Today

I am really going to try to do a better job of blogging. I want to record as much of Margie as possible, especially in the beginning, when she changes daily. I started blogging when Lily was a couple months old and think I did a pretty good job of documenting her first year at least, though I certainly haven't been good about keeping record of all the big things in her life lately.

Anyway, we had a pretty good day today. Margie slept decently last night and I got some sleep. Matt had a really early conference call so he dealt with Lily when she got up so I could nurse Margie and get a couple more minutes of sleep. I dragged myself out of bed and got Lily ready for school. It was a little later than I intended to get up, so thankfully Matt had already fed her breakfast. Matt took her to school while I fed Margie again. While I was feeding Margie the phone rang. My aunt called to say she was going to be out this way and wanted to know if she could stop by and meet Margie and see Lily. Oh yeah, and she wanted to bring lunch and dinner for us. Um, yes please! My sister Jackie, who is back from Arizona for the week, was coming to help out today, so it was a great opportunity for my aunt to see her as well. I jumped in the shower while Margie napped and Matt did some work. When Jackie got here she took over Margie duty and actually got to see her with her eyes open. I finished getting ready and then it was time for us to go pick Lily up from school. When we got home from school Lily was so excited to show us the book she got from the library. Mr. Happy, in case you are wondering. She "read" it to a sleeping Margie on the drive home because it is Margie's favorite book, according to Lily. We hung out for a bit and then the UPS man came, bringing gifts for Lily and Margie from Aunt Laurie. Lily opened her new books and then Aunt Lulu arrived, bringing lunch and more gifts for Lily and Margie. I think Lily is liking this big sister thing, especially since she has received so many big sister gifts! We ate and visited (and Margie slept!) and Jackie and Lily made Halloween cupcakes until it was time to head to ballet. Jackie drove us and it was nice to have some time to talk to my sister without Miss Lil demanding all her attention. When we got home from ballet, Jackie and Lily decorated the cupcakes while I sat down with my snuggly baby and just relaxed for a couple minutes. Unfortunately Jackie had to head home and Lily watched some cartoons while I fed Margie. Matt got home from work and we had some dinner and then gave Margie her first bath while Lily enjoyed one of her cupcakes. I know, I know, she is eight days old and we are only now giving her her first bath. I figured she would scream her head off and was dreading doing it, but she actually was pretty calm and didn't cry the whole time like I expected. I put Lily to bed while Matt finished up a little work he had and Margie hung out in her bouncy seat by him, which brings us to now. Lily is in bed, Margie is sleeping next to me in her bouncy seat, and Matt and I are catching up on our DVR.

I should also mention that today is Matt and my eighth wedding anniversary. Obviously we aren't doing anything exciting. We will do something later, when Margie is a little older and life settles down. But I can honestly say that eight years ago I married my best friend and I couldn't be happier with our little family and our life. Things aren't always perfect, but then they never will be. We get each other and each bring our strengths to our marriage. It is so wonderful having such a great partner in this crazy world!

And now some pictures!


My Little Ballerina



Decorating Cupcakes


She liked to eat the sprinkles


Look at that sweet (and sticky!) face!


First Bath! How adorable is she??!?!?!?






I know I look pretty rough here, but I have had about 20 hours of sleep total in the past 8 days!!



My sweet sleeping baby!

She's Here! She's Here!!

Marjorie "Margie" Addison Groves arrived last Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 10:21 am. She was 8 lbs 7 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. She is perfect in every way! She looks a lot like her big sister. I can't believe how in love I am with my new baby girl!!

We are all doing well and everyone seems to be adjusting nicely. I am recovering well from my c-section, but my incision is a little sore. It is annoying not to be able to drive and it just makes me so sad that I can't pick up my big girl for a couple more weeks. It is hard because I know she needs my attention and cuddles too, but she isn't very good at being gentle with me, so I have to limit our snuggles, especially when she starts getting silly! Lily has had a few moments, including one where she was very near tears over Margie not being named Apple Dumpling. We have come to a few compromises and she now accepts that the baby's name is Margie (I'm not even going to try to explain to her that her name is in fact Marjorie but we call her Margie) though she can call her Apple Dumpling if she wants. She mostly just refers to her as baby, though she has even called her Margie a couple times.

Margie is just the sweetest little baby. She is only a half pound smaller than Lily, and still an 8 and a half pound baby, but she just seems so tiny compared to what Lily was. She has skinny legs and her hair is darker than Lily's was, though she doesn't have a lot. I was so convinced I was going to have a nine pound plus baby with lots of dark hair that looked nothing like Lily, but I guess I was wrong! So far she is a pretty decent nurser and pretty good sleeper. She developed a little jaundice, which can make babies sleepier, so I have had to wake her up to feed her about half the time which is a bit frustrating. When she is awake though, she nurses like a champ! She is also starting to act like a typical newborn now, keeping me awake in the middle of the night. She is super snuggly and LOVES to sleep on my chest. I hope she is always a snuggly baby!

We came home from the hospital and had an eventful weekend. On Saturday I needed to have my staples from my c-section removed, then Margie needed some blood drawn to check her bilirubin level (broke my heart to watch her have her heel pricked!). It was so nice we decided to stop by a park. Then Lily had to go potty and since there was no bathroom at the park, we headed over to my inlaws for a surprise visit and to pick up the dogs. Sunday we had to take Margie to get more blood drawn and we hit up another park and played for a bit and then took a walk. We just have to take advantage of this beautiful Indian summer! Yesterday Matt headed back to work and my sisters came out to take us to Margie's newborn check up. We went to the doctor and then went to Portillo's for lunch. We then headed to the park, again, and then went to Target. Today was the first day I didn't leave the house. In fact, I never even got out of my pajamas!


Getting ready to head to the hospital


Baby Margie's first picture


The Proud Big Sister


Sisters!!


Sweet Sweet Margie


My sweet girl


My precious sleeping baby


Sleeping Sweetie


Touchdown Baby


Going home


Eyes Open


Mommy and Margie at the Park


Lily look alike


Lily as a newborn. Don't they look so much alike?!?!?