Sunny 9 for 2006 December

(4) Tue Dec 05 2006 13:19 Tired, but drunk with happiness: Gunnar Walch Smith was born 11/30 weighing in at 7 lbs 9 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. He has tons of black/brown hair and is very sweet. We got home from the hospital on Sat and are trying to get back to routines despite Aaron having tests everyday and finals next week. He will be gone a lot and it has been a little rough, but help from the ward and my family has been in abundance. Aaron's mom gets here Friday.

Lily was so nice to Gunnar in the hospital and even the day we got home, but on Sunday all the energy and excitement got to her and she gets the look in her eyes and tries to get a little rough. It could be worse. Her world was just turned upside down, but hopefully we can get through these next couple weeks until Aaron has Christmas vacation.

As for Gunnar, he is a good eater but maybe a little slow. He sleeps pretty well too, but he likes to stay awake a couple hours each night which I hope changes. It is so hard to change boys’ diapers. Between the circumcision and peeing on his clothes, I hope that gets better. This morning was a little challenging as we all got up at the same time and Gunnar wanted to eat, Lily needed breakfast and a diaper change bad, and I needed to use the restroom. Having twice as much to take care of makes me feel like I am running around like a chicken with his head cut off trying to figure out which thing needs the most immediate attention. Anyway, back to the kids. Oh man, I have kids!

(1) Tue Dec 12 2006 00:05 D-day: Today was supposed to be the day. My little one is now 11 days old. Time has gone by quick, and I can't imagine how miserable I would be if I had to wait all this time to meet my Gunnar. He is such a sweet boy, and to be honest I was scared to have a boy because I wasn't sure I could love Gunnar as much as I love Lily. That also has to do with just having another child in general not just the gender, but it is true I was scared to have a boy because it was uncharted territory. Gunnar is so laid back that he has not cried once when Lily has scratched his face or pulled his hair or landed a little bit on him.

Poor Lily has been sick with the croup sp? and the medicine that the Dr prescribed her made her incredibly hyper. Pretty much unbearable today. She was very destructive trowing toys of the shelves just for the heck of it. Good thing my mother in law is here to help otherwise I am afraid someone might have gotten a dose of spankings today. Poor thing. She is going through a rough time right now. I can't wait for Friday when Aaron can stay at home and share in the fun.

(1) Sun Dec 17 2006 21:22 A baby is a blessing: Today was a special day. We have had family come in town for Gunnar's birth and also for his baby blessing. Sherry has been here for over a week helping me out around the house and with Lily, and Rick and Davey came in town a couple days ago as did my Dad for the blessing as well. So there was my dad, Aaron's dad Rick, Aaron's brothers Josh, Jake, and Davey, my brother Joe, Aaron's childhood friends Aaron, Matt, and James, and James' dad, Ben Taylor, and I think that was it. It was a pretty crowded circle. The blessing was very sweet and touching. Gunnar was cutie in his all white pants and shirt and the green blanket that we bought him that is similar to the pink one we bought Lily. It was a very stressful morning for me having to wake up at 5:30am in hopes that we would be on time to church at 8:00 (I can't wait for the new time change next year). We were thankfully.

This week has been fun getting to be with family. Gunnar wakes up about every 2-3 hours so I have been trying to catch up on sleep as much as I can. Now that Aaron is home, hopefully I can get some good naps in and maybe even get him to take a feeding or two a night. Yeah right.

Tomorrow I am spending time with Dad going shopping with Michelle and Lorna and then Tues David gets in town. Still more fun to come. So far it has been a fun holiday season.