After relatively easy delivery, little Baby J surprised us by unexpectedly ending up in the NICU for a few days. (We have a new appreciation for the strain on parents who have babies in the NICU for weeks or months!)
We're happy to report though that he is home now and doing well. We're looking forward to settling down to our life together as a family of five.
Does anyone have any tips for making the transitioning to three children? I've heard from some people that it can be quite an adjustment!
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Congratulations!
Congratulations! The only advice I can give you is you'll need to just accept the chaos. Jerry Seinfeld said in an interview once that having 3 kids is like running a blender with the lid off. I've thought of this so many times since having my third last summer! Enjoy the adventure!!
We have two girls and had our third, a boy, almost a year ago. I was so worried about moving to three but for us it's been really good. The oldest is such a helper. She and her sister play so well together which gives me time to sit and feed the baby or get him down for a nap. Now that he's older and crawling/walking he follows them around every where and keeps himself pretty happy. Which gives me time to make dinner and do dishes :) Now all that is on a perfect day. There are others when every one cries at the same time and dinner is man 'n cheese. The first year with any baby is the hardest, but a rhythm develops and things get easier! Enjoy the tinyness though, they grow so fast!
Congratulations :) Enjoy your little man!
The first few months were a bit of an adjustment for us. I tried to double recipes when I could and put the second in the freezer for crazy days. I wore my third in a sling far more than the other two, and we snuggled in a big cozy chair for hours, the four of us, reading books. Usually the baby slept or nursed, and the olders sat on the arms of the chair or snuggled next to me for books.
I was so nervous to take them even to the grocery store, and started feeling trapped at home, so I dreamed up the biggest leap I could think of (driving 10 hours with the three of them by myself to meet up with my husband at a conference--prearranged, of course--and I did it.) After that, I had the confidence I needed to do all of our normal tasks with all three in tow. Certainly, taking the plunge doesn't have to be that drastic, but I had to get over being afraid to be with all of them by myself. :)
Congratulations!!! I'm glad he is home and doing well now - NICU stays are always scary.
Three is a transition, but in some ways easier than two I think, because the older two can play together. I found reading picture books on the couch while the youngest was feeding the best way to spend time with all three kids for the first few weeks. And it was literally months before I braved the grocery store with all three kids! I love, love, love having three now!!!
Your girls' hair is so precious in these pictures - and all three children are beautiful.
ha! I''m sure that image is going to stick in my mind. :-)
I really like that idea of tackling the most daunting scenario possible. I'll have to think more on that.
Thanks, Maryanne. I was hoping you would chime in on this question. From what I see you really DO seem like you enjoy having three kids. :-)
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