Haven't updated the blog in a while. It looks like my last post was my shock of being pregnant. Well, right now I am currently learning the art of breast feeding while typing, as I hold our beautiful daughter in my arms. Lydia Grace was born January 23, weighing 7 lbs 5 oz. Her birth was pretty uneventful, except for the fact that it was one of the best and biggest days of my life. I had to have a c-section when Elijah was born and opted for a repeat c-section this time around. So, we were scheduled to go in a week before my due date, had a relaxed morning, watched tv while we waited, then went in and had a baby. A breeze compared to many hours of labor. A c-section is definitely no walk in the park, but hey it's over now.
I was shocked to hear she has dark hair. Elijah's was lighter and we even thought she might be a red head.
We really struggled over deciding her name. Going in to the hospital we had it narrowed down to two names, neither of which were Lydia. And, it took me weeks of deciding to narrow it down to those two. We thought when we saw her we could decide which one she was, but no, she was not an Evangeline Grace or Maisie-Grace Calhoun. We thought back to some names we had discussed before, and Lydia seemed beautifully perfect.
My recovery has been as expected also. Still pretty sore, . Lydia is eating well and sleeping well and growing. We're easing into life as a family of 5. As of today Elijah is actually having a harder time than Yoseph. We expected Yos to have the harder adjustment. Elijah understands a lot more, he's trying to figure out things like "why does she only drink milk?" and "what's that thing on her belly?". He's a sweet kid and is really just wanting encouragement and reassurance right now. So, we're working on that.
I have used this blog to announce adoption related things. Well, a few months ago we were rearing and ready to go to sign with an agency for another Ethiopia adoption. BUT, as it turns out, with the arrival of a new baby and moving into a new house in May or June it's better to wait until after we move to start. We would have to totally re-do our home study, costing a lot more money, if we started now. So, we're trusting God's timing. It's really probably the best. It's giving us time to just chill and enjoy our current blessings instead of worrying about piles of paperwork and dossiers and stuff in an adoption. We just know this waiting time is part of the story towards our fourth child.
