Henry Clyde Curfew
January 18, 2013
5:18 pm
8 pounds 6 ounces
21 1/2 inches
I've asked my mom many times, "how do you love more than one kid?" Her reply is always, "you grow another heart for each kid." And that is exactly how I feel. I didn't know what to expect and always thought Pearce would be my favorite, but now that Henry is here, I feel like I've grown a new heart just for him. I'm blown away with the deep love I already have for him. And how he has already added such a fullness to our little family.
This 2nd time around I feel like everything was backwards from the first. With Pearce I was so happy and calm for the pregnancy, but right after birth a huge wave of anxiety came crashing in and I slowly picked up the pieces afterward. This time around, I was plagued with major anxiety the entire pregnancy (up until about 3 days before delivery). And ever since he came out, I've had peace (for the most part.)
Henry, so far, has been a little angel - calm and sweet. After the first day in hospital we noticed he was getting pretty yellow, and tested high risk for jaundice and was complicated with ABO incompatibility. The mom in me definitely worried, and am still a little worried until we go back for a follow up check-in tomorrow. He was taken to the nursery for the remainder of the hospital stay to be under the blue lights. And we would get him only for an hour at a time for feedings. Each time we got him, we appreciated him even more. It was so sad to see him so unhappy under those lights for so long. All I wanted to do was snuggle with him.
Being in the hospital for 4+ days I think was a little hard on Pearce, too. She visited us every day, but her visits that were late at night or on days she didn't nap were extra emotional saying goodbye. My lil sister Laura was so wonderful to stay with her and keep her distracted with lots of fun activities. They celebrated Rapunzel's birthday and made funfetti cookies and brought us some to the hospital. It was so cute seeing Pearce interact with Henry. She is definitely going to be a great big and helping sister. And all of a sudden Pearce looked and acted sooo much older. I still worry a bit how this whole transition will go over, but right I'm feeling okay about it.
And here are just some random pictures from the past 4 days. :-)
10 comments:
HOW PRECIOUS IS HE????!!! Oh my gosh!!!
Love the first pic and the one of him yawning so big. What an angel! Isn't it amazing your capacity to love?! Such a blessing!
So happy for you! All of you!
xoxo
LOVE the family photos at the end!!!!! to die for!! he is SOOOO cute. i just love me a newborn. i wish we lived near each other. :(
and laura is awesome -- a rapunzel birthday party??? genius! i bet pearce was loving that. i always feel the same way about the old "baby" looking SOOO much bigger/older once the new baby arrives. he is so super presh! you did a good job! :)
I love your post. I love to hear how you're feeling about everything.
Pearce is such a sweet big sis. Henry's so lucky. What sweet pictures you've taken. Such cute family pictures. P's expressions are priceless.
Sending happy wishes that Henry's jaundice is healed without any problems. xo
It's crazy that even though Molly is only 4 months old after seeing all these pictures I would totally do it all over again tomorrow :) He is just so precious! I'm soooo glad you're feeling calm about everything. That will make such a difference. And Pearce does look do big now. What a fun and exciting time. I love how it feels to have a newborn at home, so close to heaven! Hope your recovery goes smoothly. Love y'all!
Oh and ps Penelope had jaundice and it was gone after about a week. Hope Henry's is gone soon!
I can't wait to hear all the details in person while I'm HOLDING that sweet boy. It gives me a reason to be excited to come back to Utah (Oh, and to see my hubby . . . hahaha). LOVE the pics and it is pretty exciting seeing the family of four picture with all of you. Crazy how 3 to 4 just seems SO different!
I'll be praying your appt goes well tomorrow and that things will be totally fine with the jaundice. I am sure they will be:) sorry you had to deal with seeing him sad. no fun.... but he's seriously SO cute and these pics with his sis warmed my heart. so happy you're home and that he is here safe and sound!
Congratulations!!! He's beautiful!
Congratulations, Emily! Little Henry is adorable. Completely and utterly. Funny, I'm always awed by how tiny these little ones are when they arrive. Wishing you all the best for your little family!
Congratulations! That last famil photos is adorable! It makes me tear up thinking of similar feelings when we had our second and had to stay at the hospital for a week. My 2 year old had such a hard time with me gone and its emotional not being able to hold your new baby when you want to. Sweet Henry is adorable. They are so fun.
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