We got an early Christmas present the morning of Sunday, December 20th! I started timing contractions via the "Contraction Master" website (brilliant idea!) at about 1 AM. We arrived at the hospital at about 5 AM and Alex (Alexander Dennis) arrived at 11:53 AM. The delivery went fast. Alex gave us a little scare at first because he did not cry right away. He had swallowed some mucus but was luckily fine after they spent some time suctioning him. Here's a picture just moments after his birth:
Alex's middle name, Dennis, is after his grandpa Creedon who passed away last summer. Turns out that Alexander was Dennis's first choice for Dan's name, but then they obviously decided on Dan. We didn't find this out until after we had named Alex. Crazy, huh? A sign from heaven!
Time has flown by since we've been home and Alex will now be 3 weeks old on Sunday. It's been a challenge adjusting to 2 kids, especially because Alex eats ever 2-3 hours and it takes him 45 minutes to feed. That leaves anywhere from an hour to 2 hours between feedings to eat, sleep, shower, take care of Michael, etc. Overall though it's going well. Alex is a very sweet calm baby (so far!) Michael has adjusted well too to being a big brother and loves to give "Baby Alex" kisses. Here's a picture of Michael rocking Alex:
Whenever I take a picture of Alex, Michael wants his picture taken too. Here's one of them:
Here's a few more pictures of Alex. While...I better run because Alex is crying. More to come later!
Alex's middle name, Dennis, is after his grandpa Creedon who passed away last summer. Turns out that Alexander was Dennis's first choice for Dan's name, but then they obviously decided on Dan. We didn't find this out until after we had named Alex. Crazy, huh? A sign from heaven!
Time has flown by since we've been home and Alex will now be 3 weeks old on Sunday. It's been a challenge adjusting to 2 kids, especially because Alex eats ever 2-3 hours and it takes him 45 minutes to feed. That leaves anywhere from an hour to 2 hours between feedings to eat, sleep, shower, take care of Michael, etc. Overall though it's going well. Alex is a very sweet calm baby (so far!) Michael has adjusted well too to being a big brother and loves to give "Baby Alex" kisses. Here's a picture of Michael rocking Alex:
Whenever I take a picture of Alex, Michael wants his picture taken too. Here's one of them:
Here's a few more pictures of Alex. While...I better run because Alex is crying. More to come later!
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