Cosser Blog: Lucy Elaine is Here!!

Now that Lucy is now a month old, I thought I would take some time to blog about how things have gone since October 10. We were lucky to have both of our immediate families here for Lucy's birth. Ryan and I arrived at The Med at about 6am, and since I had a scheduled c-section, Lucy was born soon after at 8:38 am. She weighed a whopping 6 lbs. 15 oz. and was 19 inches long...much smaller than I anticipated! The delivery was easy, and the only uncomfortable parts were having the catheter put in (before the spinal for some reason) and I was nauseaus and got sick from the medication at the beginning of the surgery. Otherwise, it was a piece of cake! The pain after was also not too bad. In fact, on Sunday night when the nurse came to check on me she was concerned because I had not had any pain medication that entire day...I guess I'm tougher than I thought!!

We spent 2 nights in the hospital, and we were very ready to get home by the time we were discharged on Monday afternoon. My parents statyed with Aiden at our house until Monday evening, and then Ryan's parents came over from Michael's house Monday evening through Wednesday morning. My mom then came back Wednesday and stayed through the weekend to help us, which was GREAT!

Aiden adjusted pretty well to his little sister. While he was nothing but sweet to Lucy, giving kisses and hugs frequently, he was very defiant and attention-seeking with Ryan and I. I guess it was better that he took out his confusion, etc. on us rather than the baby, but it made for a couple of long weeks. He has since settled down and is back to his normal self! We kept him at home with us the first week after Lucy was born, and then he headed back to school. Since Lucy has settled in, and I have gotten into an easier routine Aiden has been staying home a couple of days per week, which is nice.

So, we are quickly adjusting to being a family of four. It is defintely tough going from 1 to 2 kids, but Lucy has been a pretty easy baby so far. She is usually easy-going, but does already have a short temper. Whenever she gets mad, she turns bright purple, screams, and doesn't take a breath...I'm afraid she's going to make herself pass out! Her tantrums last about a minute, and then she is calm again... i'm already looking forward to the toddler tantrums!! She is now sleeping 4-5 hour stretches at night, so I typically only have to get up to feed her once per night. We still have her in a bassinett in our room, and will likely transition her to her room after Thanksgiving.

Here are some pictures from Lucy's arrival: