The first week as a family of four…

What a week it’s been! I’m typing slowly (and one-handedly) as John naps in my arms. We’ve been home about a week now and it’s been an incredible week. Our boy had his first pediatrician’s appointment on Monday where we learned he had already gained back 5 oz of the weight he lost in the hospital. John weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces on Monday, measured 20.5 inches long and came out in the 50th percentile for all of his measurements- we’re so happy he’s a healthy boy!
Nursing has been going great and sleeping has been going as one can expect with a newborn- we sleep in fits and spurts but we’re getting as much rest as we can manage and the fatigue isn’t nearly as overwhelming this time around. Hazel continues to surprise us with her absolute fascination and adoration of “Baby John.” She was overheard asking him “are you hungry, buddy?” when he was fussing tonight- she’s a heart melter that Hazel Madeline!

I’ll continue the written part of this post below, but want to add a few pictures from our first 9 days as a family of 4.

Having two children is so different from having just one. I find myself trying to balance spending time with Hazel and John and switching gears from parenting a toddler to parenting an infant has highlighted just how much these little guys change in just 2 short years. Jered and I are both filled with this strange sense of contentment- it feels like the love in our family has just expanded exponentially. This experience has been very different from our experience with Hazel. With Hazel I was anxious, tentative, exhausted, and overwhelmed. With John, while there are moments of exhaustion, things feel so much more settled. Making the transition from one child to two has been, dare I say it, a lot of fun. I am so excited to get to know little John as his personality emerges and to watch Hazel as she continues to grow and learn alongside her little brother. We are so truly, deeply blessed to have each other.

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