Adjusting...

Handsome Little Man - Samuel

Life is moving along well here in the Giere household. Sam is doing great! He was a bit jaundiced the first few days home (you can see it in some of these pics), so we had to bring him in to have his bilirubin tested several times. Poor guy! Thankfully, by Sat. the bili level started going down, so no more testing is needed. 

He's also gaining weight again! After his initial weight loss (that happens to all babies), he is back up to 7 lbs. 1 oz. Still a little guy, but eating like a champ! He's waking up at night about every 3 hours, which I'll take. At least I'm getting a little sleep here and there. 

We're all adjusting in our own way...good and bad. I think my initial hormonal, emotional state is pretty much past (I only had one "crying session," so that's not too bad, right?!) and we're starting to be "normal" again. My mom came back yesterday to help us out for a few days, which will be perfect. We even managed to get Hannah to her last gymnastics class this morning! Something I'm sure I couldn't have managed without Marge here. (thanks again Mom!) ;O)

Hannah LOVES her baby brother and is always trying to smother him with kisses and hugs. She hears me say, "give him some space" quite a bit, but that's okay, the little guy needs his personal space just as much as anyone! Ellie's interest in Sam comes and goes. She's usually the most interested when Hannah is paying attention to him...isn't that interesting? I thought she'd be jealous of me giving him attention, but I think she's more jealous when Hannah does! 

My brother, Stacey, Luke and Taylor came for a visit last weekend, which was a great treat. The kids had a blast playing together and we were even fortunate enough to venture out in the gorgeous weather to the Arboretum for the afternoon. It was perfect! 

Aunt Stacey, Hannah & Sam

Taylor and Hannah at the Arboretum 

 

Hannah, Luke, Ellie & Taylor...just missing little Sam

Brian went back to work today...always a sad day after one of our babies is born. But, a good thing too. Again, we're trying to get back to "normal" and I guess Brian being at work is pretty normal.