Lily Claire Gay arrived on March 5th at 12:05 pm..weighing a solid 7 lbs. 11 ounces and was 18.5 inches long.
The last two weeks before she was born seemed to move, simultaneously, at warp and snail-like speed. I had so much to do before she came and I was pretty uncomfortable–having contractions (mild ones) from doing too much (like prepping for the sub after a full day of work until 7 pm the night before I had her) and feeling a lot of pressure. I was so happy when the 5th came so that I could meet Lily and be done with pregnancy heartburn forever.
On the 5th we woke up, got Allee ready for school, got the house ready for my parents and packed the bag for the hospital. We ran Allee to school and proceeded to the hospital–trying very hard not to be late for the 10 AM arrival time (we barely made it). Once there the process was a whirlwind of questions, needles, and family until noon when they wheeled me into the OR. Within 5 minutes of starting, Lily was born–it was incredibly quick ( I highly recommend C-sections)–and she let us have it–she’s cried and cried and cried. By the time she made it to my room she had recovered nicely and has been so good ever since. The hardest part of the day was not having feeling in my legs until about 7 pm–so bizarre!
So, here we are–a family of 4.
Allee is such a wonderful big sister. She loves Lily and offers her hugs, kisses, and songs on a daily basis. Lily is a sweet baby…she cries for food, clean diapers, or to be held–such a difference from Allee (feeding issues) who was sweet but very vocal. If we could only get Lily to sleep more at night, life would be so very good.
Juggling 2 children is interesting and challenging. I’m trying to figure it all out–something tells me this will take a lifetime of investigation. For now I’m happy that both girls are usually clean, dressed, fed and appear to be happy.
I’ve been taking life slowly–but I’ve justified it to myself: this is my last child and possibly the only time off I’ll take before I retire. I’m enjoying watching Lily give me gummy smiles and funny grunts…it happens so fast, which is why having no rest for the last 6 weeks is okay because I happen to know that it will not last forever. I’m hopeful that Lily is on the cusp of sleeping longer at night…perhaps wishful thinking??
I’m also enjoying spending time with Allee at her school–something I may never be able to do like I am able to do now.
Lily is waking–motherhood calls…
