I’m finally writing about Emily. But I’ve been looking back at this blog and realized I didn’t write about Brenden until he was 3 weeks old, so I’m still slightly ahead!

The first picture of Emily with her eyes open.

Emily was born January 5th at 3:58 pm. She was 9 lbs 12.3 oz and 19.5 inches long. Though going into a c-section knowingly is a lot scarier than going into an impromptu one, I made it through fine. I had pain in the hospital but it was so much less pain than the first time around and I feel like I’ve healed much faster. (Though I did come down with bronchitis that really knocked me down for several days and am just getting over that!)

Emily lost 11% of her birth weight before leaving the hospital, which is 1% more than the doctor’s like. We were having trouble with feedings. But after switching to formula she’s building back up. At her two week appointment her stats looked like this: 9 lbs 7.4 oz 20 1/2 inches long and a tiny head at 13 3/4 inches. We’ll go back on Tuesday just to make sure she’s made it back up to birth weight, but judging by the vigorous eating the girl does, she’ll be fine!

Brenden really loves her. He loves to get right in her face when she’s sleeping and say, “Emily, Emily, Emily.” And also, “Emily you ok?” She’s a great sleeper and so far, has been a pretty easy agreeable baby.

Here is our first family photo: