2 Weeks

I uploaded this picture last week and haven't had any internet time to get back to it. This is Lincoln at two weeks hanging out with his mom on her bed. I'm in love with this little baby. It's been so fun to have this tiny baby in our home. I feel like I took a little angel out of heaven and made him come to our home.
At his two week appointment he had gained almost a pound over his birth weight and grew 1/2 an inch. The doctor said that they are happy when they just regain their birth weight, so little Lincoln is doing really well and probably not going to be very little for very long.
He's not the best sleeper yet, but I still feel like he's too little to try and put on a schedule. He is eating great so that is a big relief for me because that was always such a big issue with my other babies.
What has everybody else been doing while Lincoln has been growing? Josh is winding up the last couple weeks of preschool by, "breaking-all-the-rules". Each day they've been doing stuff like wearing clothes backwards, pj day, crazy hair day, etc., it's pretty cute. He also really got into Mother's day this year and has been trying to make every day another mother's day for me. One day he worked for a long time drawing me nice pictures and even made a garbage can I can hang on my door knob. (?)
Ammon, loves his little brother and it cracks me up to see him talk to him in a high-sweet little voice. He's always saying things to him like, "Don't worry I'm right here", and "Do you love your big brothers?"
And I've been napping a lot and sticking around the house. Dave has been busy doing everything I ask him to. I feel like I always have several things for him to do for me when he gets home each day.

sweet baby

Momma being introduced The new Bragonje Family

Ammon trying to play with the baby & Lincoln not wanting to go for his first car ride

Lincoln ruining the picture I was about to take of him after his first bath & The family playing dominoes

Let me introduce you to our beautiful new baby. We couldn't be happier to have little Lincoln join our family. The boys can't get enough of him, and I know they were very surprised to see how little he is. Ammon keeps telling me to put him down so he can walk. I often find Joshua singing little songs to Lincoln and when he holds him he likes to take off all his clothes (I usually don't let him do this) and inspect his tiny little body. Josh loves to pry open his eyes or mouth to get a better look at this tiny little baby.

As for what and who this little boy looks like...he reminds me of two people a lot. Joshua and my little brother Jon. In fact when I first saw Lincoln I kept saying, "He looks just like Josh. He looks just like Josh...". I was so surprised for some reason. He was 7 lbs. 8oz., and 21 inches. He has just a little bit of wispy light brown/platinum hair. He has big hands and especially big feet. His little eyelashes and eyebrows are just barely growing in. And I think he is just cute, cute.
Labor went pretty well, which is easy to say know that it is behind me. I'm just glad I don't have to do that again for a long time. Since I was four days over due I was induced and the morning we woke up to go to the hospital I was a bit nervous knowing what was ahead of me. They got the pitocin inside me around 7:30 am, broke my water at 10:00 (which was when all the real pain began) and Lincoln was born at 11:07 am. I'm so glad it was quick. I had forgotten how bad you get the 'shakes' after delivery and was surprised that my whole body was shaking out of control. Dave and I kind of looked at each other like, "what's going on?", and everyone around us was just going about their busy business like it wasn't a big deal at all. A nurse put I warm blanket on me and the shakes/convulsions stopped instantly. They said it's normal and just the hormones doing their thing. I felt really good the rest of the day, which I contribute to the great painkillers they give you, and was excited to get my IV out and start being with my new baby. The night before I was to check out I did have my blood pressure sky rocket for some reason and they decided they needed to put back in my IV and put me on Magnesium. I had been put on magnesium after both my other deliveries but never did I realize how groggy, and yucky it makes you feel. The doctor was kind enough to just let me go home the next night and take it easy, and I've been fine.

It felt so good that night to get back to my own home with my own family and put on my own clothes and sink into my own bed and sleep, and not be 9months pregnant anymore. That was heaven. On Saturday morning I woke up to a cozy house (with the heat on, Dave thought it might be good for the baby) and to pouring rain outside. It's fun to have my three boys. I just wondering how this baby schedule is going to affect the two big boys and how their schedule is going to affect the baby.
All in all, I would have to say that this has been the healthiest, best pregnancy/delivery and baby, which makes things a lot easier. I did just get back from the doctor today. I had been dizzy all night and morning and when I woke up with bad leg cramps this morning I called the nurse to see if they were related or anything to be worried about. It turns out the ear infection I had for the last two weeks either ruptured my ear drum or moved to my middle ear giving my vertigo. I'm not sure how long it will last but for now my world spins around me every time I move my head. The dizziness I can deal with, at least it's not real painful, or I don't have to start some prescriptions to fix it. We'll just see how long it lasts.
Thanks to all you friends and family. You've made have this baby a lot of fun with all your care and support!