Life as a family of 4!

We are now into month 3 as a family of 4. I have to admit that the first 6 weeks I seriously wondered how I was going to make it through! Nixon being the HUGE baby that he is, ate every 2 HOURS and only wanted to sleep in my arms!! I am happy to report his feedings have tapered off and he is sleeping on his own more as well:) So far Nixon is a very happy baby and obviously got his fathers appetite. At 9 weeks he weighed in at 14.4lbs! Ellsie was 3 months before she even weighed 12lbs. Ellsie continues to try and figure out her little brother. So far she loves laying her head on his lap and and loading her toys on top of him. I love getting to watch the brief moments when they get to interact with each other. Heading into month 2, Nixon started to respond to our affection and every once in a while he flashes us a little smile:) Nothing excites me more right now. It makes all those 

chaotic days and sleepless nights worth it:)

A few weeks after Nixon was born we took his newborn/family photos:) These are just a few. I am saving the others for our Christmas card. I have to say getting all 4 of us to look semi decent at the same time is a rather tricky thing. Our friend Tiffany had to work extra hard to get Ellsie to smile on cue while she was 8 months pregnant. Poor thing. But she did and we got some really cute pictures.

Notes from a CRAZY mom :

So I guess you could say that life as I knew it has changed DRAMATICALLY! With Ellsie I had so much time to agonize over her every move and read every book or article on what she was going through at that current time. I knew my time with Nixon would be less but I didn't expect it to be so hard on me. I kind of enjoyed agonizing over Ellsie's every move and wish I had a little more time to do that with Nixon. Everyone with I know with 2 kids gave me plenty of warning that splitting your attention between 2 kids wasn't always easy but of course kids survive. And obviously Nixon will survive too.

My latest realization on motherhood, is that with each kid comes fewer and fewer brain cells! The amount of ridiculous things I do in a day has just gotten out of control. Keys, cell phone,  and shoes are ALWAYS misplaced and I can never remember what I am suppose to pick up at the store (even if I have a list). I also forgot what is was like to be peed, pooped, and puked on, all in the same day. When Ellsie was born I remember Chris came home one day and I was sitting on the couch. He bent over to kiss me and said "you smell like puke." He has yet to comment on my latest baby scent which makes me think he has become use to the smell. 

Nixon and I get a lot of special time together (like at 3am). He truly is my little snuggler. If he is asleep in my arms I am convinced that he would sleep through the night. However, I do try and give him some crib time. But he is just perfectly content in bed with me. With each day that passes I begin to see Nixon looking more and more like Ellsie. I am still having a hard time placing all his features but he for sure has the Bury eyes:) 

Nixon Charles Bury 9/10/2010

Our little guy has finally arrived. Nixon graced us with is presence on Friday September 10th at 1:08pm, weighing 8lbs 8oz and 19.5 inches long. Early Friday morning I began feeling contractions but not sure if they were going to lead to labor. I waited about and hour and noticed they were only getting worse. From there my labor came rather quick. We got to the hospital just before 10am and Nixon came just 3 hours later. Even though Nixon was round 2 for me, this experience has been entirely different. With Ellsie I never really felt contractions and clearly she was a much smaller baby:) With Nixon, I felt the CONTRACTIONS! And I am now feeling the toll on my body.

As for Ellsie's reaction, she seems to fine with having a little brother around. She is attached to her dad at the hip and hasn't wanted him to be away from him for even a SECOND. When Ellsie was brought to the hospital she noticed Nixon in bed with me immediately and started crawling in the bed. Right away she recognized that he was a baby and she began patting him ( as gentle as an 18 month old can) and laying her head on his body. It was a very sweet first meeting and then poof she was gone...off to climb on the hospital furniture, opening drawers, and shoving food in her mouth:) And that seems to be her routine, she is quick to LOVE Nixon and quick to move on:)

Nixon had a lot of visitors his first week:) He had a very special weekend with BOTH sets of grandparents around. David and Debby came out and spent some "special"with Ellsie, spoiled me, and got to meet Nixon. This is a picture of the grandparents with Ellsie and Nixon. We had a fun afternoon watching Ellsie show off her swimming skills. 

Chris and I are enjoying our growing family and so excited to see where this journey takes us. Life with 2 kids is entirely different but filled with so many more BLESSINGS! We have yet to hear about the house in Laguna Niguel. We continue to ask for your prayers as we wait patiently!!!! Until then, grandma and grandpa are taking very good care of us. XOXO