Kaylee proudly feeding Trace a bottle for the 1st time.
Grandma Becki and Kianna holding Trace.
Trace smiling- 2 weeks old
Trace- 1 week old
The craziness of life with 3 kids is beginning to set in, which is a little scary since I still have help during the day. We have been so blessed by our family and friends. My mom and Grandma helped out the first week. Trevor's mom helped out all last week. Trevor is home this week and my dad and Sue are flying in from Arizona to help out next week. They have all been helping me entertain the girls and with household tasks. Plus, our friends and family have been providing us with meals since we came home from the hospital. I haven't had to cook yet, which is such a relief! Thank you to all who have helped out. We appreciate it so much!!
Trace is our "easy" child. He is a very content, cuddly little guy. He is settling nicely into a routine of eating every 2.5-3 hours during the day and waking up 1-2x during the night. He made it a 6 hour stretch between feedings two nights ago, which was pretty exciting!!! He is beginning to get more and more alert, which is fun. He is also beginning to focus more on objects and even smiles occasionally, although that happens mostly when his eyes are closed. I love smiles and will take whatever I can get. We introduced Trace to a bottle over the weekend and he didn't even flinch. He takes it wonderfully, which is a relief, because Kianna hated the bottle. We never knew if she would drink it or not. Trevor has been home with us this week and has graciously been helping me out with some of the night feedings. We are alternating nights and that has worked out wonderfully!!!
I'm not sure what is happening with the girls, but they are quite the challenge these days. Our girls have always been the sweetest and these days they seem to challenge most everything that comes out of our mouths. We have always prided ourselves in teaching "first time obedience", meaning that once we say it, we expect them to obey right away. These days it seems to take 3-5 times of saying things before they "possibly" obey. Not sure if we are just battling jealousy issues or if they are becoming more emotional and independent these days??? On a positive note, the girls adore their little brother and are eager to help whenever they can. They both love to hold him and Kaylee even got to feed Trace a bottle the other night. She was so proud!
I'll leave you with a couple cute things the girls have said recently:
A few days after bringing Trace home, he was lying on the ground underneath his play gym and the girls were lying beside him playing with him. Trace began spitting up and the girls both shouted to tell me he was puking. Kianna came running into the kitchen to find me and said "Baby brother puking. Get the bowl!". We got a good laugh out of that one...
Tonight Kaylee was watching me change Trace's diaper and she said, "Mom his bottom (private area) is kind of funny. It kind of looks like a snail." From the mouths of babes...
I'm not sure what is happening with the girls, but they are quite the challenge these days. Our girls have always been the sweetest and these days they seem to challenge most everything that comes out of our mouths. We have always prided ourselves in teaching "first time obedience", meaning that once we say it, we expect them to obey right away. These days it seems to take 3-5 times of saying things before they "possibly" obey. Not sure if we are just battling jealousy issues or if they are becoming more emotional and independent these days??? On a positive note, the girls adore their little brother and are eager to help whenever they can. They both love to hold him and Kaylee even got to feed Trace a bottle the other night. She was so proud!
I'll leave you with a couple cute things the girls have said recently:
A few days after bringing Trace home, he was lying on the ground underneath his play gym and the girls were lying beside him playing with him. Trace began spitting up and the girls both shouted to tell me he was puking. Kianna came running into the kitchen to find me and said "Baby brother puking. Get the bowl!". We got a good laugh out of that one...
Tonight Kaylee was watching me change Trace's diaper and she said, "Mom his bottom (private area) is kind of funny. It kind of looks like a snail." From the mouths of babes...
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