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Ashlynn is already 4 weeks old. Time is going so fast. She is such an easy and wonderful baby so far! She only gets up twice in the night. When she was first born I decided to try and breastfeed again. You may remember that I tried to breastfeed Brittany, but after 10 days my milk still had not come in. I joke that we have Logan because I couldn’t breastfeed Brittany! When Logan was born I had decided that I wasn’t ready to attempt breastfeeding again. Since Ashlynn is our last baby I decided to give it another try. Well, she got 2 weeks, but I could never get my supply up to where it needed to be to satisfy her. When we went in for her 2 week check-up she had not gained any weight at all. So we decided to forget breastfeeding and just go back to the bottle. I’ve found that there are some benefits to bottle feeding. For one, I don’t have to do all the night time feedings. Ashlynn only wakes up twice in the night, but I only have to get up once! Also, it forces me to keep up with the kitchen since I have to wash bottles all the time! There is a part of me that regrets that breastfeeding never works out for me. I have no choice, but I’m so grateful that we have the resources to bottle feed. I’m thankful that I don’t have to make formula like my grandmother did when she had babies!

Ashlynn is such a happy baby. She always smiles when she sees me. It makes my heat melt. I love it when my babies look at me and smile! It's one thing that never gets old!

Before Ashlynn was born, I thought that Brittany would adore the baby and Logan would be jealous of her. However, in the last month Logan has grown to adore his baby sister. Logan loves to give Ashlynn her pacifier when she starts to cry. He is always making sure that her pacifier is close by in case she needs it! Brittany on the other hand usually doesn’t pay too much attention to her sister. She loves her, but she’s more interested in playing with her princesses than paying attention to Ashlynn.

We were fortunate enough to have both Brett’s and my mom come for a visit after Ashlynn was born. Brett’s mom came first and his dad actually came for the weekend too. It was so nice to see them! My mom came the day after they left. After she left Logan said, “Grandma takes a lot of pictures!” Brittany responded, “Yeah, but Grammy K doesn’t take that many.” I thought that was so funny because my mom really is the picture queen. She is always asking Brittany and Logan to pose for her so she can get a picture. I guess she just wants to remember every moment she spends with them. The kids always love to see their grandparents and always ask to see them when they leave.

I'm a person who doesn't slow down, even when a new baby is in the house. Three days after Ashlynn was born, we went to church. Everyone was amazed that we actually came to church that soon. I figure the sooner you jump back into life, the easier and less daunting it will be. We were about to walk out the door and suddenly remembered that we needed to pack a diaper bag. I guess we couldn't leave the house without some baby necessities! We finally left the house and I looked at the clock. It was 10:30 and church starts at 10:15. I was shocked to see that we were so late to church. I'm happy to say that we haven't been late since!

So far life as a mother of three is not nearly as difficult as I thought. Brittany and Logan are so understanding when they have to wait for me to help them with something. They play so well together so they don’t even miss having all of mine or Brett’s attention. In fact even before the baby was born, they would often tell me to go away when I would ask to play with them. They do love to play games with Brett and I. They love Candy Land and Hi Ho Cherry-O. It’s so fun playing games with them!

God has truly blessed me with three wonderful kids! I hope you have had a wonderful month!

Love,

Brett, Cherise, Brittany, Logan, and Ashlynn