1 month doctor's visit

Today was Finn's one month check-up and everything went great! The doctor was really pleased with his growth (he is huge!) but she was a bit concerned that his eyes are still jaundiced, so she would like to check a bilirubin level this week just to be safe.

So, his stats were:
Weight: 11 lbs 4 ounces
Height: 22 inches
Head Circumference: 37.8 cm

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Wow, what a week. We started the week out well, and felt like we were finally getting into a rhythm with errands and chores and basic life stuff. On Tuesday Maeve and I had a lot of fun, but she was sleepy and I knew something was up when she started throwing up while we were playing outside. She threw up again before bed and started having some terribly watery poop that her diapers were unfortunately unable to contain. It was pretty gross. I happily took Finn to spend the evening with the girls playing Bunco and left Zar to watch our sick little one. We set up Finn's crib on Tuesday night and all went to sleep somewhat happily. I, however had a restless night and woke up Wednesday with a severe case of Mastitis. I felt like I had the flu, complete with aches, fever and nausea. Fortunately I had scheduled a babysitter already so Catherine came to my rescue and I was able to get some rest. Once I checked my fever and it was up to 102 degrees, I called the doctor and she prescribed some antibiotics. Maeve continued to have terrible diapers, but fortunately didn't have any more vomiting. The medicine helped me a bit, but Thursday was a very rough day for me because I was soooo tired and in pain. We managed to get through it by watching a lot of TV. Maeve still wasn't eating or drinking much at this point, but she was in good spirits. On Thursday night I woke up and started vomiting and was up all night..sick as a dog. I was able to keep nursing Finn, but Zar thawed some milk for him around 4 am so that I could finally get some rest. Zar called into work on Friday morning because he knew I needed his help at this point to take care of myself and Maeve. At this point things were looking up, but they actually took a turn for the worst once Zar got hit by this terrible flu and the couldn't leave the bathroom for the better part of the day.

We both kept saying that we had never felt worse in our lives and were counting the minutes until Maeve went to bed. We could barely function well enough to take care of ourselves much less a wild two year old and a one month old. But, we survived. Phew. Let's not do that again.

Chunky monkey

Finn has been an eating machine and by our count he now weighs over 10 lbs! He is such a wonderful little guy and is doing so well...he is a good sleeper, but his "witching hour" is between 4 and 6 am (!!) which wouldn't be so bad if we could go back to sleep, but Maeve has been waking bright and early at 6 am, so no such luck.

He tolerates his sister's "hugs" with a certain toughness that will likely suit him well for the rest of his life. She has started hitting him on the head while he is nursing and when she gets scolded she promptly hugs him and says she is sorry. She has also started telling me when he is crying and that he "needs a binky". She also thinks that he is quacking when he is really crying hard. It's too cute!

Some New Pictures

Here are some updated pictures of what we have been doing this week!

Playing outside



Strolling around in our new 'stretch limo'



We took our first trip to Target. Not much room to buy anything, but we were able to get the essentials!



This is Tinkerbell with her nose in the naughty corner for hitting my glasses off of my face. What you can't see here is that she is dancing while she patiently waits for her minute of time out to expire. I'm not sure this is an effective form of punishment.

The first two weeks

Wow, I can't believe that Finn is going to be three weeks old tomorrow! I had to double check my calendar to make sure I hadn't miscounted because it seems like A LOT longer than that. Our house was just buzzing with excitement and fun from the moment that we stepped in the door and while it was wonderful, it was very tiring. Now that everyone has retreated to their own homes (and they are likely still catching up on sleep!) I am so sad and missing my family a ton. I am still catching up on mundane tasks such as cleaning, and the fun tasks like uploading photos and sending them out to everyone. I have uploaded a bunch to the shutterfly site, so check those out!

We are slowly getting into a routine and I seem to have at least 20 minutes a day where both kids are sleeping at once (except Friday, but I hope that was the exception) so I can shower and catch my breath.

Finn is growing like a weed, as is expected considering that he is eating nearly every two hours! Maeve has nicknamed him "Finny" and "Buddy" and she wakes up every morning asking to see him and 'tickle' him. She is already showing signs of being a really awesome big sister.