6 week update

At her 6 week appointment yesterday our sweet girl weighed in at 9 pounds 12 ounces!! That is a 2 pound 4 ounce gain since birth... Good job "Pay Pay"!

That would be another piece of 6 week info... She is lovingly referred to as "Pay Pay" by all members of the family!

She is sleeping from about 11:00 pm - 6:00 am !!!!!! That is her own little schedule she has fallen into and I am very pleased with that. She really sleeps most of the late evening too but I don't officially put her in her bed until her last feeding at around 11:00. She is sleeping next to our bed in her little attached cosleeper and it seems to be a really good situation for her and us. I plan to keep her there until she starts pulling up in bed which usually seems to be around 6-7 months for our babies.

She smiles a ton and LOVES her sisters and brothers and seems to know she has a special connection to them. She "talks" so much making all kinds of sweet noises! I love it!!

She loves to be on her blanket on the grass and listen to the other children play. I lay her on a blanket on the grass every afternoon and she just pleasantly looks at the sky and turns her head back and forth listening to the MANY sounds of children playing.

She has such a precious little demeanor and never gets upset unless she is just starving. Just a generally pleasant baby. We are so in love with this little girl. She has brought so much joy to this house! We love you Patience Joy!

First school book

One of our local bookstores is having a huge curriculum sale this week so we recently purchased some things for next year. One of those items was Serenes math book for next year. This is her first kindergarten textbook and boy was she excited! September 10, 2012.... First day of Kindergarten!

Closet helper

Serene is not my most helpful child... When I ask her to help clean up she usually falls on the floor and starts taking about how incredibly tired she is and really has been all day and it would just be asking too much of her to pick up so much as a crumb of bread. :) I'm not making this up... Drama queen!

BUT, the other night out of nowhere she proudly took me to see that she had cleaned up our entirely dirty family closet. It was bad. She did it all herself and we were all super proud... You can tell from the picture that she was pretty darn proud herself !! Yay Serene!!

Saturday fun in the sand

Playing peek-a-boo

Sisters

Anna and Patience are the same age difference as my brother and I, and I remember being more like a caregiver to my brother rather than a same age playmate. I loved being a little mommy to him. Anna is the same way. She loves dressing the baby, changing her diaper, and holding her as much as possible... She loves her so much!! Yesterday she held her while Patience slept and She read a book! It was such a precious moment. Anna will go away to college before Patience even reaches juniors high so I cherish these moments that they are building a bond! Priceless!!

Patience Joy

Our precious baby girl and fifth child arrived in the wee hours of Tuesday morning after a very short time of "official" labor!! She is incredibly alert, beautiful, quiet and peaceful. We are so grateful for her and know she was worth every minute of extra wait!!

There is nothing like the pain of labor but also NOTHING like the reward and euphoria at the end when you hold your tiny child whose face you had only imagined to that point! Unexplainable joy!

Patience Joy
April 3, 2012
2:22 AM
7 lbs. 4 oz.
20 1/4 inches