Kristina's Blessing

We blessed Kristina a few weeks ago and were blessed to have many of our loved ones with us. I'm so grateful for family. Kristina has had a rough start with RSV and another cold that made her quite miserable and I was beginning to think we had ourselves a grumpy baby. But, she is a very good, sweet baby. She's learning some definite preferences though. She does NOT like to have clothes lifted over her head and she loves her Mommy. She tolerates other people...if she has to...and sometimes she just completely refuses to not be held by Mommy. Like today in church. She did NOT want Daddy and she was very vocal about it. Nathan had to take her outside! No worries, I saved her. Sorry, Daddy. I even had another lady in our ward try to hold her, nope, nada, she wouldn't go for it. I think it is incredibly adorable.

Me with my baby girl. She's so precious.

Things around here are getting a little smoother. We've getting a better schedule going so I can enjoy a clean house, some homemade meals and my children at the same time. We have our good days and our bad days, but we are getting more of the "good" days around here so that's Great!

One Month

Our Precious Kristina is now 1 month old. She's been a source of joy and many sleepless nights. She is just beginning to learn to sleep through the night. We have had a few nights where she has "slept through the night". Meaning she has slept 6-8 hours straight. Twice I've been able to catch that same 6-8 hours with her. It's been fabulous. I don't mind waking up with her especially when I get to cuddle with her while we nurse and she goes right back to sleep. She's been a good little baby and we're starting to figure things out. I love the handful of smiles she has given me thus far in the last few days. (These were smiles, not air)

Here she is the day she was born on our way home from the Birthing Center.

Here she is March 1st, her one month Birthday, in the same outfit. She fits in it much better.

Kristina, we love having you in our family.

Precious

Kristina slept through the night for the first time. I whole 7 hours which I, for the most part, was able to sleep as well.

Things are slowly, but surely, getting back to "normal". I've reached the point where I have to tell myself "it's alright". "It's alright" if the girls are up a little past their bedtime because I can't quite get them down on time. It's ok that the house is less than perfect or in fact is a disaster at times. It's ok to sit here and enjoy this fresh, new, perfect baby girl when there is a sinkful of dishes, because the dishes will always be there when I'm done and a newborn baby will not wait. By the time I'm done she'll be a whole hour older! (Sure, laugh if you must, but really they change THAT fast.) And when I finally put the baby down, it's ok to just sit down and enjoy my little girls. There will be time for dishes and housecleaning after they're all out of the house.