lately

 time with newborns is funny

it feels like it goes so quick and lasts so long, too

some of that has to do with sleep deprivation, i'm sure

it turns out henry isn't a huge fan of sleeping at night

but hopefully that'll change soon

he is such a doll

i love him so much

look at those eyes

i was starting to organize our linen closet the other day

but got busy and left it open 

so olive helped herself to the linens and fell asleep in them at bedtime

silly girl

 noah's last picture as a 7 year old

 this picutre of hazel makes her look like an adult

and i don't like it one bit

but she sure is pretty

 olive is a total helper with henry

and always very concerned about him and his well-being 

 eleanor ate noah's birthday cake with her fingers

and looked pretty cute with frosting on her face

 those eyes! he is so aware for such a young baby

he's been looking at me square in the eyes since day one

i love it

 this one is a week or so old

i was going up to take a nap with henry and noah wanted to join us

it was a pretty sweet moment

 that same day was an excellent mail day

most of what you see i won from an instagram giveaway

and i also got some jammies and bottles i ordered for henry, too

 i taught noah and hazel how to thumb wrestle recently and they thought it was pretty fun

 each of the kids have had a hard time since henry was born

olive held it together really well the first week

and then had some meltdowns the second

 having my body back to myself has been pretty nice

not only am i not pregnant anymore, i'm not nursing, either (i wish i were...)

it's seeming to be a lot easier to lose baby weight this time which i'm grateful for

and every day my incision hurts a little less (hallelujah)

  oh michael

i am soooo grateful for michael

he has been so amazing since i've had henry

this shouldn't be surprising to me since michael is always the best

but he's just known exactly what i've needed

and picked up all the slack so i could heal and rest 

so helpful and loving

i am so grateful for him

i am a lucky girl, for sure

it was a little rough for the first couple weeks

but i feel like we're getting the hang of things, little by little

thank goodness for sweet friends, helpful grandparents, darling children

and a wonderful husband to make this transition to 5 kids so much easier

i am so grateful