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Freshie |
Welcome back! Sorry I’ve been MIA for the last month, but it’s
for good reason. Baby Dragon
has left the cave! Joining us just three days early instead of three weeks like he threatened to, Reid
Powell Kirtley was born on Saturday, October 26. Coming in at seven pounds, eleven
ounces and nineteen inches long, he’s strong, healthy and happy.
So what do you think of the name? (See, I told you we weren’t
naming him “Dragon.”) I love Reid for a first name because it’s simple and
normal, strong and cool without being weird, just like the name Quinn. After Hubs
and I had the name Reid picked out somewhere around five months pregnant, my
friend showed me a book called The Baby Name Wizard. Under the name Quinn, Reid is listed as a brother name! As if
that weren’t enough of a coincidence, one of the meanings of the name Reid is “red haired,” and guess who has red hair! It’s hard to tell from these photos, but
trust me, this is one ginger baby. I hope it stays red!
The day Reid was born, my mom arrived from Michigan. Hubs picked her up at the
airport, and they got back to our house at 5:45 pm. Then we left for the
hospital at 6:30. Talk about cutting it close! My mom called as they were
driving home to see how far apart my contractions were. I said “about twelve
minutes, but please pick up some pizza on your way home.” I had my priorities.

It was just so different than when I had Quinn. With Q, my water broke three weeks early and I never had a single contraction so they had to induce me. This time, it was the exact opposite experience.
By the time we got to the hospital, my contractions had
already progressed to eight minutes apart, and the nurse’s quick inspection determined
I was dilated to five. The alarmed nurse was all like, “Okay, we’re doing this
c-section now!” (I wasn’t a candidate for a VBAC. Long story short, we long ago
decided that a second c-section was the least risky option.) Then Hubs and I
were all like “Yay! Let’s do this!” I went to the bathroom really quick, and
when I came out, the doctor and several nurses were already standing in my room
waiting with a wheelchair. Wow, I guess we were in a hurry.
The whole thing worked out perfectly. The c-section was easy
and uneventful. (Well, except for the part where the baby came out – that was
pretty eventful.) Quinn’s big brother kit was a huge success, especially the car carrier. My mom arrived just
in time for Reid’s birth (he was just waiting for Grandma), so she was able to
stay at the house with Quinn while Hubs and I were in the hospital for a few
days. We even came home a whole day early, so my mom, Hubs and I were able to
take the boys trick-or-treating on Halloween! (More on Reid’s first Halloween
coming soon.)
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Love at first sight |
Somehow an entire month has passed since then, and my Baby
Dragon will be one month old tomorrow! The four of us are still adjusting, and
it’s going as well as can be expected. Life with a newborn is rough. Life with
a newborn and a toddler is rougher, hence my recent absence on the blog. (I would
give my left arm for both of these boys to sleep at the same time.)
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Bros 4 LIFE, yo! |
So I might not be able to blog as much as I would like,
especially with the holidays upon us. I still have so much to tell you! Like
what life is like being a mom of two, how Q’s adjusting to being a big brother, whether PPD is a problem the second time around, and the answer to
my question about enough love.
So I hope you’ll bear with me and stick around as I blog
sporadically for a
little while. I promise to be back in full force as soon as I can.
Now for some more super cute pics!
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Always our little Dragon |