First week with four

So one week has passed with our family of four. It's been a fairly quiet week with not a great deal of involvement with the outside world. I took a few days off to help Shar get back on her feet, but it seems as if it wasn't enough, as now she is getting a bit sick. It looks as if I'll be having a few days here and there in the coming weeks to help her out. She got in a bit of trouble today from the mid-wife who is telling her that she hasn't been resting and relaxing enough.

Last Friday, we got Liana's heel-prick test and then waited for the patient travel people at the hospital for Zemmy, who will be travelling to Brisbane in a few days for a check up on his heart. Not that we think that anything is wrong with his heart, it is just a precautionary measure due to other people with his syndrome having heart defects. From there, we popped into the courthouse and lodged Liana's birth paperwork, and then to Medicare to add her onto our card. Finally, to Souths Bowls Club to celebrate Shar's grandparent's anniversary.

So far, Liana is feeding quickly. She is struggling with her wind but only fusses, rarely cries out. She soothes to touch and will go very floppy after feeding. She could sleep for hours if held and commonly sleeps well up until midnight. But between 1 and 4 in the morning, she struggles to feed well and and is quite restless. Poor Shar is up a lot of that time.

I've received a lot of interest from parents at work. Heaps of congratulations and half-a-dozen gifts of georgeous pink dresses. (I have a great group of parents this year). Everyone is so excited that we 'finally' got our girl. The next comment is: "So, are you stopping now?" Wait and see...