2 Weeks

Last Friday, we took a trip to the Lincoln Children's Museum. It is one of Jonah's favorite places to be. He had been begging us to go all week long! We were a little disappointed when we got there to find that almost one whole level out of three was being remodeled. So, we were only there for a short time but Jonah and Silas still had a great time! 

This little girl slept for most of our time at the children's museum. She started getting hungry just as we were planning to leave. Perfect timing! 

Lydia was 2 weeks old on Sunday. So, yesterday we had her back at the doctor for a check up. The goal is to be back at birth weight by 2 weeks of age. She was born at 8 lbs, 7 oz. She left the hospital at 7 lbs, 12 oz. And, she was up to 9 lbs, 3 oz yesterday. It didn't surprise me to see how much she had gained as she is already starting to outgrow a few pieces of clothing! However, we realized that at 2 weeks of age, she still wasn't up to her brother Silas' birth weight of 9 lbs, 8 oz. 

We are settling into life as a family of 5. Most days have been very doable with 3 kids. I have been getting meals prepared and laundry is caught up...don't think I can ask for much more than that! Mike has been a great help and has been spending extra time with the boys which they love. Lydia has gotten herself onto a somewhat of a schedule already (I'm sure it will change soon!). She eats about every 2 1/2-3 hrs during the day and is still pretty sleepy although she is starting to have better awake times. For the last 5 or 6 nights, I have fed Lydia around 10:00pm. Then, she wakes up around 2:00am to be fed, falls right back to sleep, and then wakes up around 5:30 or 6am. So, Mike and I usually get up for the day after her feeding and she goes back to sleep until 8:00ish. I am still pretty tired, but I am thankful to only be awake once during the night.

Both boys have taken some time to hold Lydia. Jonah had this idea of taking the picture with him and Mike gazing at Lydia. The boys sure are sweet to her!

I forgot to mention in a previous blog:

Did you know....September 16th (Lydia's birthday) is the most popular date to be born on? Early in the month, I read about popular birth dates in Reader's Digest magazine and joked with Mike that Lydia would be born on the most popular birth date. She was!