What a great week it has been. I know, how can I say that after having major surgery and a new bundle of responsibility? But it is true. I'm really enjoying having two boys and I'm sure it'll get more interesting as time goes by and as they grow up.
So, we apologize again to all you visitors who came on Monday :-) I was a bit out of it and throwing up in front of everyone - either that or nursing unashamedly (yikes) and completely zombie like during most of the rest of the time. We had Asher at night so by the time we had visitors I had finished puking and being crazy... so having Cole (yes, we're officially calling him Cole) in the morning was a different scenario that I hadn't thought about.
The hospital stay was pretty good overall. Asher did really well hanging out with the grandparents and was only a small hassle while visiting in the hospital. Mark was pretty worn out by the time I came home but he's hanging in there and I feel blessed to have a husband who can take over the kid-duties so easily. So far, Cole is a great baby. He's already sleeping a 5 hour chunk at night and eating on a pretty regular schedule.
We didn't last long nursing this time either. Even though Cole was a better nurser than Asher, it was still much harder than expected. And trying to recover from surgery while nursing was taking it's toll on me. I think my personality made it hard too... I'm way too A-type for my own good. It was far more painful than expected and Cole was starting to look super jaundice. At his 1 week appt we had to see a different Dr (since his was on vacation) and she had prepped the sub-Dr to have to try supplements and techniques to get him to gain weight since he had already lost 11% of his birthweight the day before we left the hospital... so that made me feel even better for switching to formula knowing that he is on the upswing and staying healthy. Plus, with me trying to work on the photography more, it takes some stress off of trying to deal with pumping and scheduling for photo shoots - overall this will work out best for our family.
And speaking of Dr.s... we got things fixed so we could stay on OHP "open card" so I can see local Dr.s for the kids and myself!!! Such a relief... I did not want to have to make so many arrangements to drive 2 kids to Tualatin for appointments while sharing a car! Thank you Lord! Well, I don't think there is too much else to report. We're certainly enjoying the kids and Asher is growing up before our very eyes! He's looking so much more like a kid and becoming so independent... he won't even let us feed him with a spoon anymore... he just has to do it himself! We had a great time at G&G Armstrong's today - Asher sure loves it there and Cole seemed to enjoy sleeping on the chair most of the time :-)
I'm hoping to take some newborn photos this week while Cole is still small and "new looking" so maybe within a few weeks I'll get the chance to post some of those too! I should be ready mid-October to start scheduling photo shoots again... just in time for beautiful Fall leaves! We love you all and are so grateful for your support! Call anytime and drop in to see our new little guy, we'd love to visit!
