We seem to be adjusting pretty well to being a family of five as opposed to four. The nice thing about new babies is that they sleep ALOT so they sort of ease you into life with them. Kellan is a little gem who sleeps pretty well (though better during the day than the night, I would love to get that switched around) and eats TOO well. I say too well because the kid doesn't know how to tell himself he's full and he actually overeats. This causes quite the spit-up situation and I've been nailed on multiple occasions. But we're slowly adjusting to that and figuring out how to deal with it better. Though Kellan gets quite angry and dramatic if I decide he's had enough and he clearly thinks he needs more.
We figured out the overeating thanks to the nurse practitioner at the Ped. office. When we told her about all the spitting up he was doing and judging from the fact that he had gained back some weight just a couple days after coming home from the hospital she suggested he was overeating and helped us figure out what to do. At his two-week checkup, Kellan was up to 8 lbs, 2 oz. And she said he was eating like a "Rock Star". We also had quite a bit of the spit-up situation under control.
I can't believe he's already almost a month old! Crazy how fast time is going and I'm cherishing every second I can hold and cuddle him because I know it'll be gone too fast and he's my last baby.
Lily is in love with Kellan. She loves to hold him, and is always curious what he's up to. She wants to talk to him, sing him lullabies, help "watch" him if I run out to the mailbox or take Ella to the bus. And Ella loves him too, wanting to hold him when she gets home from school. But she's not quite as intrigued as Lily. Perhaps Ella has more of a "been there, done that" attitude even though she was only two when Lily came along and probably doesn't remember much.
The girls are doing well besides dealing with a new baby in the house. They both have conferences coming up so I'll be sure to update on their school progress...which is actually something I've been meaning to do for months. And as soon as I can get Andrew to scan the images for me (I've asked about 5 times!), I can't wait to show you some of Ella's latest artwork.
Without further ado, here are some photos of the grandparents with Kellan and then a slideshow of some more photos from Kellan's first weeks.
B-Pa made these shirts for him and the girls to wear when they visited us in the hospital! Too cute!
Nana Mary visited us for the first week of February to help out while Andrew had to take a business trip. She was so fantastic cooking us meals and helping chauffeur the girls around.
Kellan meeting his maternal great-grandmothers Betty and Mazie for the first time. :-)
Just as Nana Mary was leaving us Grand Pat and Bubba arrived for a visit for a few days. As you can see, Kellan is not lacking attention or arms to be held in!
The heart above is from Ella's kindergarten class. Each of her classmates signed it and they gave it to her. We sent some photos to school with both of the girls and Lily's teacher made the poster above and hung it outside her classroom. Wasn't that so nice of the girls' teachers?!! We now have them hanging in Kellan's room.
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