As can be expected I've been a little busy since we brought Riley Alexander Nelson home on July 5th.
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| 2 hours old and already out and about |
Once again we were lucky to be able to say that we had a "boring" birth experience: ~2hrs of labour and 3hrs in the hospital. No complications and I was even able to tuck Amber into her own bed that night :)
So far Riley has proved to be quite a mellow little guy, but I am waiting for that all to change! Fingers crossed that he stays this way though :)
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| Amber checking out her little brother |
Amber is not quite sure what to think of her brother (known to her as Wow-wee) yet. She goes from wanting to cover him with blankets and telling him "It's ok Wow-wee don't cry" to "No mommy! Put brother on the floor!!" We're working through some tough times at the moment in this transition phase, but I'm confident that it'll be short lived.....or maybe it's hopeful that it'll be short lived!
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| Classic photo - Amber is looking at the iPad instead of the camera |
I had completely forgotten how small Amber once was. Riley just seemed too small to be real when we first met him. He is not wasting any time, however, packing on the pounds. He was back to birth weight 3 days after he arrived and yesterday he was already weighing in at 7lbs 9oz.!
We were also lucky enough to have Grandma Marg stay with us last week. She went above and beyond the call of "grandma duty" and really helped us as we started to get used to our routines with two kids. I am extra thankful as I was feeling a little anxious/sad about not having my mom around this time. I know she would have been on the first boat out of Sechelt to meet little Riley.
Tim has also been a huge help, not only with the kids, but he takes care of me as well. As is expected I'm a little more forgetful these days and one morning I ended up leaving without taking my travel mug of coffee (a much needed item to keep me going). When I drove out of the parkade with the kids Tim was waiting on the sidewalk with my mug in hand :)
This week is my first going solo with the kids.....well, not entirely. Amber is still in daycare until the end of the month. However, trying to get the crew rolling out the door in the morning is proving to be much more difficult than before!
