Happy 4th of July (and Fiona is one month!)

Here are some recent pictures.  I thought it was hard to get pictures with 2 kids, 3 is such a challenge!

 

Sleeping babies in milk comas are so sweet.

This is how Fiona prefers to sleep when I do not swaddle her.  Swaddling helps her stay asleep better, but makes her very angry.

Sometimes she just does not want to do the whole picture thing.

And sometimes she is fine.

 

Here she is on July 2nd, her one month panda shot.  Hard to believe it has already been a month.  These first 8 weeks are such a paradoxical time.  They are amazing and awful at the same time.  I love the snuggly baby time and all the firsts for Fiona, but I hate the feeling of being overwhelmed.  I think Fiona may be our neediest baby.  It is hard to walk by the sink full of dishes, trying to do laundry one handed, and trying to balance baby needs and big kids needs.  And Nick stays pretty busy with his two condensed classes and meetings, so I have to do a lot one handed when Fiona insists on being held.  She also loves to cluster feed.  The other day I had to cook dinner while nursing, the things we do when we have to :)  These weeks seem so slow and so fast at the same time.  The nights in which I get only 3 hours of sleep sure seem long, but it feels like I just blinked and she was a month old.  I want to savor them, but I also want them to be over so life can be more normal. But I really try to enjoy what I can since I know this time is the last, and just push through everything else.

 

 

Here is a comparison of our three girls.  I think Fiona is between Sam and Zoey in face shape. Sam was very rounded and Zoey was more oval. 

The big girls are doing better, but they were really testing the limits, which is really tough when sleep is in such short supply.  They do love their sister and mostly are very helpful.   We were all getting a bit stir crazy since we have been mostly staying home.  We have had a lot of family time watching world cup, America's Got Talent, playing board games, and playing Wii. We have also been venturing out a little more recently, not any crowds yet, but playdates at parks or homes with small groups.   

Our first was a water wall one, the girls had a blast.

And a sharpie tie dye one.

We also went to a friend's sailing club for a celebration of the 4th.  The big girls and Nick built boats.  There was a lunch and a water slide.

 After lunch, they raced the boats.  Zoey's ended up sinking, which lead to many tears. But overall, the girls had a great day.  Nick even took them back for fireworks, which was a late night, but well worth it.

 

I hope everyone had a great 4th.  Here are our 3 firecrackers.