One month

We did it! We made it a month! Virginia Ann is a sweet baby and finally starting to wake up and be more alert. She is a very loud little girl all the time- not crying, just grunting. As Clay said "she sounds like a bunch of pigs." She is wearing 0-3 clothes and although not nearly filling them out, she is almost too long for them. Eating every 2-3 hours but the last two nights has gone some 4 hour stretches which is heaven to me!

This has been a challenging month to say the least. I would like to laugh in the face of the Jennie Councill who thought having one child was so difficult. The baby is not the issue; keeping up with Madeline and keeping her away from Virginia Ann occupies most of my day. That is compounded by c-section recovery. My parents gave me a great gift of a sitter on the days the kids don't go to school and that has been a lifesaver. Clay has also been working a modified schedule allowing him to go in early and come home earlier. He has been wonderful with Jack and Madeline and gives me lots of time to rest even when I know he is exhausted too. I have such an amazing partner in this parenthood thing with him! I know every one says to enjoy this stage but I will be honest and say it is not my favorite. I look forward to feeling better physically, to more sleep, less feeding and a smile every now and then :) I am proud we made it through the month and excited for what is to come! We will have a very Merry Christmas with our precious little ones!