One Month Later

I can't believe it's already been one month since baby girl was born. At this time a month ago, I had not one, but TWO IV attempts put in me (IV's are on the top of my scary list), had TWO spinal taps since I could still feel my bottom half after the first one was put in, and felt like throwing up on the operating table. Other than that, the rest of the labor and delivery was smooth sailing. 

I would be lying if I said not much has changed since a month ago. I'm still adjusting to being a SAHM/WFHM. Every once in a while, when I get bored, I'll just show up at school and do some work. Other times when I'm feeling overly ambitious (and want a break from watching Gossip Girl), I'll work on some stuff for school. Luckily for us, Evangeline is a really chill baby who still eats, sleeps, poops, and repeats. She's still not really on any schedule. She's eating roughly once every four hours and is unpredictable in when she wants to sleep. I always cross my fingers that she'll pass out after a night time feeding. I *think* she's learning that when I feed her in bed and it's dark, it means it's time to pass out after a feeding. Evee is immune to loud noise (thanks to her siblings) and honestly, is still pretty boring. Charlotte is still loving on her, even though she accidentally head bonked her one day. Lucas doesn't really give her the time of day. 

Charlotte can't wait for you to grow up so she has someone to play store with

Smiling sisters

Char really, really, really loves Evee

Char helping out

The older kids don't nap anymore. It makes weekends really long when I'm tired and need to take a break. However, I learned that I can just pay them $1 to play quietly and not bother me. There is nothing money can't buy! I am going to savor the naps Evee takes. I've been placing her in random places around the house... just because I still can. 

 Sleeping on our bed

Sleeping in the swing

Sleeping in my arms

Sleeping in her crib

Once Evee can sleep through the night, she'll have to evacuate from our bed and move into her own room. The older ones both slept through the night at week 12. I hope she follows in their footsteps... I miss sleep.

 Tummy time (FAIL!)

 Baby's first bath

 Real baby or baby mannequin?

 Yelling match

Big brown eyes 

Okay, I don't want to neglect the bigger children, but it's hare for them to stay still and they're usually too "busy" to take pictures for me.

We like to recreate FB memories 

 Watching Moana and having a sleepover in the living room

 Saturday morning iPads

 Shinn trio

 Lunch of choice: pizza from Target cafe (really?!) and an Icee

 A bag of popcorn that's bigger than her!

 Quiet moments in the house are really rare when all the kids are home. On this particular Sunday morning, both kids were doing something quietly while baby was asleep. This was pure bliss!

 Char playing with her princesses/Palace pets

Lucas working on an April calendar

Someone's unsure about turning 4 weeks old (aka 1 month old)

 Happy 1 month, baby girl

Eleven more months to go till you're big party (which you won't remember, but everyone else in your family will!).

Life Lately

We're almost at the one month mark! I can't believe it's already been close to a month!

 50 more weeks of these pictures

 Staring contest with a bunny

 She won't be small forever...

Unsure about kisses from big sissy poo

 Praying baby

I've been taking way too many pictures of Evee. Lo and behold, the big kids will not be neglected completely (they had their chance to shine already). The past week was Spirit Week, and although I didn't do my best this year, the kids still had a blast.

 Pajama Day

 Princess/Hero Day

 Sports Day

 Crazy Hair Day

 Green Day

Lucas hasn't really been giving Evangeline the kind of day this week. On the other hand, Charlotte is still loving playing with her baby sis. The only time she doesn't want to be around her is when she cries.

 Trying to make her smile

 Older sister's look of annoyance when baby sis cries for no reason

First of many, many girl selfies 

Lucas loves tee ball. He's really come a long way since last year. He's faster, he's hitting much better, he's fielding well, he's been pretty awesome. He had his first game this past Saturday and got the game ball. He was so proud of himself, and I was even prouder of him, for giving it his all. Although tee ball is time consuming, it's worth it to see the joy in his face. 

 My player of the game

Since it's the weekend and the kids are not in a rush to go to school, I had them kind of color coordinate, and of course, take a picture! 

 Can't wait till Evee is old enough to sit on her own

 iPad Saturdays

 iPad Sundays

 Twinning with my big girl

 Sunday at the park

The kids went rock climbing for the first time Sunday night. Although they didn't climb very high, they still had tons of fun. They also came home super tired since there was no Pokemon bed time talk Sunday night.

 Courageous little Charlotte

 Courageous Lucas

I think it's safe to say that both kids are afraid of heights... like their mother!

 This week marks week 3 (already)!

How I spend my days at home (when she's not sleeping)

Happy first day of spring! I see a lot of rain in our forecast this week. LAME...

The Transition from 2 --> 3

Parents were right. The transition from 2 to 3 is easier than the transition from 1 to 2. One of the main reasons our transition is easier is probably because the older two are significantly older than baby. When Charlotte was born, Lucas was still a baby (just turned 19 months old). The two older kids have done a great job with helping out when necessary and keeping baby entertained (enough) when I'm busy cleaning or prepping dinner. It's also been a decent transition since we still have two adults at home. Starting Monday, I'm on my own with at least three kids to juggle (including dance practice, after school pick up, etc.). We'll see how that goes.

What kids usually do for a while after school

The new shopping normal

One day, we'll have to figure out how to shop at Costco with three kids... as for now, I think I'll do most of my grocery shopping when the kids are at school. 

 Trying to figure out how to take her weekly pictures

 They love to look at her when they're back from school

 Shark head

She's turned into a mini replica of baby Charlotte (with no hair)

Aahhh

We're trying to give each kid some special time. Since Lucas gets out of school early on Wednesday, I'm trying to have some special Lucas time with him without sisters around.

 He wanted a banana split sundae after school

 Special time for big kids: CDM

 Picnic lunch and play at the park

Both kids are really into Pokemon. Lucas wanted to have a picnic lunch at the park. Since the weather's nice again, we decided to try it out. Both kids had a blast! It works for us since packing a lunch for them is pretty cheap and entertainment at the park is free. We can maybe make this into a weekly thing.

Pokemon lovers

Wish me luck on Monday when it's just me and three kids.