I have the best Husband. He always does his best (and succeeds) to make me feel special. Mother's Day is one of those days that he goes all out. Just look at all those gifts he bought! He for sure outdoes what I do for him for Father's Day. I should work on that one, huh?
These kids are the reason why this day is so special! They make me so happy and I cannot imagine what life would be like without them. The only down side is that they are growing too fast. Especially since I've had Breaker, it's hard to realize that they were my little babies not that long ago - and now they are so big! I love these girls!!!
40 week belly shot people. It has been SO nice not being pregnant! I can bend, squat, twist. It's great. Breaker is as easy as a newborn can get, time consuming, but easy. He makes the cutest little faces, and I am loving those big open mouth smiles he does when he is sleeping. I'm interested to see if his eyes end up staying blue because as of right now, they are really blue. But with this third child you would think one would have the whole nursing thing down, but every kid is different which has definitely been proven by all of my kids. I started supplementing Breaker at the Hospital with an SNS (it's a tube that you use while nursing so they are getting extra fluids but still nursing at the same time) to get as much fluids in him so his jaundice levels would go down. Well, once I stopped the sns, he grunts at my boob and nurses for 20 minutes on each side and then still acts hungry. The lactation consultant recommended that I pump after each feeding to make sure I was producing enough. So, I now pump after each feeding (which usually gets me an ounce or two) to feed to him. So, I nurse on both sides and pump on both sides every time he eats! They said he is a lazy sucker basically. He is nursing like he is sucking a pacifier not like he's eating and he's not pulling the milk out effectively. Lovely. The solution? Hopefully he learns how to suck properly or else I get to pump & bottle feed him till he's one. Right now, honestly - either solution sounds fine to me. All I know is that doing both is definitely making me feel like a cow who can't go anywhere because of this situation. AH!
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hearing about the pumping/nursing right in a row makes my boobs hurt... hang in there! I need to come meet the little guy soon!
Wow. Breaker is beautiful. So healthy and full. I love babies like that. And what a nice Mother's Day.
The breast-feeding. So sorry. It sounds so time-consuming. I had to do that with Tanner for only 1 week and it kind of took the joy out of feeding him. AND I only had him. I can't imagine with 2 other little ones. Take care Kim.
I hope I am as cute as you when I am 9 months pregnant! I love all these pictures, especially the one with the girls kissing your belly. You guys are adorable! Love you!
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