Not surprisingly, I am finding it almost impossible to keep up with one blog lately, let alone two. My original plan was to wrap this blog up, start a blog called "Letter to my Children" containing day-to-day life and pictures of both kids, and then devoting Smallest Smykay solely to special needs content. I have quickly realized that just isn't going to happen. Instead, I am still going to stop posting to this blog (although I am keeping it up) and just use the Smallest Smykay blog for both kids.
Before I go, I would like to briefly comment on the first five months of Audrey's life. She is, in a word, amazing. I was able to bring in what I would guess was at least three-fourths of a full supply of breastmilk and nursed her exclusively for 3 weeks, and, had the only consideration been supply, I could have made it longer. However, Trevor went back to work at 3 weeks and it was impossible to devote the time to nurse Audrey, fix her an ounce of formula supplement, and feed her the supplement via bottle while at the same time taking care of all of Fletcher's needs all by myself. So, without guilt, I gave it up and Audrey has been 100% formula fed ever since. And she certainly seems to like it. At four months she was >97% for weight and 95% for height... and to think, we spend the first week at home going to the doctor every day for weight checks. In fact, at four months she weighed 17lbs 6oz, which was 2 ounces more than Fletcher weighed at one year!
So, obviously feeding has been a breeze (except she spits up like crazy, seriously, we go through about 10 bibs a day, but she is a happy spitter). And I am thrilled to report that she has been an easy baby across the board. Her weight helped her sleep through the night (very) early (don't hate, I still wake up once or twice a night to tend to Fletcher) and her demeanor is pretty laid back (although that is starting to change as she is becoming more active). In fact, about a month ago someone asked my mom what Audrey was like, and she replied that she is the easiest baby she has ever known. This coming from a woman who has five kids and six grandkids so far. So, yeah, we got the easy baby we so needed. Believe me, Fletcher more than evens her out!
In the future, you can find updates on both Audrey and Fletcher at the Smallest Smykay Blog. I leave you with a photo montage of our sweet little girl when she was still little. And I can't say it enough, thank you, thank you, thank you Angie for all you have done, and thanks to all of you for your support during this crazy journey- one with the sweetest reward.
