A Perfect Little Peanut

Molley is a peanut. I know to others she is normal size, maybe even big, but to us, she is a peanut. David was 9lbs 5oz, so we assumed that Molley would be similar in size. Imagine our surprise when she came out and they said she was 7lbs 6oz. Nearly 2 whole pounds lighter that her brother.

A comparison for you. David on his birthday

Molley on hers



At discharge she was down to 6lbs 12oz and borderline high with her billirubin levels. She was doing okay on wet diapers, but wasn't pooping. We scheduled her newborn visit with Dr. Rogers on her 1st full day home. She had gained an ounce, but still no poops. She said to keep up what we were doing, and suggested that we supplement some to help get things out. We did with David, so we started with Molley. She also wants me to go to a breastfeeding support group so we can see what Molley is getting when we breastfeed. I am hapy to report that with the supplementing, we have now had 3 poop diapers. She'll slowly start looking less yellow.

Life with a newborn takes some adjusting. Sleep is harder to come by and we have to get back in the routine of diaper changes and bottle cleaning. David has to get used to having a baby sister and that she's not ready to play with him just yet. She is adjusting to this crazy family she came into and, when she is awake, is looking around and taking it all in.

Depsite change and challenges, she is a perfect peanut. Who could resist falling in love with her?

A Changing Family

Tomorrow our whole world will change. We will no longer be a family of 3, and will forever become a family of 4. We will have one son and one daughter. Our family will be complete.

This pregnancy has been so different than my pregnancy with David. More worries, more appointments, 2 trips to L&D.  You can read about both pregnancies here. (You can even see belly shots posted no where else.)

I tried not to take any day of this pregnancy for granted. I was hot, I was more uncomfortable, and more tired, but I didn't want to complain about any of it. I felt like if I complained, it was like telling people I didn't like being pregnant, or that I was ungrateful for being pregnant. I love being pregnant. It took us a long time to get here! I love feeling flutters, and kicks and rolling around, even when those kicks are into my bladder. :) I might not have loved getting sick, but it was all for the greater good of being able to hold my baby in my arms tomorrow.

There are things that I'm not looking forward to. I'm not looking forward to the recovery restrictions. Recovery with David was very easy for me, but it was very hard to not do the things I was not supposed to do. This time around, that means no carrying David. I love when he "needs me" and wants to be carried and he puts his head on my shoulder and holds on like I am the only person in the world. 4 weeks of not doing that. I worry that David will feel ignored, or that he will feel like we love his baby sister more. What if I don't love her as much as I do David, or I don't bond with her as well as I have him?

Ready or not, tomorrow at 4pm our c-section will start. Nate and I cannot wait to introduce her to everyone! Everyone is ready to meet her, to know her name and to see who she will look like. David is excited to meet her, but may be disappointed to learn that her name is not Rocket.

Sprinkle for Baby Mott

A few weeks ago my sister and friend threw me a sprinkle for Baby Mott (okay, mom helped too). I love the idea of having a get together to celebrate baby. We celebrated David and I had secretly hoped someone would offer to have a party to celebrate our daughter. It wasn't about getting presents, it was just about feeling the love that is already there for our baby girl.

The decorations and food were amazing. Our friend, Nicole, made her cookies, which of course were amazing. Baby did get some wonderful surprises from friends and family. I look forward to trying to do what I did with David and take pictures of her using the things she received to send to the givers. They did a wonderful job. One day I will show all of these pictures to our baby girl to show her how loved she was before she even came into the world.

Yes, that is a chocolate fountain - yum-o!

 

 

 

The cookies Nicole made!

 

 

Nicole and her mom

 

 

Grandma Knight

 

 

The wishes and advice for baby

 

 

The proud older cousin, baby Lyla.

 

 

David came by towards the end to sample food and help open presents.

 

 

My mom and sister. Missing one though :(

 

 

David helping.

 

 

It's for baby sister!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mott Women

 

 

4 generations, looking forward to getting a picture of my own soon.

 

 

 

It was a beautiful day and I loved every minute of it. Not much longer and I'll be introducing our daughter to the world!

 

 

 

Entertaining a toddler

In case you missed it, it's hot here. Humid and hot. Let's not forget the drought. Makes entertaining a bust 3 year old a little harder. Add in being 37 weeks pregnant, and this momma is looking for anything that will give her 30 minutes, heck 15 minutes, to just sit.

Today we took a trip to the store to stock up and get come craft supplies. How do you entertain a 3 year old at the store, the iPod. He got comfortable and didn't move until I was ready to get him out.

 

After nap time, we decided to make gak, aka slime. I thought this would keep David occupied for a while. Little did I know that I have a boy who doesn't like to get his hands dirty. After much talking and the addition of bugs, slime was a hit! We made our slime with 12oz of glue and 12ox of liquid starch. I used cheap white glue and it colored just as well as clear glue. He only wanted 1 color, but we could have split it up and made multiple colors. He wanted green, so we made ours green.

 

Not so sure about this...

 

 

Maybe I'll get a bug...

 

 

It's stretchy!

 

 

Finally, 2 hands!

 

 

Cheese!!!