Both the littles are sleeping at the same time (this is a first!) and Gavin is away at school so with my 5 minutes of free time:
Happy Birthday to me!
Wow, is it hard to get 3 kids to look at the camera!
The littles!
Yup, he's gonna hate this picture someday. Sadly, he wore the bow about 5x longer than she did!
I am now one year older! But who knew last year at this time all the changes we would go through; then I had no idea we'd have a referral by now and certainly not that we'd be home with her already! The roller coaster year of waiting has ended and we're beginning to settle in at home. Despite the fact that we have infected all 3 kids with viruses we brought back with us, it has been a remarkably easy transition. We have no earthly idea how we managed this so I have no advice but by the 2nd day home Lia had her days and nights straightened around and was taking 2 solid naps and 10-11 hours of sleep at night. We are praying this is not a fluke. Bonding seems to be going well- she wants to be held more & more so I think we have a velcro baby in our future. The hour of night-time screaming she had for about 4 days in a row has been gone since Sunday (what a relief! It was both heartbreaking and extremely frustrating to not be able to soothe her during that hour). Our only issue has been food- she hates any sort of baby food and the only thing she'll allow us to spoon in is yogurt. She'll eat small bites of chicken and fruit but really all she wants to eat is toast with jam! Ah well, we'll fight the food battle later.
We have managed to stay pretty close to home (the rampant illnesses and banshee screaming in the car have made this not as difficult as I would've thought) but as Lia screams anytime anyone leaves without her I think she may be ready for a mini-outing soon to go cheer on her brother at field day on Friday.
It is birthday season around here- mine sets off a month of many, many family and friend birthdays, the second of which is Lia's tomorrow! I'll be sure to post infamous cake pics afterward (I envision much cake on her face as the child LOVES anything sweet!)
The boys are adjusting pretty well. Gavin is super sweet with her (although he seems to save his dark side for his brother!), Jack is better than we expected (although there have been a few bops on the head).
I am now one year older! But who knew last year at this time all the changes we would go through; then I had no idea we'd have a referral by now and certainly not that we'd be home with her already! The roller coaster year of waiting has ended and we're beginning to settle in at home. Despite the fact that we have infected all 3 kids with viruses we brought back with us, it has been a remarkably easy transition. We have no earthly idea how we managed this so I have no advice but by the 2nd day home Lia had her days and nights straightened around and was taking 2 solid naps and 10-11 hours of sleep at night. We are praying this is not a fluke. Bonding seems to be going well- she wants to be held more & more so I think we have a velcro baby in our future. The hour of night-time screaming she had for about 4 days in a row has been gone since Sunday (what a relief! It was both heartbreaking and extremely frustrating to not be able to soothe her during that hour). Our only issue has been food- she hates any sort of baby food and the only thing she'll allow us to spoon in is yogurt. She'll eat small bites of chicken and fruit but really all she wants to eat is toast with jam! Ah well, we'll fight the food battle later.
We have managed to stay pretty close to home (the rampant illnesses and banshee screaming in the car have made this not as difficult as I would've thought) but as Lia screams anytime anyone leaves without her I think she may be ready for a mini-outing soon to go cheer on her brother at field day on Friday.
It is birthday season around here- mine sets off a month of many, many family and friend birthdays, the second of which is Lia's tomorrow! I'll be sure to post infamous cake pics afterward (I envision much cake on her face as the child LOVES anything sweet!)
The boys are adjusting pretty well. Gavin is super sweet with her (although he seems to save his dark side for his brother!), Jack is better than we expected (although there have been a few bops on the head).
The real test is still to come (Greg has been home with me this week and next week my Mom will be here, but the next week watch out- Gavin will be out of school so it will be me and the 3 kiddos all day in hot, hot weather! Friends please come play and help me keep my sanity!)
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7 comments:
Happy Birthday Colleen. I love the photos of you and your THREE adorable children!! Happy Birthday to Lia, too! How wonderful for her to be home to celebrate her big day. I bet the pictures will be priceless. Sounds like things are going great, aside from the viruses. You sure are blessed to have a sleeper who is already on schedule that fast. From what I have been reading you have already acheived the biggest hurdle. Your boys look so cute holding their sister. Happy to hear they are adjusting well to her. Thanks for the update.
April :-)
Happy birthday to both girls in your family! Your children look great together . . . and I'm so jealous that she's such a good sleeper. :o) We had a rough couple of months in that department when we first came home.
Sounds like you're doing so well -- I hope the viruses are gone for good, and that you have lots of summer fun.
-- Nancy
Hippo Birdie Two Ewes to you and Lia! Sounds like you are doing great and the adjustment with the boys is going fine.
Love the hair bows!!
A couple of Devi's favorites when we first came home were avocados and tomatoes...but I love jam on toast too :)
Julie R
Happy Birthday to you... Happy Birthday to you... Happy Birthday dear Colleen, Happy Birthday to you!!!! What a wonderful way to celebrate!!
I hope we are as lucky as you are with the sleeping issue! Glad the boys are adjusting to having a little sister home with them now.
Bring on the summer fun! Call if you guys venture up north this summer!
Many many thanks again for the pics and video of Pala.
Happy Birthday to you and to sweet Lia! We have had the same success with sleeping. Simeon sleeps about 12 hours a night - with no waking and he takes 2 naps as well - almost three hours. We feel super blessed with that. I am sure Lia's tastes for different foods will develop soon - Simeon loves his sweets too.
Love the pics! Hope everyone is feeling better.
Happy Birthday to u!!, and to Lia!!
Love the pics. Glad that things are winding down for you.Glad to read your update on life with 5.
How wonderful to see you with all three of your babies for your birthday! Enjoy this month of celebration! It sounds like things are going well for all involved. Enjoy as your bond grows each day.
Happy Birthday, Lia!
Kristy
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