The Mountain Millers: October 2017

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Happy Halloween 2017!

Happy Halloween from our wonderful bunch.

Painting pumpkins seemed like the best option for this year given that I was the only adult supervising our four children at the time.

I am totally in love with our front door this Halloween.

This is Pablo the pumpkin. Pablo belonged to my grandmother, then my parents... and now my parents have gifted him to our family and our children are so excited to have him.

Pictures from painting pumpkins

This is how Addallee participated this year.

We are so excited for a really fun Halloween with our spirited little ones and excited to have my parents here to help us and enjoy the day's activities.

Monday, October 30, 2017

Addallee -- One Week

Addallee was one week old yesterday, so here are a few highlights from our first week with her.

Weight: She was 7lbs 7oz at birth, and 7lbs 2oz at her four day check up... so I image she is a little heavier than that now.

Length: She was 19 inches at birth and they measured her 20 inches at the pediatrician... so she is probably in between.

Clothing size: She is wearing newborn clothing, but I can tell she is a bigger baby than my other three because she will definitely be growing out of these faster than her older siblings. They fit her well right now and are not too big.

Eating: She eats well throughout the day and night. She probably eats every three hours, but I don't time it the way I did with the other newborns. Sometimes she cluster feeds (like when I have a little more time) and then other times she goes a little longer between feedings (when her older siblings are being demanding). Clearly she's already adapting to her role as the fourth child.

Sleeping: She sleeps best in our bed... which is not where we want her to sleep, so we're trying to find a compromise where she sleeps well, but is not sleeping with us.

New things for Addallee

She is very loved by her older siblings
She has had her newborn pictures taken
She has dressed in her Halloween costume
She has visited a pumpkin patch
She has attended a church family Halloween party
She has been to Tracey, Howard, and Caroline's school
She has tagged along while I've taught a birthing class
She's been to the pediatrician
She has come home from the hospital
First bath with help from Tracey
She has had a very eventful first week

Likes:

Sleeping
Eating
Pacifiers
Warm baths
Laying next to me
Being worn in a Moby wrap
Being nicely held by her older siblings

Dislikes:

Cold diaper wipes
Delayed feedings
Being poked by her older siblings

Big events:

Having her newborn pictures taken... hopefully images to come soon
Adjusting to life, her family, her older siblings and her parents outside the womb
Probably the same list as "New Things"

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Halloween Costumes

We had some fun this weekend letting our kids dress up on their Halloween costumes in preparation for Halloween. We took them to a pumpkin patch and to a church Halloween Party and fun was had everywhere.

It is really hard to get a picture of four children as opposed to three children.

I tried snapping pictures at every activity we did... but the best pictures of the kids in their costumes occurred on our couch at home.

Behold our butterfly, bat, honeybee, and sweet pea.

Saturday, October 28, 2017

40 Weeks

For the record, I did officially hit the 40-weeks pregnant milestone with Addallee before she was born later that day. We even snapped a 40 week picture a few minutes after midnight right as Hubby and I were leaving for the hospital.

So... 38 weeks with Tracey, 36 weeks with the twins, 40 weeks with Addallee.

Also, Tracey was born 6lbs 13 oz

our Twins were 6lbs 9 oz and 6lbs 0oz

and Addallee was 7 lbs 7oz.

Friday, October 27, 2017

Some Pictures

Until we are more settled in our routine as a family of six, if I am able to post a blog each day, it's likely to just be a picture for awhile. So, thanks for hanging with me in this time of transition, and I hope you enjoy the pictures.