I'm still here.

I'm still here. Sorry I haven't been blogging.

I've been a little preoccupied with cuddling this little guy.

I can't seem to put him down, but can you blame me?

He's pretty adorable!

I do still plan to write about my birthing experience.

I know you're all curious how it went.

For now I'll just say it was a positive experience, but it was. not. easy.

We've been doing a lot of nursing and sleeping.

Nursing has been a challenge to say the least.

Mastitis, trouble getting him to latch right (and the painful results from poor latching) and several lactation appointments later and it's still not going perfectly, but I'm sticking it out.

I keep trying because I know it will get easier.

For now though, the days pass slowly waiting for it to get better.

Luckily I have a cute little boy to cuddle and enjoy while we work together on it.

My other 2 kids have been great with Owen. They love him!

Emma is always coming up and rubbing his head and saying sweet things to him.

If he's crying she says "It's okay baby Owen, it's okay."

Aiden likes to hold him and rub his head too.

He just smiles broadly when he holds him.

You can tell he's proud to be a big brother.

My mom was here the first week to take care of us and I seriously don't know what I would've done with out her! She cooked and cleaned, and took care of my other 2 kids which helped me be able to get all the extra sleep I needed. Priceless!

I was so happy she was able to make it so soon.

Life has been different lately, but even with all it's challenges it's been good.

I think once I get the nursing thing down we'll be able to figure out a new routine and life will feel a little bit more "normal". I'm looking forward to that & I'm sure my other kids are too.