Wednesday, May 16, 2012

It's Already Been A Month???

Our sweet little Joanna McKinley is one month old today. 
Here are some of the most frequently asked questions-

1. How does she sleep at night?

Joanna's last feeding is around 10pm, after she eats we put her to bed. She has been doing really well at waking up only one time during the night, most often during the 4 o'clock hour. Yay! She normally starts her day around 7:30am. Now if we can only get her to not fight her nap times during the day we will really be doing good! :)

2. Is she a 'good' baby?

For the most part- yes. When she decides she doesn't want to take a nap and she is straight up cranky- no.

3. How are you feeling?

I am doing really well physically. I have most of my strength back and feel energetic when I've had enough sleep. The recovery from the c-section has been SO MUCH BETTER than my recovery after having Josiah. I am still sore at the surgery sight but it gets better every day. 
My brain on the other hand has seemed to have taken a holiday with out notice of departure or return. I can give you instance after instance where I just couldn't think straight. For example: I was at CVS on Saturday. I was at the checkout trying to count out my money. Y'all it just wasn't happening. I could NOT count my change out. It was so embarrassing and funny at the same time.

4. Why did you choose to name her 'Joanna'?

We are really big about having a name that has a special meaning. Over the last year Michael and I really feel as though God has been incredibly gracious to us. I won't go into detail because my brain can't handle that right now. BUT we have seen God work in our lives to provide for us and it has been incredible to just sit and think about it all. 

So we chose the name Joanna which means "God is Gracious". 

5. How is Josiah doing with all the change? Is he jealous?

Does this look like a boy who is jealous???

He loves his Tadpole! :) Whenever someone asks him her name he answers "Joanna McKinley Princess". I love it! By the way, he can not pronounce the "L" sound so it comes out as McKinwey. 

He is constantly giving her kisses and hugs. He brings her toys, blankets, pacifiers and he has even wiped up her spit-up. He is going to be such a wonderful big brother.

So, it has been a month. It has flown by yet it seems like she has always been with us. Another child was our hearts desire and now our cup is full and overflowing...

...And so is my laundry basket so off to work I go! Have a wonderful day!

1 comment:

  1. Gotta love the "Hormone Brain", eh??? I'm sure that will get better as time goes by. Well, you might want to start taking ginkgo biloba, too - couldn't hurt! lol!!!

    Love all the pics! And what a great idea to answer these questions! I had thought some of them, too, so that helped me to know Joanna a little better, too! :)

    I especially love that last picture...you can tell he is being ever so careful with his baby sister. That attitude will carry over as he gets older - such a sweet picture of how our Older Brother cares for us!

    Alesha

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