I can't believe it's been a month since I blogged! That means our newest little one is almost a month old too! Lily Grace Thornell.
She is doing great and has even slept through the night twice already (not consecutively, but I'll take once in a while at this point). The difference between preemies and full term babies is amazing! She is nothing like the twins and seems almost easy at times. She's really not a super fussy baby although I think she has a mild case of reflux and a milk allergy like her brother. I'm cutting dairy out of my diet and she's getting a bit better and on Monday I'm hoping to get her started on Prevacid to see if that helps even more.
I'm breastfeeding Lily exclusively and it's been great. Since she hasn't had the eating issues the twins had (and b/c this is my second time around I think too), it's been much easier. We have even already had to feed on the go and while it's inconvenient to nurse in public, it's great not to have to prepare formula or wash bottles. She's also gaining weight like a champ and is already over 10 pounds now!
We are slowly settling into a routine and it's going to be tough for a while I think. My mom is still here and has been a HUGE help with the twins. I can just now start to pick them up, but learning to juggle them with a newborn will be really tough for the first few months I think. Right now, we can't keep Lily in the same room with us in a swing or bouncer as the twins try to help and tend to rocker her a bit much, giving her whiplash. Their just helping I know, but we have to work on being gentle first. So, we have Lily in a swing on the other side of the baby gate in the hall. She likes her swing okay I think but really prefers to be carried around (who wouldn't :-).
They are also trying to cope with the newest addition and it's been tough on them. They're really jealous I think and Jake has meltdowns over the littlest things now. Naps have been horrible since Lily's been born (although we are just getting back into things the last two days I think) and everyone has been super cranky. I'm also wondering how I'm going to get out with all three. I don't have a triple stroller and so I wear Lily and put the twins in the stroller right now. We'll see if I can keep that up. The trick is getting them in and out of the stroller while wearing Lily.
Here's a few pics of the newest Thornell...enjoy!
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