After nine (ten!) months of preparation and anticipation, our little boy Adam Michael Herron arrived on March 14th. Labor and delivery went smoothly again (thankfully!), and we got to meet our baby boy a scant 50 minutes after arriving at the hospital. He weighed in at 7lbs, 5oz at birth, and measured 19.5 inches long.
Now four weeks old, Adam is growing seemingly right before our very eyes. He eats (and eats, and eats...) like a champ, and he weighed over 9lbs at our Dr.'s appointment last week! Big sister Emily is taking nicely to her new role as older sibling, and wants to hold and help feed and burp baby Adam, and even insisted that he be included in a family walk we took the other day ("Bring baby Adam too!" she exclaimed). Now that the excitement of the birth and the newness of the baby is wearing off a bit, we are all settling into being a family of four. It's amazing how fast they change and grow, and even more amazing how quickly you forget all that is involved in caring for a newborn! However, baby Adam is taking it fairly easy on us. He is generally only up once or twice a night to eat, and usually settles back into sleep upon finishing his meal. So far, he seems pretty laid back, and we're hoping that he has more than a little of Emily's temperment in him! Now, if I can only be as laid back as he is trying to manage being mommy of two! I've had a lot of help so far, Greg was able to take two weeks of paternity leave, and my mom and sister have been here quite a bit helping out with the kids so we've been able to ease into things slowly. So far, so good!
