Lilyann Jean

Born March 25th at 5:32pm. Our "little" girl weighed 10lbs and was 23 and1/4 inches long.

Okay. I tried uploading a TON of photos...and this is the only one that actually loaded. So, for now, it will do.

We are doing well. Lily is an amazing baby. She is sleeping 6 hours a night (except for last night) and is eating like a champ! We are totally blessed by her.

Her siblings love her to pieces. Right now we are spending most of our time focused on them and their CRAZY behavior. I feel like we went to the hospital and came home with a new baby and three different "big" kids. They are all acting out in different ways AND Maddie and Kate have been sick, so that is adding an extra dimension to their personalities at the moment. I am working really hard right now to find the balance between strictly enforcing our family rules and allowing them to have a period of transition...and trying to determine how much of their behavior is because we have a new baby and how much is just plain acting out. I NEVER expected for all THREE of them to be having such a struggle--and it is definately making our transition to four kids a big challenge.

To my friends with multiple children--any advice on this?? Encouraging stories?? I am not sure how much longer my patience is going to hold out...