The Tall and Short of US

I was so excited to see Lincoln as a big brother, but it was always hard to imagine. Now that Abbie Rae is here, I am more in love than ever! He is so amazing with her. Always wanting to hug her and asks to kiss her. He's also the typical toddler and wants to share his sharp, pointy dinosaurs with her. He's pretty careful with her for the most part, but I definitely don't ever leave them alone in the same room. Abbie Rae is so sweet. She's more and more awake every day. We had her two week appointment yesterday and our pediatrician was very happy with her progress. She put on 11 ounces in a week! She nurses every 2ish hours during the day and every 3-5 hours at night. I am so excited she's such a good sleeper already. Lincoln didn't sleep very well until I weaned him at 2! Oy. It's so fun for me to see Thomas with Abbie. One time, years ago, we were day dreaming about babies and I mentioned that I was a tomboy growing up. I told Thomas that I won...

Abigail Rae Graham October 3rd, 2017 3:22 PM 6 pounds 15 ounces 19 ¼ inches Thomas, Lincoln and I are so happy to introduce our newest little one. Meet Abigail Rae Graham. On September 18th, Baby Girl gave us a bit of a scare. I'd been contracting for weeks, but I knew it wasn't the real deal. They were usually sporadic and easily ignored. On the 17th I was awakened by a few contractions. When they didn't subside I timed them for a half hour . 2 minutes apart almost exactly and lasting a minute. That was a little scary at 33/34 weeks. They weren't painful by any means, but sometimes timing is all you need. I finally caved at 3am and told Thomas I was going to shower and that this may be the real deal, but probably not. I told him to go back to sleep (ha!). I heard noises so I peeked out of the shower and a fully clothed Thomas walked past. Oops! I gave it more time and then called the nurse line. I really didn't want t...