The fourth baby is much easier than the others were in many ways. I know how to change diapers quickly, and how to improvise when stuff is forgotten at how. I've learned what works to kill pain and what just makes me loopy. I know the mommy dance to calm crying. And I know what to do when the baby is screaming with an upset stomach. And when Naomi started to show signs of an allergic reaction I quickly eliminated milk and corn from my diet (the two most likely culprits) and within a day she was back to being a happy baby.
But that's not to say that everything is peachy. First night home, Sammy had the stomach flu (I had to change his sheets about half a dozen times) and I got no sleep. He got over it in a couple of days, only in time for Isaac to get sick. I have to say though that it deepened my love for my husband to watch him crawling around scrubbing up vomit. Isaac remained sick until Christmas day. A lovely quiet day from which we are still recovering. Then he was better a couple days and now he's got a respiratory bug. Because of his asthma, the cold everyone is passing around seems to have hit him harder.
I'm under doctor's orders not to lift more than ten pounds till Monday (when Naomi is two weeks old) which is really hard on the boys. But at least they can sit on my lap when I'm sitting down.
The children all love the baby and are adjusting reasonably well.
And boy am I glad not to be pregnant anymore.
Soon I will post about labor and such --but not today.
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If I haven't said it already - congratulations! And I agree with everyone else's comments - Naomi is a very pretty baby.
I was hoping to drop by on New Year's to say "hi" and meet Naomi, but I was one of the sick folks, and decided I needed to stay home and get a good night's sleep more than anyone else needed my germs! Especially your family, from the sounds of it!
So I'll try to give a call and catch up with you later - hopefully I can come visit at some point soon...
-jg
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