Our baby is here! George Henry was born at home on Thursday evening weighing in at 9lbs 14oz!!!!
Big brothers Peter and John were there to enjoy the special moment with us. All of his siblings are totally crazy about him . . . especially 2-year-old Harry who loves to hold him and check on him all the time.
I'm mostly hanging out in my room bonding with George, resting, and eating. From past experience, I know that all this quiet time with George will make me more able to return to full-time duties, including the start of our regular homeschool lessons, with more patience and energy. We are so thankful that Matt is able to focus on keeping things going at home and taking care of me . . . made possible with lots of help from family, friends, and our postpartum doula.
I still have my last homeschool planning post to publish about Peter's homeschool year but it was already written beforehand. I wouldn't want anyone to think I was working so hard on a blog post after just having a baby ;-)
Congratulations! George is a big baby! My boys both weight 9 pounds when they were four MONTHS old, and your little one is almost at 10 pounds! I am glad you have lots of help. Hope you can get as much sleep as possible. Sleep deprivation was to me the hardest part of caring for a newborn.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, I'm taking lots of naps and catnaps. It helps a lot.
DeleteCongratulations! What a gorgeous, healthy, giant boy! I wish you a joyful recovery . . . and oh! how I envy you that precious newborn bonding time!!! :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteThank you. There is definitely nothing like it and I savor it as much as possible!
DeleteOh he's adorable!! Congratulations! (I'm a little jealous of your finished planning... I've still got some big things to figure out in August!)
ReplyDeleteWhat a joy! Our 2 youngest were also planned homebirths!
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