Pierce is 3 weeks old today! As I already mentioned, my parents came to help out as soon as we got home from the hospital. We had one day on our own after they left and then Brock's whole family came the next day. They stayed for about 4 days and then Brock's mom stayed for the rest of the week. She left Friday, and we've been on our own since. It was so nice to have our moms here. They worked so hard! I felt bad that I wasn't much help, but I was able to get a lot of rest, so it was good. Thank you to both of you! I also appreciate the help that we got from my dad and Brock's dad and siblings. I knew it was going to be stressful having so many people here, but I wanted them to come because I knew how excited they all were to meet Pierce. It was funny to watch Brock's siblings fight over who got to hold him. I think Brittany got the most time with him. I noticed in all our pictures that if Brittany wasn't the one holding him, she was usually sitting right next to the person holding him. I didn't know she loved babies so much. It was really nice to always have someone to hand him over to when I needed to go do something. Even though I missed that after they left, I was glad to be reunited with my baby again instead of sharing him with so many people. Plus, you kind of get to the point where you're just ready to do it by yourself even though you love having help. Even though people offered to take him during the night, I wanted to have him with me just because I wanted to know if I could handle it on my own. Plus, since I'm breastfeeding, I kind of needed him there during the night for my own physical comfort, you know? Anyway, even though I was kind of exhausted and probably not super friendly and talkative, I was happy that all the new grandparents and aunts and uncle could come visit!
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I SO remember feeling that way after Macy was born... I loved how many people cared and was so greatful for the help, but I would miss her if I didn't get to hold her for a while.... now I'm like holding up a sign in the grocery store saying, " who wants this child?" just kidding...mostly.
I had the same feelings. When my parents came over, it wasn't as bad, but when Trapper's parents came, I was probably not as nice. I got irritated everytime they wanted to hold the baby FOREVER or when they'd tell me how to do stuff or when they'd do something different from me. It was annoying and I was so grateful to see them leave. haha
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