Ahhh, three children. This has been a dream of mine for a very long time. I grew up with one brother and always wished we had more siblings for playing, and for later on in life, you holidays and birthdays. This is probably a very common dream for kids. But growing up I always thought when I am old enough I’d have three, or even more truthfully but right now I am content and happy with three.
When we found out we were expecting number 3 I was flooded with so many emotions. Happy, excited, sad and nervous. Would three be too hard to handle? People always remark that three is much more of a handful but it couldn’t be further from the truth.
Three is exactly what we needed and wanted. Of course with three, means another couple years added to our parenting timeline but it also means more smiles, more memories to make, and another person sitting around the dining table when we grow old.
The days are a little more chaotic as we adjust and re-adjust to the ever changing routines a new baby brings. But we wouldn’t have it any other way!
The First Week
The first week was blissful yet tiring, rewarding and draining. Greyson and Emberly were so full of excitement, and questions. Why is she sleeping? Is she drinking from your boob? Why is she doing that or this? Can we take her to school and show my friends and teacher? Ahh the questions! So many but so cute.
For me that first week was like a blurry dream, time was slow, and all I wanted to do was soak in that newborn bliss. Sleep with her on my chest and remember all the little things that make newborns so precious. That scrunch when you pick them up, the wide eyes of wonderment, and of course all the sleepy snuggles.
The Two Months That Followed
We celebrated christmas and new years. Visited with family, all the visitors were so welcome and wonderful, indulged in so many given treats and dinners. Slowly we returned to a somewhat normal rhythm as Jeremy my husband went back to work and I found balance at home between school drop offs, breastfeeding, and having 2 at home most days it was a long adjustment.
Around 7 weeks we saw Hazel’s lovely little smile which was celebrated by Greyson and Emberly with sheer excitement and awe. Slowly she has grown into her little smiley personality and fits perfectly in our little family.
Hazel is a wonderful sleeper *fingers crossed* that keeps up as she grows. Her newest milestone was laughing. It happened right as I was putting her to bed and made my night!
Right now Hazel’s favorite things are standing on our laps, watching her siblings play, and strollers walks. As much as I am so excited for the next milestones, I am slowing it right down and savoring every moment in this busy time of motherhood.
Over all the last three months have gone by in a blink of an eye. And we are all doing our best to savor it. Follow along in my motherhood journey on instagram to see what we get up to day to day and partake in some smiley baby pictures.
