Monday, January 6, 2014

Introducing...

Lydia Ruth Ten Clay was born on 12.26.13 at 10:33 pm at Avera Mckennan in Sioux Falls.  She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 21 inches long!


We successfully avoided a c-section--yay!  We went in that Thursday morning to be induced and weren't expecting things to progress so quickly.  Let's just say epidurals are amazing!  We also weren't expecting Lydia to be this big.  They sent us home on Saturday, so we've been learning the ropes of child-rearing ever since.  It's been a challenge, but I think we're slowly figuring some of our "new normal."  Can't say I'm too fond of the lack of sleep, though!  We've been dealing with some feeding issues, weight loss, and billi-rubin counts, but I think we're on the upward trend with all of them.  I hope so, anyway!  
I have all these grand plans of things to get done, but I find myself either wanting a nap or just enjoying cuddling Lydia.  So many people have told me to simply enjoy these precious moments of having a newborn...especially the snuggling.  So today with the windchill being -42 degrees (yikes!), I think I'll do just that...cuddle :)


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