness she does hold her distance as her brother has some pretty high octaves with his crying. We've had to have many conversations about what his crying may mean and how he can't use his words like she can. We've also talked about feeding him and what baby milk is, as well as reminding her about how to be careful of a newborn. When asked she will say she likes him and talks about how she's a big sister. I love when she calls him, "my Liam!" Talk about heart melting mama moment. As of now we really haven't seen to many acting out moments as she has
her usual schedule. I'm keeping my fingers crossed but do know it will
continue to be a process to mold our new "normal."
Our first tummy time experience was pretty successful. We pulled out two mats so that big sister could also be involved. To be honest, while she was aware of him and checked on him several times, she was a bit more interested in her snack and her Hello Kitty stickers. She did check on her little brother but quickly gave him space when he woke up to find out he was on his tummy. The water works quickly began.
{Sweet conversation with big sister}
We did get this sweet smile before he fully awoke to find out he was laying on his tummy. I don't think he was fully prepared.
I absolutely loved having daddy with me all week to love and cuddle baby boy. He's surely a snuggler.
To keep with her regular routine, Aubrey went to daycare to be with her friends and keep up her normal schedule. Plus she absolutely loves her gym time and new yoga class she takes once a week through her daycare.
It is also so nice to let little miss wake up on her on time. We enjoyed breakfast and spent a sweet morning together. Of course with this sweetness the husband and I were both exhausted and pretty delirious from lack of sleep, but we are a team. While I surely missed my big girl during the day, it will be so nice to get little man on a "schedule" before this summer and then I'll have both my babes. Plus I absolutely loved getting to enjoy this sweet time at night. What could be better than to have my littlest babe in my arms, my sweet girl in my lap, and my husband at my side. There's no where else I'd rather be than in this sweet moment.
But with going to daycare you do run some risks. In this week alone we've received two emails about children in her room having strep and lice. Scares this new mama to death. At least baby brother will be building up a good immune system.
On Tuesday, we took Liam to his first pedi appointment with his doctor. At birth he weighed 7 lbs 7 oz and after his first weight check he lost about 9% of his weight. My babe was now 6 lbs 12 oz. This could be the one reason he always seemed so hungry. Little man is definitely a determined eater, but through our first week, mama is struggling a bit with feeding this hungry man. The pedi was not nervous at all. Now that my milk was in we knew his weight would increase on his own. He came home with a clean bill of health and of course was perfect just like we knew;)
First Bath
Liam was not at all impressed with his first bath. But I do have to say that a clean baby smells so good. And with all that hair and mama's chapstick kisses, he was due for a bath. Looking at these sweet clothes, it amazes me just how small our little newborn is.
What a wonderful week! Our week was surely WON!
Happy Week One to our little guy!
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