One month with Logan!

Time seems to be flying by! How is it that pregnancies seem to drag on forever but once the baby has arrived time simply disappears! Month one was packed full of doctor appointments and major recovery time for me. I was surprised (and thrilled) to find that c-section #2 seemed to be a significantly easier recovery. We had to take Logan to the doctor almost every other day to have his weight checked, my kiddos don't like to be in any hurry to gain their weight back! Logan got pretty little at his lowest weight of 6lbs 4oz. I was happy when he started to gain some, he was just seeming so fragile! At almost one month old he got back to his birth weight of a whopping 7-1!

We were in the hospital for a few days after he was born and when it was time to go home I was so excited! I love my time in the hospital, its a very special bonding time! Plus the nurses are so great about helping me get back on my feet quickly. However, when they said I could go home I couldn't hop (or be wheeled) into the car fast enough! I missed Lola like crazy! William and I were both excited to have our whole family together! We arrived home and Lola & my Mom had decorated with balloons all the way down our walkway to welcome us home, it was so fun! Thank you Mom! : )

Lola was so happy to have her little brother home! After some family time and a few pictures I got to sleep a little bit, I'm not sure I have ever been more tired in my entire life! I had not slept a single wink in more than 3 days and that combined with the fantastic drugs they had me on, I was feeling a little loopy to say the least. :)

Lots of rest for all of us the first few days! Logan is a good little sleeper! He sleeps non stop, wish I could see his little eyes open more often! His first outing was to one of our favorite restaurants after seeing the doctor again. He slept through the whole meal. : ) It sure was great to get out of the house for a little bit! He made his first appearances at church, had his first ferry boat ride, a few trips to my parents cabin, went out ballroom dancing with us, and a few other small outings. It was a pretty low key month for the most part though.

I kept trying to help William with all the diaper changes that I could, which were very few being that I was fairly immobile. I am still getting use to changing a boys' diaper... its just, different. I am not sure I have ever laughed harder than when I was trying to do William a "favor" by changing Logan's diaper and as soon as I started Logan peed all the way accross the bathroom mirror, he then proceeded to poo as well! I was such a mess, I hurt myself by jumping away so hard I was almost crying and then William walked in, asked what I was doing, and I replied through my laughing tears, "trying to help you!" Needless to say he took over. :)

The plan was to have Logan in his bassinet next to our bed but he didn't dig it! He would not sleep AT. ALL. in it! He ended up liking sleeping in his bouncy chair that vibrates in the middle of our bed. He slept there for weeks before he finally was okay with the bassinet. It worked out just as well because I was a nervous wreck since he was coughing up and choking on junk that was in his lungs for quite a few days. It was scary time, so it was nice to have him so close. At one week old Logan woke up with an awful eye infection, it looked terrible! Another doctor appt and we were reassured it was a super common tear duct infection. : ) This boy is keeping us on our toes!

Logan is a cuddle bug for sure! I cant set him down for even a minute without him crying! I have pretty much accepted it and been trying to enjoy all the snuggle time, because as cliche as it may be, its true what they say- it goes by so fast!

Lola still adores her little "brudder" to pieces! She gets very worried when others hold him, she makes sure to tell me that we need to get him back! : ) Lola is a big helper too! I had no idea she would be so great with him! She gives him his pacifier all the time, likes to help feed him his bottle, talks to him to calm him down, and loves to give him hugs and kisses all day long! She told me a few days ago we needed a new baby, I asked her if she wanted to give Logan back and she said "No Mom, I just want 2 Logans!" It made me smile, she has loved him since before he was born! I hope and pray they will always be close friends!

Looking forward to the next month of getting to know this little boy! What an amazing blessing and addition to our family he has been already! Here are photos from our first month together!

Enjoying the sunshine with Daddy!

Tiny little feet!

First bath : )

Snuggled with Daddy!

Logan & his crab

Baby feet : ) Love them!

4 days old

3 weeks old

3 1/2 weeks old

Hi! : )

Lola holding Logan

Haha! It almost worked : )

Looking at an airplane! Their body positions are identical! :)

Sister snuggles

Here is my happy 1 month old!

Welcome to the world Logan!

My heart is so full of Joy right now! Three weeks ago we welcomed our little boy into this world! He is healthy and adorable! (Yes, we are probably a bit bias!) We announced that I was pregnant on Christmas Day and boy does that feel like a hundred years ago now! Pregnancies have proven to be very difficult for me. This time was much better than last time though which we were all grateful for! Mentally it was easier this time since I knew the huge reward that was waiting for me at the end! :) This time we also had a huge support system and good friends within our church which turned out to be quite the blessing!

I had a scheduled C-section for this birth. It was nice knowing (since all went as planned) our son's birthday! I was about to burst with anticipation that last month though. I just wanted to be on the other side of the surgery. Its a scary thing to mentally prepare for. But when the day finally arrived, everything went great! We left at 6am for the hospital and Lola stayed with a babysitter. I didn't sleep a wink the night before, it was just like the night before the first day of school as a kid! :)

Logan Lee was born at 8:43am and weighed 7lbs 1oz. and was 19 in long. He was a tiny little guy! We had arranged for Lola to come meet Logan sometime in the afternoon after I was able to sit up and get dressed, I didn't want to scare her and wanted to look as healthy and normal as possible to her. :) Sitting on the bed introducing Lola to Logan is a memory I will treasure forever! Lola was so excited to meet him and it went great! A huge thank you to my parents who had Lola staying with them while I was in the hospital for three days! She had such a great time! :)

Our transition at home has been thankfully very easy! Lola adores her little brother and wants to help him with everything. I ask her if she will watch him for me for a second while I make a bottle and I hear her talking to him "its okay baby brother! I'm your big sister Lola, i'm here!" It makes my heart smile! Looking forward to being completely recovered and living life like normal as a family of 4. Here are some pictures of our little man's birthday! :)

Getting ready to walk down to the operating room, a seriously frightening place to just walk into!

First peek at my boy who had been renting out the room in my womb for the last 9 months!

Lola meeting Logan! She bought him the lion and had been waiting quite a while to give it to her "little brudder." :)

First family photo!

This photo below was taken at 2 weeks & 2 days old. Logan apparently does his best work for the camera in this outfit! :)

We love him to pieces! He already is adding so much to our family! :) Of course we are super sleep deprived and a little zombie like right now, but we are soaking up every minute because we have learned first hand how fast this time goes! :)

A Quick Ocean Getaway!

Well its been a while again since my last post...I think I am ready to accept the fact I am unfortunately not going to be a very consistent blogger! Good news to share first! We have a new addition to our family! A healthy little baby boy has joined us and we couldn't be happier! That blog will be next though. : )

At 36 weeks pregnant we decided to run away for one last getaway before our precious baby boy joined our family. We enjoyed two nights in Ocean Shores playing at the beach, it was absolutely perfect! It was a great chance to forget all the chaos life seems to bring and just enjoy our family!

Right when we arrived we went to the beach to walk for a little bit and watch the sunset. It was so incredibly windy...Lola freaked out. The forecast said the whole weekend would be windy so I was worried we would not get to spend anytime at the beach like we had planned. Lola also does not like to get dirty, as hard as ive tried to explain to her that it is okay to get dirty, she will cry until you give her a bath or at least some clean clothes! She was sobbing due to the fact she got sand on her feet. It was rough. :( Luckily, after an extensive chat and a pair of "special sand shoes" the next day she was ready to get dirty, dig in the sand, and run in the water! It was perfect. The wind had died down too!

Here are a bunch of photos from our trip! I am ready to go again! : )

Gorgeous sunset our first evening!

I love this sequence of pictures :) One of Lola's favorite thing to do was run into the ocean with us and when a big wave started coming towards her she would run away as fast as possible. This time the wave proved to be much larger than we anticipated and William had to scoop her up quickly, she was giggling so hard! :)

Getting ready to fly her first kite!

William had taken Lola to go potty and when he came back he saw all the ambulances and police cars right next to where he left me and he thought I had the baby! : )

(Some lady hurt her knee playing in the water)

Lola and Barbie!

William and Lola running, it just cracked me up how similar their hand positions are : )

A great time was had by all! : )