First Month

I recently have lacked the time it takes to sit down and write a post, so I am going to do as much as I can in a short amount of time. I still have past post to do so I will be back posting soon. In the 5 weeks so much has changed for the better. Lack of sleep and time aside it has been so rewarding. Gavin is an amazing big bother and I love seeing him with them. He of course likes Lincoln more then Ameree however, in the words of Gavin he “wants to eat them up!” Not only was this pregnancy easier than any other these babies sleep better at night then Gavin did. I also have a wonderful husband that gets up with me. This is very important being that the few night feeding I have done by myself it takes about and hour and half to complete. Now don’t be mistaken I have had many breakdowns and moments filled with tears but, it comes with the territory. I might be giving away TMI but trying to get enough milk for these babies is a story within itself. I have to say thank you to the doctors that informed me the my daughter has acid reflux. I am grateful to know that this is why she spits up and seem so sad when she eats. On the upside he also informed me that I have to limit my milk, wheat, and, peanut intake. This left me with a wondering question...... “What will I eat?!?!” I am not as good at following this as I should be but, I am trying. I also hate baby acne which right now both my kids are suffering with. I only hate it because I have always enjoyed popping pimples and it is a huge temptation not to do this. I will admit I popped one!

Moving on we have taken the kiddos on two major trips thus far. We went to our cabin, which was so relaxing, cool, and raining the whole time. We also traveled to California to see baby Jack. Lincoln’s best friend and Ameree’s husband. The cabin was so much fun and the kids loved the weather. We took several drives in the rain and just relaxed. We also ate ourselves to death, thanks to my awesome bother in law. This was just what a post pregnant mother needs :)! We took them to Hawley Lake and enjoyed good old fashion Indian fry bread. I know I talk about food a lot (this is explains so much to me) but who invented deep frying bread and adding honey and powder sugar on top, is my best friend!

During one of our night feedings at the cabin I heard someone outside our bedroom. I asked Troy to go look and he said he saw nothing. Then there was a huge crash and I ran to see who was out there. Standing in front of my car was a huge black bear helping himself to our leftovers. It was so awesome to see and my husband ran outside to chase it away. So my father gathered all our trash up and tried to seal the lid. Then following night he came back and left a HUGE present right behind my car. I don’t want to post the picture for fear some might find it repulsive but, it was bigger then my foot and I have big feet! I was o glad we went and thankful to have a enjoyable place to escape to whenever I need to (I don’t take advantage of this enough)!

Our other trip to California was to welcome baby Jack and see him blessed. Also, Lynn is moving to Virginia and although I plan to go visit her, it is a little more difficult. I am so happy I we went and it was great because for the most part all three babies were on the same schedule. Yep thats right, THREE little babies in one house! Really is wasn’t bad at all, at least I didn’t think so but I am use to multiple babies crying at once.

Jack’s blessing was so special and he looked too cute for words. After the blessing we did a little photo shoot and as you can tell from the picture, Jack was hungry and was confused by Ameree’s head! It was adorable! I am so blessed to have such a great friend and so grateful we were able to share such a important times in our lives together. Being able to welcome our babies within a few short weeks of each other was amazing. It is always nice to call someone with concerns and they know exactly what you are feeling, thanks Lynnard!

So that about sums up month one, I am sure we will have many more things to post about in the following months.