Clearing Webs

Carrying On

Andy stayed home from work last week so I got to rest well. This week he's back to work half days. He leaves around noon, taking the older two boys to my dear friend Chelsea's house on the way and picking them up on the way home. That leaves me w/just Phin and Atticus, both of whom sleep most of the time Andy's gone. Oh, praise the Lord for awesome friends! I'm not physically ready for all four boys quite yet. Emotionally, I'm ready to be fully back on my feet doing daily stuff, but my body keeps telling me not yet. I'm a little concerned I did something to my back, bruised it in the least. I'll have to get that checked out. . . So here are some pics to tide you over for a bit.

This is one of my midwives, Paula, at our house for a check up. She was the one who actually delivered Atticus.

This is Chelsea. You can call her Saint Chelsea if you want. She has a 3-yr old and 1 1/2-yr old of her own and is watching my 5- and 3- yr olds!

This is Amy, our regular babysitter. She was in charge of Gid at the birth and was in there for it. She helped make it the perfect experience for Gid; I'm so grateful for her. She stayed at our house with us several days after Att was born and helped tremendously with the boys. I'll probably have her stay a few days when I'm first all alone w/the four boys after Andy's back to work and no relatives are here to help. Amy with Atticus

Amy with Gideon during labor.

Uncle Zach and Aunt Dani adoring Atticus.

Ike adoring Atticus.

We bought disposable cameras for the boys to take pics of Atticus when he came home. It's worked out great. I can't wait to get them developed.

The boys have been spending a whole lot of time with Andy this last week. He's such an awesome dad.

Atticus was 8lb at birth. This was exactly the same amount as Phineas. And, incidentally, Gid was 6lb 8.8oz and Ike was 6lb 9.9oz. I think it's a little cool our first two weighed almost exactly the same and our last two weighed exactly the same. At 24 hours old Atticus had done the standard drop and was down to 7lb 11oz. By six days old, however, he was back on the upside at 8lb 5oz. He's gonna be another big-cheeked chubber! That's a Perkins boy through and through.

This is an outfit I bought for Gid when he was about four weeks old and it was too big for him. We were out shopping and he pooped through the two outfits I'd brought so I had to buy him something new.