3 Weeks Already

Our sweet baby girl is 3 weeks old already! Last week I had my first day at home alone with all 3 kids- and I'm not going to lie- I was a little scared to leave my house! It was 104 degrees and I don't want to have baby in the heat at the park... although the boys would love to play in the fountains. What if one boy runs off, or when I need to help J in the bathroom but am trying to feed T. I know I will have to deal with all of these issues and more, but I'm just not ready- not yet. T slept most of the morning in her bassinet in my room, which has been great, but I am going to need to start organizing activities if we are going to be staying around the house a lot this summer. At least my mother-in-law has graciously offered to take the boys swimming/ to the park lots this summer! And the boys will both be starting pre-school classes soon- which I am sure they will love. 

The newborn stage is difficult, but I really love it. I wish I could just hold her all the time and do nothing else. It's mostly what I did these past few weeks, but I know that my boys need me now to be present. It is hard waking up to feed her in the middle of the night, but I always miss it once it is gone. Kids grow up so quickly, and my boys are very independent. Which makes it feel great to be so needed for now in this baby stage. Also, we know that this is our last child...which makes this time even more precious. I don't want her to grow up, but I am excited to see her personality and do non-baby activities some day. But, for now I am excited to try a mommy & baby yoga class, take all the kids to the beach, and enjoy this last year with all my babies before the oldest starts kindergarten in 2015. Wow, what a big transition that will be and I get anxious just thinking about it. 

These are some of the pictures we got taken when T was only 6 days old. I love that we were able to get newborn photos of her. We waited with the boys till they were 3 months to get professional pictures taken, but I knew that I couldn't wait with this one since it this is my last baby.