One Week Old

*This was supposed to post on Phineas' one week birthday, but I must have done something wrong. Better late than never:)!! Enjoy.

Well, Phineas is one week old today. How the time has flown by!! I am still in awe of the fact that he is here - he isn't due for another two days:) So here are some things that I have learned this past week:

• Friends are amazing!


• The two year old will lure you into thinking all is well and then spend two nights refusing to sleep due to the transition of bringing baby home.


• Nipples crack.


• Cracked nipples hurt.


• Nurses show you how to care for dilemma listed above and you think she must be a god.


• Having a baby for the second time is much easier than the first time (this is not taking into account the transition problems the older sibling may cause).


• A baby just a few seconds old made me cry like never before.


• A baby just a week old makes me cry like never before.


• There is a milestone reached every single day (some of them are reached by baby, some by parents)


• Gabriel has turned out to be an AMAZING big brother.


• Being a mom of two is hard.


• Being a mom of two is so worth it.


• Ben is my hero (seriously).

We are excited to share this stage of life with you all. Please feel free to stop by if you are in Newberg. We do ask that you avoid the hours between 1 and 3 pm each day so that our family may take advantage of naptime:)