Why hello there faithful blog followers! You can't even imagine the number of blog posts I have swimming around in my brain. Or how many times I have had the computer in my lap ready to write when I decide last minute that I would rather sleep than update my blog.
I have been meaning to write about bringing Nora home from the hospital or how nice it is to be home as family. I want to write about how hard parenting a newborn is and how tired I am all the time. Or how hard breastfeeding is and how much harder it is with a little preemie. Or how my house is a mess and I don't care because I would much rather hold and snuggle the babe.
I had a post in my head about Anna finishing her first year of school and how emotional I was to see it end. About how much I feel like I missed of her first year. Or a post about how watching and listening to Anna interact with Nora melts my heart like nothing I have ever felt.
I wanted to mention how surreal it is to have Nora here and how I still (8 weeks later) look at her and find it hard to believe. I was just thinking the other day that I should write about how fun it is to watch Nora grow but more fun is to relive Anna's first few weeks through Nora by going to the scrapbooks and comparing their stories.
I wanted to find the words to explain how much I LOVE my girls but am struggling with being home with both of them. But that would have been on day 1 of Anna being home from school and then I would write a post on day 5 and tell you that it only got better as the week went on and how much I am letting this time soak in.
I also would tell you all about having Michelle from As I See It Photography come to our house and take newborn pictures of Nora. But instead of telling you about it I will just have you go see for yourself. The pictures are so beautiful. I just love how she captured the moments and Nora's spirit (aka facial expressions). I can take 1000 pictures in Nora's first 2 months of life and they will be shared and framed but photos like this only happen once in her life and will be cherished forever. Go check them out and then contact Michelle if you are looking for a fantastic photographer in the Twin Cities area. She comes highly recommended.
CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS OF NORA GRACE!
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2 comments:
8 weeks already?! Wow! Sounds like you're having a wonderful time with her. Yes, it is an adjustment from one to two...so be patient with yourself and your new family arrangement. You'll find your stride soon!
Hey Tina! Thanks so much for your message on my blog about breastfeeding. It's so ironic. I haven't kept up with many blogs lately but did read yours the other day and wanted to comment, but I got distracted by one of the twins...a common occurance these days :)
Both of our twins wowed every one also, latching on strong even though they were preemies. So like you, the latching isn't a problem (thank god...I would be at my breaking point if that happened!) but everything else seems to be. I'm doing the exact same thing as you, pumping and giving the bottle, but I don't have enough milk for just one baby so we're using Neosure, a high calorie formula that you might be familiar with. Ugh, that stuff stinks...I hate having to use it.
I'm one to talk, but don't beat yourself up. You made it TWELVE WEEKS which is AWESOME! I hate how we're made to feel guilty if we don't breastfeed. It's not done intentionally, but all of the talk about how good breastfeeding is for your baby makes us feel that way.
Oh and my husband found this article the other day which I found interesting. It's sort of related...http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/27/breastfeeding-is-creepy-outrage
My due date is Wednesday, June 30th...very hard to believe since the boys will be 7 weeks old by then. I'm blogging about that for sure!!
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