When MacKay arrived early, it sort of threw us for a loop. Luckily, we have had wonderful friends, neighbors and ward family members who have gone above and beyond their call of duty to take good care of us. With the support of our extended family, through phone calls, gifts, emails and words of encouragement, we made it through those challenging first few days (and nights).I am SO grateful my Mom was able to fly out on a whim and help us out. We REALLY needed it. I am sort of a basket-case after I give birth. I don't know, something about a million hormones raging through your body, being completely exhausted, breastfeeding (ugh.... that's a story on it's own), and trying to maintain some 'normality' for your two-year-old, just does me in.
I don't know why I forgot, so easily, what it was like after we had a baby. Maybe on my next one I'll take more pictures of me without make-up and with a tear-stained face so I can remember. It's hard. Really hard.
But my Mom came to the rescue. Somehow she managed to pack two suitcases that weighed about 49 pounds each, get a flu shot, pack clothes/gifts for Whitney and MacKay and make it to my house within 48 hours of my desperate phone call to her. It was so nice to have someone play with Whitney so little MacKay and I could sleep. I love having my Mom come out to visit. I just wish she could have stayed longer.
Thanks Mom! We love you and can't wait for you to come out and visit us again!!!
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Hi Krista! I loved coming out to visit you and your darling family. I had fun talking with you, playing with Whitney, holding MacKay and watching TV with Bart. I would do it all over again. Thanks for inviting me!
I don't know how people do it without their mom coming. Seriously, it's like in the contract for my mom. It always about 10 days in that I start to LOSE MY MIND. I think it's hormones combined with sleep deprivation. Gets me every time.
I love it that admitted how hard it was to have another baby and how we forget how dang hard it is. I was in disbelief after Blake arrived and kept asking Clint how I had forgotten how hard those first weeks are!! I'm so glad your mom was there to help out. May your adjustment to 2 be smooth and may MacKay continue to be a good baby (and Whitney a good big sister!)
oh man... i don't think i'll ever forget how hard the newborn stage was... people say you forget, but i still remember now! haha don't you LOVE your mom there? 3 weeks wasn't long enough for me! =) good luck with everything... he's such a cutie!
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