Lily: One month

J, Kate, Willow and I welcomed Lily Elizabeth on May 29th. She weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Labor was, fortunately, very easy and uneventful. I am very lucky in that I deliver pretty quickly... but that doesn't change my mind about having another so don't even ask :).

We are a month in and so far things are going very well. Daddy is slowly getting used to having four girls in the house (even the dog is a girl) and Kate is getting used to not being the center of attention all the time. Lily is a good eater and at her one month appointment weighed in at a whopping 10 1/2 pounds and was 22 1/2 inches long, 86th and 92nd percentile. She's a big girl just like her sister.

Unlike Kate, though, Lily really loves to be held. Kate was a very independent baby, but Lily has been hard to put down- not because we love holding her (which we do) but because she tends to cry when she isn't in our arms. We love holding her, but sometimes a mommy needs a break.

Whatcha looking at? I'm already a sassy girl.

For the most, part Lily sleeps a good portion of the day. The last few weeks she has started to wake up a little bit more and we get a peek at her beautiful eyes. Time will tell the color and whether she also inherited her daddy's gorgeous lashes just like her big sister.

Unfortunately, Lily has suffered some premature balding. J and I looked down one day and all the hair on the front of her head was gone. So, pictures are going to look a little funny for awhile because she pretty much looks like an old, bald man.

We are enjoying having two beautiful girls. Taking care of a newborn the second time around is a much easier endeavor since we feel like we have a better grasp on what to do, but watching after two kids- one a VERY active almost 2 year old- has proved to be very tiring and a bit challenging but we're slowly getting the hang of it.

Though I say this every blog, we'll be blogging much more consistently now that we have another little one to chronicle. I've got another three almost ready to go so keep your eyes peeled.