What a season!!!

What a season this has been for our family. We happily packed up our Holiday gear...ready to get back to normal!

For those of you who didn't know...Linden came home on New Year's Day! I went to the hospital for a feeding and ended up home one hour later with the newest addition to our family! Hence, not a chance to write...if not feeding Linden or playing with Saige...i am ASLEEP!

A few rocky days to start but, all is smoothing out. I know why we as mothers have amnesia after birth...we would never do it again!

Linden is doing well. She is a bit slow with feeding and Daddy helps her along with all the tools they taught us in the NICU. She is nursing and bottle feeding so I can get a stretch of sleep at times.

Ethan came home on January 3rd and Saige and Todd waited outside once we knew they were in the neighborhood. Saige ran (waddled) to greet him and he picked her up and she buried her head in his shoulder. She missed him more than we knew! He raced in to see Linden, held her immediately (washed hands of course) and helped give her a bottle.

Saige is not so sure about Linden. The first few days she was afraid to touch her. She would look and do her sign language for baby, but, that was it. Now, she wants to sit on my lap while I feed her, hold her and poke every open hole she has on her head! Saige is fine if I am holding Linden but, if Todd is....watch out. She does not like to share her daddy at all!!! There is a lot of whining and holding going on here. I suppose I didn't think Saige would mind because of her age...guess again!

In short, we are all fairing fine...just the normal sleep deprived. We are looking forward to my sister and her daughter coming to help this weekend and Todd's mom arrives for two weeks on the 15th of January! We are so grateful.

Get your flu shots, wash your hands and maybe you can see Linden! I am a germ freak until the first 90 days are over. Ethan and Todd change clothes if they have been out all day...did you know that is one of the best ways to keep from getting sick...especially your school kids? Germs are on your clothes? Our hands are raw from washing and Purell, but, all worth it. We have to get through this first 90 days without illness....or we are back at the hospital. Todd and I even got the whooping cough vaccine...crazy! yet, her lungs are so fragile still...we must do our part!


OHHH...We went for Linden's check up Monday and she is 7lbs 5 oz and grew 3/4 of an inch. Her lungs and heart sound good! We will go again in one week for a weight check. So far so good!

Thank you for your continued support and love, Kristen