The Mullins

Our little Laney is 3 weeks old today. Wow, how time flies. My delivery went well. I had a c-section this time because I had a fourth degree episiotomy with Lucas and a very painful recovery. My wonderful friend Katy prepared me for what to expect step by step. This helped tremendously. It was no picnic but I am glad we did the c-section. It was a bit more traumatic but all in all my recovery was easier and faster. I felt better 1 week after than I did with Lucas.

Lucas was not a "good" baby. He had screaming colick and never went more than 2 hours between feedings until he was 3 months. Not a great first baby for a new mother. Well, we made it through this first few months and he was still a precious blessing. I hate to even blog this next part because I don't want to mess up Laney's sleep but here it goes...Laney is easier than Lucas was....She does have a gassy tummy but so far it is not as bad as brother. She will eat about every 2-3 hours during the day and the past week she will go 3-4 hours at night. Man, I hope she continues that. The first 2 weeks I felt like the normal Mommy zombie with no sleep. Last week, I had a few days of actually feeling human. Don't get me wrong, it is still hard, just easier this time. Laney's fault is wanting to be held a lot. Lucas would let me put him down more than her. We are really enjoying our life with 2 kids. Lucas had a rough first few days after we brought her home, but now he is doing so great! He is a great big brother!