Kate-kate at one week!

I cannot believe that my baby girl is one week old. It has been quite a week. She is an excellent sleeper--we are usually only up once per night. She is going about 3-4 hours between feedings. Eating has been a challenge for us to figure out. We have decided...after a LONG few days to switch completely to pumping and feeding her with a bottle. With two little ones, it is much easier for me to be on a more "scheduled" feeding routine than Kate is on right now...kinda hard to let go of the idea of nursing, but I feel like at least she's getting the benefits, while I maintain my sanity! Our feeding sessions were taking up to an hour at a time, whereas with pumping (5 minutes) and bottle feeding (10 minutes) I am able to give more attention to the other little ones...especially with Joe heading back to work! Kate is VERY alert and quite a mover and a shaker. It is hard to get a still picture of her...
...Maddie and Jack are continuing to adjust. Jack wants to be held (by me) a lot more lately and Maddie is very emotional still (about everything). I am trying to give them lots of attention, while giving Kate the attention she needs, too. As with Jack, I feel that Kate is getting "the short end of the stick" right now...as she is often waiting for me while I take care of the "big" kids. Sometimes I wish that I could just sit and hold her all day long, like I did with Maddie when she was a newborn, but that is simply not possible with others who need me, too. All things considered, we are doing very well. My house is a disaster and I feel that things are quite chaotic, but I am actually okay with that right now:). Joe is heading back to work tomorrow...and will work for two days and then be off for the rest of the week. I am praying for a lot of strength to handle all three under three alone for the LONG two days ahead.