Pump Day!

WE ARE PUMPING!

Sorry for the red eye! My camera, not Kaley's :) Everything went great with getting our pump going. We used an IV prep cream that numbed Maura's skin and she didn't even feel the insertion. So that was great! She is so proud of her pump and the nurse at the Diabetes Clinic gave her the cute pink and purple cover to go over it. So for today through Wednesday we are just pumping with saline to practice and learn the pump but Thursday we start life without shots! The pump gives a more finite dose of insulin and offers much more flexibility for eating schedules etc. So we are very happy to be at this point.

Here is our beautiful boy Max. He is so sweet and I am enjoying every single second with him. He mostly just eats all the time, sleeps and looks at me so serenely. He spends his time being loved and held and has no need to cry. We train our babies early that all their needs will be met, therefore, they never need cry for much. We don't wait for them to cry a lot and then give them what they need. And he is usually in arms or in sling so he is content and loved. Of course he complains sometimes as all babies do as they learn to fit in the big world. And he spits up a lot :) But mostly he is content. Not to say we haven't had babies that just cried anyway. Benjamin and Curtiss were doosies. They had a harder time fitting into our world, but Max is easier. And maybe that's because we've learned a lot over the years. So he benefits from the experience we've gained with those harder babies. We make it easier for him.

Here is Kaley practicing her magic big sister baby soothing powers. She seems to have a mysterious way of lulling babies to sleep. Mark's theory is that she and I smell the same. And she is wearing a new hat that she got just today. It was her first day out of the house in 9 days as well. Since she and I are not homebodies, that's saying a lot. She deserved a hat :)

We are all well and adjusting well. So thankful for Max and his birth. I'll try to post about that soon. It was very different than all our other babies. Not so much physically taxing as emotional. Thank God for good midwives and a wonderful husband. And babies than turn around in roomy pelvises and patience and well, I'll have to write about it :)

blessings