Welcome Little One!

Day 1

I believe it's time to finally welcome my new little bundle of joy into the world!

For those who do not realize it, I do not write down the real names of the people I talk about. Names are a powerful thing and I don't believe should be bandied about casually on the internets. That topic could be a whole blog on it's own but I think most people have realized the dangers of revealing too much on the World Wide Web.

Unless you are on Facebook and unbelievably the flood gates open...but I digress. 

1 Month

So, I will not share my new little girl's actual name and she's too new to have developed a nickname, though I do like to call her Doodle Bug. I won't tell you the exact day she was born, but it was in March during spring break. We now have three children born during a vacation break of some kind. 

She's beautiful! The first two months she just ate, slept and pooped a lot. Of course, there's nothing like taking care of a new born. They are great cuddlers and they haven't figured out how to really cry yet. Even feeding and changing every two hours doesn't feel like a chore because it's for this new little person that is so precious! 

At two months she's smiling, laughing, and cooing. She does the other things too but now we have some variety.

2 Months

 She lights up when she hears or sees Daddy. I could spend ten minutes trying to get her to acknowledge my existence but even a hint of Daddy and it's like she sees her long lost friend. Which, in the eternal scheme of things, could be true. Maybe her spirit is recognizing Flash's spirit, remembering how they hung out before they came to earth. Anythings possible, yes?

Mini Flash and Ruby are great older siblings to her and enjoy playing with her in her swing, holding her, and making her smile. She pretty much brightens everybody's day.

I'm attempting to nurse her since I didn't nurse Ruby beyond 2 months. I'll admit the bottle was MUCH easier because  anyone could feed Ruby when I needed to run off someplace. So little Doodle Bug is stuck having to run around with me OR my outings cannot take any longer than 2 hours there and back again. Hopefully we'll both survive. I mean women have been breastfeeding for thousands of years right? It shouldn't be too big of deal.

So welcome little one! I thank the Lord above for sending you to our little family. We look forward to spending the next lifetime getting to know you and seeing how much you will grow and develop.