Update on 2 under 1

Wow. It's been 7 months since I last posted. Life has been a little hectic as you can imagine. I don't think I have any followers on here that I'm not also friends with on Facebook or Instagram, but just in case, here's a brief update. 

Liliana Rose was born September 25, 2013 at 11:20pm. She was 8lb 3oz and 21" long. My levels were increasing and leading me into HELLP Syndrome so they induced me at 38 weeks. That didn't go well, though, so we switched to another emergency c-section. 

Lincoln was smitten with his little sister from their very first meeting!!

We had our work cut out for us that first month. Our hands were always full and recovering from a second c-section (10.5 months after my first) was more challenging than the first. I couldn't lift Lincoln for the first six weeks - over the weight limit. It was so hard not to be able to pick up my baby boy!!

Lincoln gives Liliana hundreds of kissies a day. He truly loves that little girl! I post tons of pictures of these kissies and all, but when my cousin was over and saw him randomly give her a kiss he realized how true and unprovoked the act is! None of the pictures are staged. Yes, we will sometimes ask him to give her kissies, especially at bedtime, but 98% of those kissies occur when he doesn't even know we're watching. Such a lover. 

To finish off this update, here is Liliana's growth:

2 under 1. . .

I hate that when I publish posts from my iPad the pictures post at the bottom and there's no controlling that. I'll make this post short, as most people who read this are friends with me on Facebook and already know our big news.

We're expecting baby #2!! Yes, Lincoln is just over 5 months old and I am just over 14 weeks pregnant. Crazy, right?! As my good friend likes to point out (or rather she just likes to make fun of me...) I returned from maternity leave pregnant. Only in technical terms, but she still sticks with that humorous comment.

So I used to think 2 under 2 sounded a little exhausting but something that was a possibility. Side note: My only sibling (brother) is 10.5 years older than me...so I basically know the feeling of being an only child. It wasn't all bad, but after I saw the bonds my husband has with his siblings, it quickly made me realize I wanted those bonds for my children.

If I thought 2 under 2 sounded exhausting, I sure am going to be in for a surprise, huh?! I'm already exhausted. The nausea has been much more manageable this time around (I think a lot of that is due to knowing what to expect and how to handle it now), but the fatigue. Oh, the fatigue. It takes everything in me to stay up until 9. I try to stay downstairs until 9 each night (Lincoln goes to bed at 7), but I can't always promise I won't fall asleep for a little 'nap' on the couch before that... Actually, last night I gave up and went to bed at 8:30pm. It's a good thing too because Lincoln was a hand full starting at 2am. Trying to wean him from being swaddled and from needing a bottle in the middle of the night is proving to be a lot of change for the little guy. Too much change. I think Momma needs to focus on one at a time. I'm starting with swaddling. That's another post, though (that I should just write and save tonight while I'm on a roll since I've been doing so poorly in blog land).

Sooooo...back to the original subject of this post. I'm due October 8th... I'll try so blog a little more often but I'm not promising any frequency because, well, I know better. ;)

So now I leave you with a (poor quality) picture of the cutest baby boy ever!