Lily Jane is an AMAZING baby! We have been blessed to have four very easy babies - no colic, good sleepers, easy going. Lily is no exception to this. She pretty much sits around happy all day. She sleeps a lot, eats every three hours and is just a great baby! Now that she's eight weeks old, she's doing a lot of smiling and starting to coo and jabber some. It's amazing how even after four kids, that just doesn't get old!
So, life is pretty busy, it seems. Jon is back to work now - as a sales rep. for an office supply company - so it's back to me being alone with the kiddos all day. His unemployment was perfect for me. When I was sick, he could be with the kids. When I was huge and exhausted, he could be with the kids or cook dinner. When Lily was on oxygen, he was around to tote her and her tanks around, change her tubes and tape - it was all such a blessing! But now it's me...from about 7:30am until 8:00pm (well, Jon gets home around 5:30), plus the night time feedings. It's a pretty tiring "job", but - as cliche as it is - I wouldn't change it for anything! I actually enjoy the challenge of getting them all fed, dressed, out the door and into the car...just to get out of the car, load the girls into the stroller and bring the boys into school. (Then I do it all again to pick them up a few hours later.) It has it's stressful and frustrating moments FOR SURE, but for the most part I really enjoy it. (It's also fun to see the look on people's faces when I'm out with four kids under five in public! People think I'm nuts - and I probably am!)
Here are a few pics of Lily and her older siblings over the last couple months...
Lily in the hospital when she was still on her oxygen
Hannah loves her little sister! She still just calls her "Baby".
Johnny is always concerned when Lily cries - he takes SUCH great care of her!
Caleb loves being the biggest - he looks out for Lily and the others.
Daddy's little lady Lily.
My Baby doll.
One big happy family!
Such a sweetie-pie!
Yup, I think we'll keep her! ;)
