The first few months with a newborn always feel like a blur. Life consists mostly of feeding, changing diapers, and rocking said newborn to sleep. But with 3 other girls, life is a bit more complicated and its been interesting finding a balance that works for everyone. Here's what it looked like as we muddled through this month:
Sleeping when and where we could...
Addie loves being the Big Sister. She loves helping wherever she can and I know she will willingly sit with the baby whenever I need. She often asks to hold Colette and even wanted to learn how to change her diapers!
Quincy, who was the most apprehensive about having a new baby, now can't get enough of her. She loves just laying next to her every moment she can.
We learned how to do our usual activities while holding a baby...
During her 2 week check up, Colette's pediatrician noticed that her heart murmur's were stronger than they were when she was born. He wasn't very concerned but thought it wouldn't hurt to have a cardiologist check her out. So we took her in for an EKG, during which she wanted to eat the whole time.
After the EKG the doctor decided she needed to have an Echo done as well to determine what the problem was. They discovered that she had Ventricular Septal Defect which means she has 2 holes in the wall between the 2 ventricles of her heart. They were very small and he felt positive that they would close over time. They also discovered that her pulmonary artery was very underdeveloped which causes the flow of blood to her heart to struggle. Again, because she has been growing well and showing no other symptoms or problems, he felt positive that she would eventually grow out of it. She will have another check up in 6 months to make sure things are progressing well.
And suddenly she had been with us for a month! It goes by so fast and we have loved every minute with this sweet baby!
Tess loves everything about baby Coco and always wants to be near her. She even likes to "read" to her. Its so fun watching her excitement over her baby sister.
Tess has equally loved the extra time and attention she has gotten from Devin while he's been home on paternity leave. eBay gave him 3 months off and it really has been the greatest blessing. He made sure the girls got to wherever they needed to be, entertained Tess, took the baby so that I could rest and heal, and made the process of a newborn so much better.
Visiting Grandpa at work...
Making wishes...
As the weather began getting better we would go out for walks together...
Family came to visit and meet Colette...
Lots of snuggles happened...
Baby girl went to church for the first time so that we could hear Addie sing with a small choir...
I finally hit the 6 week Postpartum mark and could pick up Tess again. She was so excited and kept asking me to pick her up!
Colette started to find her tongue and her voice...
Managed to find some time to decorate cookies...
Addie and Quincy had a piano recital. They did so great and I am so proud of how much they continue to learn and progress. We love their teacher, RaeLynn, so much!
And just like that it was Easter/Conference weekend. We loved listening to Conference together and coloring eggs in between
After receiving an unexpected raise Devin decided he wanted to share some of it with the girls. He's such a good dad!
And in a blur March was over! Time is passing too quickly but we are trying to soak up every moment that we can with our 4 beautiful girls!
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