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Not sure exactly how to sum up the last nine weeks, but I suppose “crazy” will have to do. Evie is a sweet, beautiful girl. She is also a very gassy girl! Beyond the trials that come with that, she has been a dream baby. She often just sits for an hour at a time and watches her big brother play with no fussing at all. The only time she really seems to cry is when she has gas. She started smiling about 3 weeks ago, and that has made things pretty fun. Jake gives her kisses before bed and giggles a lot when we make her “talk.” We were blessed to have received many cute outfits for her, and I love to dress up my beauty queen.
It has been a rough adjustment to my new life. I am trying to get outside more now (although it is very hot!), and that seems to help me relax a bit. The house is slowly becoming more kept up, although I often feel overwhelmed with all of the cleaning projects I’d love to get to. Sleep is still pretty rough. It often takes hours to give her the last feeding of the day due to her gassiness. It is getting better, but not getting to bed until 11 or so is not that uncommon. I have been trying to get her to sleep in her crib, and it works sometimes. Then I’ll end up taking her into bed (versus the first six weeks of falling asleep with her nursing in the recliner.) I’d like to make it a goal to soon start putting her back in her crib after she eats a bit though, because my back it starting to suffer from not sleeping normally. Also, once she starts rolling, I fear she’ll roll off the bed. She often wakes at about 1:30 and 4:30, then again at around 6 or 6:30. The last few days though, it hasn’t been that often, so that has been nice.
So, overall things are looking up. I think I had some postpartum blues in the first few weeks (either from hormones or just life), but I feel mostly hopeful now. I have been reading one chapter in the Word a lot since she was born. Isaiah 30 has been what has kept me going, reminding me that God wants us to cry to Him for help, and He will be gracious to us and show us His way if we do.
