Happy Birthday to me

Today is my birthday. I am 41 years old today . How did that happen? I have spent the last year trying to adjust to being 40 & now I am 41. Sigh. Age is relentless .

I do have encouraging news tho, as of this morning I have lost 20 lbs of my pregnancy weight! I only wish the next 30 would come off as easily. But if experience tells me anything, I have a long row to hoe in front of me. After the Little Man it took me a year to lose all the weight. This time I am aiming for 6 months. I want to be 'me' again by summer. We'll see......

My oldest son called me yesterday. He had read my birth story & I guess it was too much for him. He thought I should have put a stronger warning on it .  I asked him what he was doing reading a birth story in the first place--he's a GUY!

The Baby Man is adjusting well. He nurses like a champ & seems to be thriving. We are a little paranoid this time because the Little Man had a really rough start. He had to be hospitalized with severe jaundice & he failed to thrive. He just wanted to sleep, he wouldn't nurse so he was losing weight. It was a rocky first few weeks. So we park Baby Man's bassinet in the sun every morning to help keep jaundice at bay, we weigh him every morning & rejoice in every dirty diaper.  So far he's doing great.

Here's a few pics to share

Brothers.

He's not the sister she wanted but she'll keep him

Taken this morning

The pretty bouquet from our church.

Blessings.