After Shane and I arrived at the hospital to have Blaise, we laughed at one point because the delivery room looked almost exactly like the ones we had been in for our two previous induction/deliveries. And those were in a different city, hours away from where we are now. I had joked throughout this pregnancy that Shane was going to have to drive me down to Louisville so my old doctor could deliver our baby. Thankfully I found a doctor here who I also love and I had a great hospital experience.
It was nice for things to feel so familiar this time around. I felt like I knew what to expect from being induced, what I wanted to happen right after delivery, and how I would feel in the hours following. There is something super exciting about having a baby for the first time. But there is something wonderful about getting to go through it all again, having done and seen and felt before.
I was especially glad that all the hospital stuff wasn't new to me since this was part of my hospital routine this time around...
Our parents brought the older three up on Tuesday to see us and Blaise. They all loved him right away.
When we got home that Wednesday, this was waiting to greet us...
People have been amazing this time around; we have had meals and sweet gifts and lots of friends checking up on us.
One of my favorite things this time around has been hearing Lieren and Simeon say, "I hold him?" They have suddenly become big kids with a newborn around...
Silas loves his little brother immensely. I can't really explain how grateful I am that the older three love their baby brother so much.
And this time around, this is what a first bath looks like...
I have a little audience for almost everything!
Because Blaise has three older siblings who still need to be entertained, he has been out and about quite a bit already. We've been to the park a couple of times, to a farm park, and to church. The older three also got to visit the zoo but Blaise and I stayed home.
We are nowhere near getting back into a routine and are just taking one day at a time still. I am grateful for all the help we have as I figure out how to make it all work. Just yesterday the Lord reminded me, "Do not fear." So that has become my mantra for these days. There will be lots of crazy, but I hope to face it with a heart of trust and not of fear. I'm sure most of what I fear will not come to pass anyways, and if I knew some of what is to come, I wouldn't be able to bear the weight right now. So I am finding ways to train my thoughts to trust. And praying for grace.
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