Lately...

I feel a little lame blogging after Craig since his posts were way more entertaining than mine usually are... but oh well! He said I would give more details on the birth and all, but I feel like he did a pretty good job, and there is not much to add. I will say that when it comes to a c-section vs. vaginal delivery, a c-section is way better than the actual labor and delivery... but I would have a vaginal birth over a c-section any day because the recovery is so much easier! I wonder, though, if the pain I felt during labor was a normal pain that most women feel, or if it is a pain from just having a previous c-section. The pain was concentrated on my scar from the c-section... and it was just an intense stabbing pain. I was worried that my uterus was going to rupture because of it, but my doctor and nurse both reassured me that if something was going wrong, then the baby's heartbeat would be abnormal, and it wasn't. It was so exciting to me that it actually worked out because I honestly felt like I would give a vaginal birth a try, but I just knew that I would end up with a c-section anyway. So glad it didn't work out that way!

We are now trying to adjust to normal life, and it is going pretty well. So far Isaac has been a little dream baby. He sleeps for 3-5 hours in a row at night, will wake up to eat, then go back to bed. During the day he has been having longer awake periods... so I feel like he might not have his days and nights mixed up like Ella did (but I am scared that I am speaking too soon).

I took him to the Dr last week for his 2 week checkup. By two weeks he was supposed to have gained back his birth weight, but he actually weighed over a pound more than he did when he was born! He is now 8lbs 10oz.

Here are some pictures showing what we have been up to lately:

Ella went on a little Easter egg hunt with the Virginia Law Families the Saturday before Easter. She had a blast.

She also ate lots of special Easter treats. She was pretty excited to eat the "pink mon" (pink one).

On Easter we watched General Conference. I just love this picture.

Ella gives non-stop love to Isaac. She really is so sweet and soft with him and is always saying "OHHHHHH CUUUUUUTE" when she see's him, his blankets, diapers, or any of his little clothes.

She also loves to make him hold hands, and stares into his eyes often.

Last week we had a little pool party in my back yard. It was a lot of fun... and many of the neighborhood kids just showed up for some pool action. Here are a couple of pictures of Ella with one of her "bff's."

Being silly

I love this shot of genuine happiness.