The Taylor Times: September 2011

It has been 1 week since Emily was born and I just couldn't be happier right now. Sparing all the details, I can say that her labor and delivery went as smoothly as I could have hoped for. She came faster than Andrew ( 5 hours) and was born in just 2 pushes! That's my girl! She was born on Thursday, September 8th at 3:55 pm. She weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and was 20 inches long. We all came home on Saturday, September 10th.

My wonderful Mom had been staying at our house with Andrew while we were in the hospital, and it was so refreshing to come home to a spotless home, a stocked fridge and a delicious home cooked meal. We had quite a few visitors the first few days of being home, which I loved, but it has calmed down now.

I know it has only been a week, but Emily has been a dream baby so far. She sleeps about 22 hours a day, eats every 2-3 hours and is sleeping a lot at night. She took to breastfeeding like a champ - she was on the boob less than an hour after being born and perfected that in less than a day. I know I sound like a new naive parent right now, but I know that this is all going to change and in a couple of weeks I may not be singing such high praises. But I am definitely enjoying this easy, breezy parenting right now!

Andrew is adjusting to life with a new baby pretty well. Aside from a few incidents, he has been very gentle and loving to his new sister. There is definitely a little jealousy there, but he is very sweet with Emily. He asks to hold her a lot and has lots of kisses to give. One of my big fears was that he was going to get really upset when he saw me breastfeeding her, but he is actually totally ok with it. He knows that she is drinking Mommy's Milk and always asks for a cup of milk too. I do often worry that maybe I am not showing enough attention to Andrew and sometimes I feel like I am not showing enough attention to Emily. I think these are "normal" feelings for a new Mommy-of-Two, and I will learn how to balance it all with time. So far so good!