Having 3

When you have another child, there are certain questions that are asked by most people you come in contact with. I thought I would take the time to answer those questions here...so here are the top questions I seem to be answering these days about the children.

1. How is Jay sleeping and is he a "good" baby? Jay is a pretty good sleeper, probably the best of all 3. He probably wakes up about 3x a nite to eat and falls back to sleep right away. He does seem to always wake up about 4 a.m. to try to get rid of gas so that is tiring. I hate to say it in these terms but he probably is the "best" baby I have had. And when I say that, I just mean he is the most content. Also, he may seem to be the easiest since Madelynn was my first so I had no idea what I was doing and Finley was a much "needier" baby. But of course I loved them all and each baby faze went by too fast!

2. Is three harder than 2? Well, 3 doesn't seem that bad since Jay is such a contented little guy and the other 2 are pretty independent and potty-trained. The second baby I think was a harder transition since Madelynn was younger than Finley is now and as I said Finley was a very "needy" baby. And honestly, the baby part has been easier this time and disciplining takes more time and energy now!

3. Who does Jay look like? I would say Jay is a good blend of the older 2 but has some attributes that are really different than the other 2. His head is smaller, his eye shape appears to be different and his eyes may be blue and the other 2 have green/hazel eyes. He sometimes reminds me more of my niece Kylie more than anyone which is sort of weird to say! :o)

4. How was this labor/delivery compared to the others? This by far was the easiest-so easy that if every delivery was this "easy" I could probably have about 6 more kids! I am not saying it was pain-free and just bliss but it went very well.

5. How are Madelynn and Finley doing w/ a new baby? They both did really well w/ Jay's arrival. I think there might have been some moments and needing some more attention but neither one "regressed" or was more naughty than usual! They both want to hold him a lot although Madelynn really loves to be a big sister and tries to dress him and give him a pacifier!

6. Am I going back to work? As of now, I am just going to be working a few Saturdays...so only about 8 hours a month. We will see if it is worth it.

*We didn't realize this until after we named him but all 3 of our kids and all of our nephews and niece have y's in their names! Two other names we had been considering had y's in them too!

*On a side note, Jay had his 2 month check-up yesterday and he weights 14 lbs 6 oz and is 23 3/4 inches long-that makes him 75th percentile in everything. His shots went well and I think they made him sleep pretty much all day today
Pictures by Laura Veele Photography