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June 17, 2008

I've let Tom and the girls share all the info about Lily Joy thus far, but I know some of you moms out there really want to hear from ... ME!

Lily is 4 days old today and had her first visit to the pediatrician. She weighed 8lbs 11oz at birth, 8lbs 1oz at hospital discharge, and 8lbs 11oz today! It's shocking to me because our other kids took forever to gain weight. Eden was even diagnosed with failure to thrive and had blood work done to make sure there wasn't something else wrong with her! So to have a baby that caught on to nursing from the moment of birth and nurses like a champ is unheard of for me. But what a relief it is!

Our baby's still sleeping a lot, but does have some kind of predictable patterns of sleep/wake. Sometimes Lily wakes in time for a feeding (about every 3 hours), other times I have to wake her. The first night home was pretty easy. I fed her around 11pm and she went right to sleep. She awoke after about 4 hours and ate again and went back to sleep. And then she woke up about 3 hours later, which was an acceptable hour for me to start my day. Last night was more challenging. After I fed her she didn't want to settle and was awake for about 2 hours. I ended up sleeping with her on the futon in her room. At least we both got some sleep.

Note from the editor: Theresa's journal will be posted as time permits. Tom bagged homemade Chex Mix and hung some laundry in order to give time to complete this page. The birth story is almost finished, but it was interrupted by Lily Joy waking up. So check back later after both Lily Joy and Eden are napping OR maybe tomorrow ;-)  Before we forget, thank-you for your prayers and notes of encouragement.  They are a great blessing and reminder of our friendship in Christ.