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November 02, 2007
adjusting
four weeks have passed since willem made his grand entrance into this family. we are working on maintaining a routine with the other boys and have somehow been able to juggle their needs as well as caring for a newborn. what i have noticed above all else is the mind's ability to forget so many challenges associated with pregnancy, delivery, recovery, and caring for a newborn. to those that have asked for my advice along the way, i am so sorry. i am confident now that much of my advice was oversimplified and probably not helpful. having kids is just really difficult. i love it, but it is difficult. so, that is where i am right now--trying to grab needed sleep whenever possible and stumbling through these first weeks with our willem.
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I hope you're able to get sleep when you can and get through these weeks/months that are so difficult and exhausting. I think I have the opposite problem of you--I can't help but remembering how difficult having an infant was, and I feel like it's keeping me from being as excited about this baby coming as I should be. Hope school/MDO is going well for the older boys and that you have someone around who can be of some help. I wish we lived closer and could help out.
Posted by: Laurie at November 5, 2007 02:21 PM
you are in my thoughts all the time, amber. i can't wait until things "settle down" for you (which i realize now with four boys is close to impossible from here through the next 20 years...). i think willem looks a lot like you. he has your nose for sure. too cute! miss you all really badly and hope to see you sometime soon!
Posted by: jami at November 5, 2007 11:59 PM
