Ben came home from the hospital on January 3rd, after 13 days in the hospital. He started to have some apnea/bradycardia so he had to stay an extra week until that was resolved.
Everyone has adjusted to having a new baby in the house just fine! The kids all love him to pieces. They get very concerned when he cries, the first week or so Joey would cry when Ben would cry. Lol! And Rowan always lets me know that Ben is crying by saying, "Baby coy-ing! Baby coy-ing!" I love how she says it, it is so cute. I make her say it even when he's not crying. :) Elijah just loves Ben's little feet and hands, and loves when Ben is awake. "Baby..awake! Baby...awake!" he tells me. :) Kadence loves to hold Ben- it's the first thing she asks for when she gets home from school. She absolutely loves having a little baby in the house! Surprisingly no one is jealous of the baby, not once has one of the kids acted jealous when me or Davey are holding Ben.
Davey and I have adjusted just fine to having a newborn in the house once again as well. It honestly hasn't added much more stress than we already had. Ben is a breeze compared to the triplets! The only difference is I have to get up a few times during the night for feedings. For the first couple of weeks he did have his days and nights mixed up, but now we're back on track and he's sleeping 3-4 hour stretches.
The triplets are getting close to 3, and are such a handful right now. I love them to pieces, but man is it a lot to handle the three of them! They are constantly screaming and fighting, and just plain not listening. I know this too shall pass. Just wish we could fast forward to age 4. :)
Kadence is doing great in school, got all S+'s on her 2nd Quarter report card. :) She was the only one in her class to get all of the questions right on her 2nd quarter test the first time around. So proud of her!!!
I'm pumping and feeding him expressed breastmilk with a bottle. He refuses to breastfeed no matter how many times we try. Pumping, feeding him, and taking care of 5 kids is a bit daunting, but I'm still chugging along. Formula would be so much easier, but I'm not quite ready to do that yet. My milk supply typically only lasts 2 months anyway, so probably in another month I'll have to start supplementing. It will be easier for me to switch to formula when I have to.
Ben had his first check-up last week, and he had gained a full pound since birth and an inch. I told him he needs to quit growing up so fast since he's my last baby. He's not listening though... :)
Here is a recent pic of the kids (taken just 2 days ago!), their very first group shot together. Can you believe how big the triplets are getting? They're all losing that baby look and are looking like little people now. And Kadence looks so much older too! I just love this pic of the 5 of them- I plan on getting a big print made of it and hanging it up on the wall. :)
Well, better run. Got one kid naked on the potty chair, 2 in the living room getting into God knows what, and a baby in his bouncy seat crying because he wants picked up. Did I mention I was busy? ;o)
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