She's here! Our sweet bundle of joy finally arrived. Please welcome Lucy Emerson Turner! Born February 7th at 10:19am weighing in at 8lbs, 5 oz. She is a beautiful baby and such a good sleeper and eater. And her big sister absolutely adores her!
The delivery was much quicker this time but no less painful (we opted for another natural childbirth). I started having contractions the day before but they were mild and I was able to sleep through the night. Then I woke up around 4am and decided it was time to call in the reinforcements - my sister and our friend Jillian who is also Amelia's daycare teacher. Irene and her family were on standby to make the drive from Houston to Austin so they could take care of Amelia while we were in the hospital. Jillian was on call to be the caretaker until Irene arrived. On a normal weekday, Amelia would have gone to daycare during the day. But she had come home from school the day before with a high fever and thus could not go back until she was fever free for 24 hours! This threw a slight wrench into our plans. Luckily we have good friends here who really came through for us. Jillian arrived at 6:00 am and we left for the hospital. Lucy was born at 10:19 am after only 30 minutes of pushing!
Life with two kids has definitely been an adjustment for both Martin and me. Amelia is still going to daycare part of the day but she's home in the afternoon with me and Lucy. Since I'm nursing Lucy, that consumes my time and attention most of the day and night. This is the reason for the very late post on Lucy's arrival. It's been difficult to find time to do any of my personal stuff - including taking a shower:) All in all, the second child has proven to be easier than the first go 'round. We're less anxious, a little more experienced and not quite so scared of this baby. It does help that Lucy is incredibly easy right now. She sleeps very well and eats well; the only time she fusses is when she needs some attention or has gas. She is also a bigger baby than Amelia was! At birth she was almost one pound bigger (Amelia was 7lbs 9 oz) and at her one month check up she was already 10lbs!!! Her stats at 1 month: 10 lbs (75th %), 21 3/4 inches long (75th %), head circumference 31.6 cm (80th %). I do remember Amelia gaining weight very fast in her first few months so this may be a trend that only lasts a short while, but maybe not. Maybe Lucy will be the bigger sister!
I will definitely try to post more frequently now. Here are some photos to enjoy!
Our awesome L&D nurses! The one on the right was a student and it was her first labor and delivery! She cried when Lucy was born.
Sweet Lucy
First family visit
First day
With Mimi
Meeting her big sister for the first time! Amelia was so excited. She had to wait until she was fever free before we could introduce the two. It was a tough but Amelia was a champ.
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Aww. Congrats again!
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