Maylee's Birthday

Like I said, the birth was a crazy whirlwind but still such an amazing experience to bring a baby into this world and into our family. I was hesitant to believe that you really can love another just as much as your first, but IT IS TRUE! And everyday as I snuggle and love our little Maylee I fall even more in love with her!

Our hospital stay this time around was only for one day, so we were able to come home on Christmas Eve. Unlike our first experience, Paul didn't stay at the hospital with me. He went home to be with our precious Brooklynn and to actually get a good nights sleep. I had the most amazing nursing staff so I actually also got a lot of rest, which was very much needed since I had been up all night with contractions then labor and delivery! (As you can see in the pictures I am just exhausted...much more so than I was with Brooklynn's labor and delivery even though hers was so much longer).

Our visitors to the hospital included my mom (who was actually there for everything...labor and delivery...and is still here helping with recovery- CANNOT imagine doing all of that without her..so grateful for her and love her so much...especially for sacrificing being away from my dad and the rest of my family over Christmas so that she could be here with me), Auntie Stephy and baby James, Gramps, Gran, Uncle Joshie, Aunt Cassie, Cousin Violet, Aunt Tammy & Uncle Buzz, and Ryan & Jess & Linkin Alspach.

Since being home we have discovered that Maylee does look a lot like Brooklynn did as a newborn but with a smaller head and more of daddy's genes in her! I keep telling Paul he makes a really pretty girl! haha. She also has the MOST adorable dimple on her left cheek. I am not sure where my girls get their dimples because neither Paul or I have any. But I'll take them! She is nursing super well- every 3-4 hours, and sleeping a ton of course. I feed her at about 11 pm, put her to bed, she wakes up at 3ish to eat again, back to sleep until 7ish, eat again and then sleep some more until 11. And since my mom is here taking care of Brooklynn in the mornings I have also been able to sleep in until about 10:30 for the last several days and it has been WONDERFUL! I then get to take a nap with my little Brooklynn in the afternoon. How will I survive when mom leaves?? Ugh.

The cute name tag the nurse made.

Our first picture together...minutes after birth!

Daddy and daughter in her HUGE stocking they brought her to us in after her bath.

Grandma and Maylee

Do you think I was tired!? WOW.

Daddy's three girls! He is so outnumbered now...YES!

Brooklynn wasn't sure how to react at first. This is her cute "BIG SISTER" outfit though.

Sisters

Precious!

Maylee and Baby James- 8 weeks apart.

Brooklynn loved Maylee's stocking

Hanging out on Mommy's lap.

Gramps with grandbaby #6

Gran with Maylee

Aunt Cassie with Maylee...she'll be doing the same soon but with a baby BOY!

Paul is just so in love with ALL of his girls! Seriously, he loves it! I truly think he was meant to be surrounded by girls. We'll see if we ever have a boy.

Love these sleeping pictures with the hand on the face.

Matching "Baby Sister" shirt

Getting ready to go home...as a family of 4! So surreal.

Our little monkey. Ready to go home!

Yes, the big flower bows return!

All snuggled in her carseat!