I love it! Quinn is the happiest baby! It's such a difference from Kate as a baby ... she was a little disgruntled and surly the whole time (we still loved her though! She was just too cute not to.) ... Quinn is just sweet, content, smiley and so fun. What a blessing! (don't get me wrong, Kate is the sweetest ... she just has another side to her!)
Quinn and I went to the dr. this morning for his circumcision. Matt met us there because I was scared to go alone. The dr. told us everything that was going to happen, he slept right through the explanation time ... poor little guy didn't know what was coming.
Luckily, she is a dr. who does a lidocaine (numbing) shot and also sugar water for him to suck on ... I was just afraid he was going to scream his head off. Somehow I decided to stay in the room while they did it, and I am glad I did. It was not as bad as I had pictured. He didn't cry AT ALL. One little tiny whimper when she did the shot, and that was it. What a brave little guy! The dr. was pretty surprised that he was so quiet, and said he will probably be a tough boy growing up.
The worst part of the whole experience was getting him dressed afterward ... he cried a little for that.
So it just wasn't so bad ... not traumatic at all. He gained weight too, since Monday ... he weighs now 7 lb. 6.5 oz., which is just about an ounce a day, right on track.
All in all I think I was nervous for nothing ... although I do have to change his diaper today, and that will be a little scary ... hopefully it heals well and we have no problems.
"Nanny nanny boo boo"
Life has been busy with a newborn. Sorry I haven't posted more pictures sooner. (I've already taken 150! Think that's a little much?)
We got home from the hospital on Friday, and have just been feeding and sleeping ever since. (well, Quinn is sleeping ... I did manage to get a 3 hour stretch last night)
Today Quinn is 6 days old. He's doing really well. He is an awesome eater, he has gained enough weight to make the doctor's satisfied (yesterday he weighed 7 lb. 3 oz.) and he is a great sleeper. (the trick is the swaddling blanket ... it seriously works) So far I think he is the most laid back baby I've had.
I feel like it has taken me longer to feel better this time ... I actually don't really feel better yet. I hope within the next little while I start feeling like I don't hurt.
Quinn smiles ALL the time. And I know people say they can't, but I see at least 10 smiles a day. Some of them are while he's sleeping, so he must have nice dreams. Some of them are when I'm talking to him and he just smiles so big ... it's ADORABLE!!
The girls keep asking when they get to hold him. I think they think he should be their toy. I keep telling them they have to wait to play with him until he's a little older. 
I LOVE having him here ... he is just the best!
Tessa is 4 today! I am SO excited for her. I can't believe how big she is getting.
Here is the story on Tessa:
Tessa was definitely a long awaited arrival. I had tried for years to get pregnant with her and it took SO long. (3 1/2 years!) We were very excited when she came.
She was born on August 17th, and weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces. (1 week early)
We named her Tessa just because we liked it, and the Rose is my middle name ... she's our third daughter, and I'm the third daughter ... it was quite fitting.
The "big girls" (as we have since called them) were very excited to have a new baby sister.
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Tessa has always been a serious girl ... she isn't super smiley in pictures and she is kind of shy in front of other people ... but at home she's funny and likes to laugh and play tricks and has the best smile. .JPG)
This year she has been into changing her clothes constantly. In general I find it pretty annoying because it creates tons more laundry ... so for her birthday we got her a bunch of dress-up stuff (and some hand-me-down dress up stuff as well) ... she opened her presents last night, so has had quite the evening and morning of playing fashion show.
A while ago she told her Grandma Katherine what kind of cake she wanted, so Grandma Kathy brought over a chocolate cake with pink frosting and sprinkles ... just what Tessa ordered.
I'm just the most impatient person in the world.
(I'm having a hard time thinking about anything else except having this baby ... it's so annoying, even to myself)
Don't mind me.
I am SO thrilled to be 37 weeks pregnant today. It's considered full term, so now anytime Quinn decides to come will be good. I'm a little less thrilled to still be pregnant, I was hoping I'd go into labor last night (tall order, I know) ... but that's fine ... maybe it will happen this week at least.
At least yesterday I got a TON of cleaning done ... and today is off to a good start.
changes come and changes go
changing happens so we grow
change is something we can always count on
life is bitter life is sweet
life can be a blessed treat
life can also seem so hard at times
when I sense a big change near
when it's hard to persevere
when the change seems more than I can do
my mind tells me to shy away
my body wants to just delay
my heart though seems to know I need what's coming
and so I listen to my heart
and seek to play the changing part
and realize changes aren't so bad always
a little bit of growing here
a changing heart starts to appear
a mind that now accepts what it had feared
now I am stronger than before
now my new life I can explore
now I have grown and I am better for it
change then isn't bad you see
life needs the change to a degree
when we have grown we'll see why the change was needed
my heart tells me that this is true
and so I'm happy that I grew
a growing changing life is always real
now I wait for more change and see what I become
To: Baby Bump
To the above tenant in possession of below described premises:
I am issuing 14 day notice for EVICTION. You will have 14 days in which you can either gather your belongings and promptly vacate the premises, or wait until the final day; after which, you will be physically removed from the property.
You are being evicted due to breech of contract and destruction of property. Expansions only to the FRONT of the house, within reasonable limits, were discussed. Not only have these limits been exceeded, but additions to the back of the house were also made! Remodeling and gutting of the home was never approved, nor was changing the initial layout and base structure. And due to property damage, there are now leaks in both the upper AND lower levels of the home.
On top of which, the landlord has received numerous complaints about nightly disturbances.
After 14 days from this day, if you don't comply with this notice, the result will be immediate and forceful removal at my discretion.
Thank you for your cooperation
Love, Mommy
Don't you wish it was fall and all the leaves would be turning beautiful colors ... the air would be cool, the kids would be in school, and I wouldn't be pregnant?
Don't you wish a 9 months pregnant woman could get a full night's sleep?
Don't you wish that your body would do what you wanted it to do, and not just the opposite?
Don't you wish that even with sciatic pain, jelly for hips, and a large mass on the front of your body you could still stand and do the dishes or clean?
If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
(on a brighter note, I actually almost cried today because Brielle made her sisters lunch and then asked me if I wanted something ... made me a ham and cheese sandwich, brought me water, and did it all without being prompted. Wasn't that sweet? I love helpful children)
