I'm proud to say that Sweet Pea lives up to all the promise of a new baby girl: Sweet, delicate features, impossibly tiny toes and soft, gentle coos that melt your heart.
She's already won her spot as little sister in our big happy family, with the big kids alternately doting on her and fighting over who gets to hold her next.
With just a little over a week in, she's a good baby. Content and quiet, Sweet Pea prefers to sleep for long stretches during the day and, surprisingly, is not up all hours of the night.
She and I are working together trying to figure out this whole nursing thing, which despite some speed bumps, seems to be going fairly well.
The jury's out on who she looks like most, though, she's definitely got Mark's dimpled chin.
Her delivery was crazy quick -- something to be expected being my fourth baby and all -- but it still took me by surprise. When all was said, she was here in about 5 hours and came out face up and howling. (Truthfully, we both were howling since my epidural barely had time to take effect.)
But, like any mom, I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
When we got home, The Deuce (10 years old), asked me, "Mom, are you done having kids yet?"
Unable to get a good read on her, I asked, "Do you think we should stop now?"
"No way," she answered, stroking Sweet Pea's cheek.
Let's just take things one day at a time.
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3 comments:
Seriously, Jess, she is beautiful.
Congratulations.
SK
Congrats, Jess and family. So glad to hear all is well and she is lovely. big xo, amiee
She is such a beautiful baby. Congrats to you and Mark.
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