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Minutes after Sadie was born
Sadie 6 months later
What a sweet smile
Luke gals
Sadie loves her kisses :)
We had a big milestone in our family this week. Sadie is officially 1/2 a year old. :) It was a day of reflection for me. As you can tell in the pictures, she has sure grown and changed a lot...all glory be to God! She came in this world early, weighing 2 lb. 13. oz and was 14.5 inches long. She now weighs 11 lbs and is 24 inches long! In fact, she finally made the growth curve for her length - 5%! She's still a little shy for her weight. The doctor suggests I start her on some cereal. We'll see what she thinks!
Sadie is such a sweet baby...she is mostly quiet and content, but loves to interact with people. She smiles, coos, laughs, and on her six month day, she rolled over! She went from tummy to back.
On a bittersweet note, I think we are finished nursing. Once she was home, I tried nursing as much as I felt "allowed," but I seemed to dry up more quickly than I thought I would. I miss it, and if I could have chosen, I would LOVE to nurse exclusively, but with her circumstances, she needed the bottle with extra calories. So yes, I am sad, but I think I am also okay with it. I have lots of milk still frozen, and we can still snuggle with the bottle. Plus, we can look at each other while she eats, and she loves to give me big smiles. Even though the bottle gives me more freedom then I had with the other two, I still am selfish about her bedtime. Brandon put her to bed last night, and I really missed it! I gave her a bottle before I went to bed because I missed her. I think that is something only mommies understand.
Her O2 stats look good while she is sleeping. I will have the download sent to my doctor soon, so we'll see what he says. She is sleeping longer between feedings at night, so that is really nice! I am getting 5-6 hour chunks of sleep. I feel like a new woman!
Thanks for sharing in the journey of our miracle baby!
5 comments:
Pam, everytime I read your blog, or even think about you and your family, the Doxology starts playing in my mind.
Thank you for keeping the blog going, it is wonderful to see how all three of the girls continue to grow.
You are always in our thoughts and prayers.
AK
I know what you mean about the "selfish mommy" thing! I am always tucking my kiddos in after Brian already has done it...and when baby comes, I know that I will be a total baby hog, too! Oh well...Daddy gets them when they grow more wild and crazy! Thinking of you...love, Pamela
I really used to think nursing was the ONLY way I could feed my babies. Until Joshua came along. Nursing him wasn't really an option, or at least an easy one. But I found that we had just as many special times with that bottle and I felt just as close to him as I did the others. And so far, he seems to be turning out okay. :)
I love the pictures, especially of you and the girls. What a wonderful miracle...both Sadie and you!
Reba
love the pictures and the entire blog!!! every time i see sadie i think of how awesome our Lord truely is and it just blows me away!!! thank you for giving Him the glory due for your miracle lover buns sadie! it seems like yesterday that i even heard you were pregnant and now to see little sadie and to know some of your journey and read more on the blog just seems unreal where the time has gone!!! enjoy your beautiful family as we rejoice with you!!blessings georgiana
Pam! I found your sister's blog on my friend Jess's site.. .then saw yours! Congratulations doesn't seem like a strong enough word as I see the pictures and stories of the years that have gone by since our days at "the chick". But it's a one-word summary that will have to do! Makenna turned 2 today and Mattie is almost 3 months. Glad to find this and find a way to catch up!
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