I can't believe 4 weeks have flown by....well sorta. The first week of bringing Kensie home from the hospital felt like for-e-ver. Between recovery, and the night feedings every three hours, I was definitely at my wits end at times. But then time began to fly, and here it is one month later already!
Above: 4 days old
Below: 1 month old
Things I LOVE so far....
~ snuggling as a family
~ picking out a cute outfit for Kensie every day
~ watching her sleep
~ staring at each and every feature on her precious face
~ the addicting baby smell that lingers after bath time
~ bows
Things I DON'T LOVE so far...
~ backaches...thought they would go away after being pregnant. Wrong. So much strain from holding, feeding, bathing and rocking a baby all day. And not to mention toting around a car seat.
~ NOT sleeping. I really get annoyed between the 1am and 4am feedings....killer.
~ hearing her scream until almost breathless
~ not enough alone time with the hubby. It's been really hard to connect for more than 10 minutes at a time
~ not being able to enjoy a meal without interruption
~ in-between maternity clothes and normal clothes. Annoying.
Oh Shannon! This post made me smile. I love your honesty, b/c those were a lot of the same things I felt too - the first couple months! I think it's just a HUGE adjustment going from "the two of us" to "the THREE of us!" But I can honestly say, from this side of things, every month brings more independence and more personality and more joys. Every new stage we enter with Bella, Trav and I always look at each other and say, "I think I like THIS stage the best!" :-) She's so precious.
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