blessed beyond measure

There are times when Trey is very affectionate with Aden, kissing his head, rubbing his tummy, holding his hand. Then there are the other times when he tries to pull Aden's legs off, throws books at his head, and head-butts him in the stomach. It is during these times, which are coming more and more frequently, that I have heard the following: "Can you put Aden away?" "I don't want to live here!" "Aden does NOT need to eat. Put him in his bed!" "I don't want to spend time with you." "I need to get away from you Mama." "NO! Mama does NOT love mine (me) !" Trying not to take any of this too personally. After all, Trey is still two and has always tended to have a dramatic flair. But it is personal. My relationship with Trey is the only one suffering, because of my physical and time limitations. I just can't be to him what I was before, and probably never will be, at least to that extent. I'm afraid he th...

So there are four of us now. And the last several days have been spent trying to figure out what our new normal is. Still not really there yet. We have as much of a routine as could be expected at this point. With a few exceptions here and there, Aden has adjusted to nighttime. He typically eats every three hours in the night, and goes to sleep easily between feedings. Can't complain at all. Aden is spoiled rotten. Already. He is not fond of being put down. Not the best news for me. But I can't help but cuddle him, so little and sweet, and my last baby. I'm probably shooting myself in the foot. Oh well, we'll deal with the consequences later. The gas grins are plentiful, and Aden has even started cooing a little bit. I'm so glad these things mean as much to me with the second child as they did with the first. I don't want to forget any of this! And he is growing. We won't get another weight check until his one-month checkup, but who needs one. ...

Our precious Aden has been with us one week today, and the transition to a family of four has been wonderfully challenging. Aden is a good baby. If nothing else, this kid knows how to eat and poop, and do a lot of it. He has his days and nights a bit confused at the moment, but we'll deal with that. Trey had the same problem. At least we halfway expected it this time around. We came home from the hospital on Thursday, and my recovery is going pretty well. Not nearly as incapacitated as I thought I'd be. More tired than anything. Nene came to help us out from Thursday through the weekend (thank you Nene!!). She was invaluable in letting us get some rest, running her legs off after Trey, and fixing dinner. We love you Nene! Meemaw Margaret also came by for a visit, and had Aden under her spell in no time. Giga is here with us now, spoiling me and both her grandsons with lots of love and good food! Aden had his first home bath over the weekend and absolutely loved having ...

Soooo tired... More to come later. Aden Levi June 7, 2010 12:16 PM 7 lbs 6 oz 20.5 inches

All together now, deep breath. Maternity leave started today, and praise, praise, praise the Lord. I didn't realize how much of a weight I was carrying around over work until it was lifted from me. This last month has been extremely stressful. And honestly work has been the only thing keeping me from saying I am ready for this baby. So now that work is no longer an issue...are we really ready? Hospital bag - almost packed Nursery - complete, minus a few touches (The wall above the crib where his name will go is empty, and the picture frames are empty. Brandon thinks we should leave the picture frames as is, like modern art.) Rested up - um, not so much, blasted middle-of-the-night bathroom breaks Grocery stockpile - impressive, almost complete Big brother - no stinkin clue what is about to happen to his world I am most certainly ready to lie flat again, to crouch over, to be able to walk without a limp, to paint my toenails, to eat a turkey sandwich. To hold my biggest baby aga...