I've been asked this question a lot lately, so I thought I would tell all of you who haven't asked.
My sweet baby Grace is one month old today, and so far, things are going really well. The adjustment from three children to four has really been much easier than it was from two to three. I'm hoping that's the case with the next however many more kids I have....I've heard some people say that once you have three, any more don't make much of a difference!
It could have something to do with the fact that this baby is an angel. Seriously. She was smiling at 2 1/2 weeks old (for real), sleeps 7 to 8 hours on a good night, and is just content almost all of the time. I've never had a child like this before, so I can say that I am truly grateful she is this way and can really appreciate it because I know what's it's like to have unhappy, colicky babies.
The other kids love having her around, too. I think that is why she woke up sick this morning...they have been giving her a few too many hugs and kisses with their snotty faces and coughs, despite me asking them one hundred times not to. I guess it was inevitable, but I feel bad for Grace. I always feel especially bad the first time babies get sick because they have never experienced it before. I guess that's part of why they're here on Earth, though. I'm hoping she'll get over it quickly.
Other things happening in our lives that I could write a separate blog post for each one (but will never get around to): Sam's last day of Kindergarten is today, Dann putting together a girls high school tennis team for this fall and running tennis clinics 3 days a week after work, Sam learning how to ride a 2-wheeler bike and Lily thinking she wants to learn too, warmer weather, our garden is growing, Bella is sleeping in a "big" bed, friends of Dann's staying with us for several weeks, our house almost getting struck by lightning, still wanting to build a new house.
