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Big Sister's Review of Baby Bro's Birth

4/5/2020

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Reagan made this last year. She posted it to her YouTube channel, and then sometime in the last year she deleted it. I wanted to share it because I realize I never did. I LOVE that she filmed her thoughts and actions on the day her baby brother was born. 
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April 2019

11/7/2019

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April was a big month. Let's be real, with kids, every month feels "big". When I was looking through my photos for the next post, I realized that my last one left out a few big April events. So, I am going to recap calendar months now. It's too confusing to look back any other way. 
The weather in Florida is fantastic in April. We spent many days at my mom's house. The big kids LOVE swimming. Remy spent some QT with Grammie's dog, and he got in several poolside naps. 

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Life with Baby, Month 3

9/6/2019

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Apparently I did not take a "3 months" photo of Remy. Mom fail. 

The third month with our newest maniac was fun. We partied with friends and family. And we watched Remy grow! 

Products we are loving this month:

I am in love with the Graco jogger and infant seat. Remy actually likes his swing... neither of the other kiddos ever cared to chill in a swing. But Remy loves this one. We can change the orientation of the seat (rock side-to-side or front-to-back). 

Riley loves when I make his egg-free sugar cookies. He usually digs through this enormous box of cookie shape cutters. This month, we made some "spring" shapes, like flowers and bunnies! When I make cookies, I use this KitcheAid stand mixer. Stu got me the aqua one for Christmas. 

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Life with Baby, Month 2

8/28/2019

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Originally, I intended to write a quick post about the first 6 months with Remy, since he is currently 7 months old. As I was pulling photos and looking back on it, I realized it'd end up being an enormous post. The only sensible option is to do a month-by-month. We are WAY behind... so let's get on with it. 
In the second month, Remy was staying awake more often... and seemed to really be paying attention to his surroundings. 
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Spending QT with Extended Family


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Life with Baby, Month 1

5/28/2019

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Throwing a new person into the mix is never super easy. We wouldn't trade it for anything. But it has been an exhausting, interesting first 3 months. I think for time, I will stick more to the Cliff's Notes of our new normal.
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The first two weeks after we brought Remy home is kind of a medicated blur. I had more difficulty healing and bouncing back after this c-section than the previous two. Stu had to return to work pretty much right away, so my mom came up daily to help out. 

We spent a lot of time just snuggling our new baby. 
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We have a beautiful baby cradle. I used it for Reagan and Riley. I think I slept in it as a baby. Naturally, I expected to use it for Remy too. It had been next to my bed for nearly a month. Then we got home, put him in it, and I realized that I could not bend down to pick him up. *insert sad mommy face* Oh well. Our pack-and-play had a bassinet attachment, so we used that. 

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Bringing Baby Home

4/9/2019

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Before we get into bringing Remy home, we have to finish up the hospital stay. 

Last time I shared with you the horror of my second day/night. It was not fun. 

My last full day in the hospital was a Saturday. I was actually happy to be staying another night... with all the pain and difficulty moving around, it was nice to have the assistance of nurses. My Mom spent the night with me, so Stu could take the big kids home and get a full night of sleep. 
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Saturday was a pretty chill day. My parents dropped the big kids off. My inlaws came back and hung out for a while. One of my friends came by to get some baby snuggles. My parents came back and hung out in the evening. 

Around dinner, Stu and the big kids left. My mom and dad stayed for a bit. Then Dad left. 

The overnight was fairly uneventful (thankfully). Remy was taken out for some tests. The babies on the maternity floor were going crazy - maybe it was a full moon. The sound of crying was constant. I was trying to figure out if one was my baby... but we didn't know each other well enough for me to pick out his cry. 

When the nurse wheeled him back into my room, he was totally silent. She said he was an angel. 

Party of Five


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The First 24 Hours After Delivery

4/2/2019

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I wish I could say that I woke up on day 2 feeling like my pre-prego self. It was not even close. Don't get me wrong... I am not complaining, and I would not change or take back any of it. 

Remy and I (and Stu) spent a wonderfully quiet time in the morning together. I was still having a seriously difficult time getting out of bed - and could not do so at all without Stu's assistance. It hurt. I was feeling discouraged. It was so much easier when I had Reagan and Riley... I know I was out of bed less than 12 hours after Riley was born because I walked into the NICU to see him the next morning. 

Stu kept telling me that I was doing great, that I was a rockstar. But I was frustrated, hurting and bummed about how I was feeling physically. 
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The Day My Last Baby was Born

3/25/2019

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Remington was born around lunchtime. Stu and I talked (well, mostly it was me talking) extensively about how we wanted our hospital time to go. 11 years ago, when I was about to give birth to Reagan, I did not give any thought to how many visitors I wanted (or didn't want). As a first time Mom, I had no idea what the delivery and recovery would be like. And because of my lack of foresight, a LOT of people came to the hospital to meet our princess. I don't think my door ever closed. 

This time, I knew I wanted to keep it relatively private. So I only told family when we scheduled the delivery date. And I gave a few very close friends the heads up the day before. I'm glad I did this, my hospital time was rough. More on that in a few minutes. 

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Welcome to the Crew Little One

2/21/2019

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As I said in the final pregnancy update post, we made it to the morning of week 39. This was the day we had scheduled the c-section way back in November. I'm just surprised we actually made it to the planned day. 
We spent a nice last night together as a family of four. The morning was exciting. I don't totally remember the events at the house. I know we needed to get the kids up and dressed. We fed them a little something (although I made my husband handle the food since I was fasting). We put all of our hospital stuff in the car. The kids grabbed their bags for Grammie's house. And we climbed in and drove south. 

My mom met us in the hospital parking lot and took the kids. They were going to stay with her for most of my hospital stay. There was a flurry of excitement, love and a little bit of apprehension (you know, fear of the unknown). 

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Pregnancy Update: Weeks 37-39

2/14/2019

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The Homestretch 

As you know from the last update, we ended the 36th week in OB Triage at the hospital. A part of me was ready for the baby, but most of me is glad he stayed in. 
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Week 37


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