They take a lot of time and care…I have gotten more sleep with this one than I did my son, but that still doesn’t mean that I am not tired. She and I are still negotiating on how nicely she will breastfeed as I get bit at least once every other session.

I also forgot about how many diapers they soil. WOW! I am forever grabbing more diapers. Thank God we have plenty.

As much help as I have here with my son and my husband, I still don’t get to do everything I want or need to do. For instance, I wash my hair about once a week as it’s not the middle of summer and I am not sweating myself to death to warrant doing it more. I JUST got to wash my hair and get it situated 3 weeks after the baby was born. Thankfully, I had washed it the day before she was born, but my hair was ATROCIOUS. Thank God she gave me space and time this morning to do what I had to do. My son made sure to keep an eye one her while she slept in the swing so I could get some relaxation in the shower. Praise God for a son that is responsible and age appropriate to do this for me.

Newborns, man. I love her to bits and pieces. She is the cutest sight you ever did see, other than my son

But yet it is still standing. I keep thinking that my baby has been here longer than she has, thinking that I should be recovered enough by now to get some things done. Unfortunately, I then try to get up from my bed only to have my pelvic bone crack and remind me that it’s only been a short while since the baby came into this world. I try to roll over, only to feel the strain in my abdominal muscles telling me that I still cannot use them to sit myself up. Contracting for 26 weeks will do that to a person.

Otherwise, the baby is thriving so beautifully. She is getting bigger and stronger by the minute, it seems. She has already shown us that she can pretty much stand on her own, crawl, roll over by herself, and give kisses. My children are amazingly gifted from the womb. I give God the glory for that, and take no credit for myself.

12 days old now and gorgeous!

Oh I have to highlight a few things. I was happy to see that I didn’t get any baby hip hop clothes. We can reserve those for when she is older But I did get a hello kitty tutu and the cutest sneakers on the planet. This is going to be the best dressed baby on the planet. You should SEE how many clothing items she got. I won’t have to do her laundry for a year LOL

You ever just take the time to sit in total silence? Revel in the peace that surrounds you? I miss being able to go to the lake and just surrender my senses to the gorgeous peace that nature brings when you sit and luxuriate in it. I miss being able to just breathe in the sweet country air and breathe out all the stress and anxiety of the day/week/month/life.

That’s why I so jealously guard the peace and silence in my home. We have made it our sanctuary. It’s the place we rejuvenate, relax, recuperate, and just gel as a family. I love the peace and tranquility that comes with us being US. God only could ordain this type of life while on this earth. It never mattered WHERE we lived, only that we were together. Being able to make that bubble of sanctuary wherever we go is a treasured artform, a sweet blessing from the Father. Even if the silence isn’t on the outside, making that silence on the inside is so valuable. Silence IS golden.

It’s so funny how this world works. Talking to my friend, I start to understand more and more about what Ecclesiastes says about vanity. People in this world believe in modular vanity. One day something is hot, the next day it’s not. There’s always something new on the horizon. The problem is that no one cares so much about the consistent, constant truths that never change. They can’t be switched out for a new thing, because they are time tested and God proved.