Baby Blessing for #3

 Last month we got to have a few visitors and many family members come for Gwen's baby blessing. Bry's dad and stepmom were able to stay with us for several great days, and my dad and brother came out for the weekend. It was so nice to have them here with us. We decided to have the baby blessing at home and it was a lovely experience. Allison's family and Tom's family were able to come for it and have some dinner (tacos/burritos) with us. It was a little crazy for the couple hours everyone was here - 23 people total was a lot for our downstairs to handle! It was so nice to get to see family, though. Gwen was so sweet and just listened to her daddy as he said the blessing. It was a special weekend. 

Newest addition

Gwen is two months old now. She smiles at us sometimes which is so fun. She likes to be held all the time, and likes to be swaddled for sleep. She isn't a big fan of pacifiers but takes one sometimes. White noise does wonders to calm her. She is a pretty good sleeper at night. 

Emma and Henry are getting more used to her being around. One of them will usually rush to help Gwen calm down (by shaking a noisy toy) when I have left her alone a minute such as to throw away a diaper. Both are good at helping me by getting a diaper or burp cloth if I ask them to. 

Bry actually had paternity leave this time around and took 4 weeks off which was really great. He made sure to get the kids ready and off to school each day and picked them up, could hold Gwen when I needed a break, and got some things done around the house. My mom was a huge help before baby came, while we were at the hospital and the days after we got back. She took care of food, cleaned up things and helped with all three kids. My sister switched off with my mom (arriving the day mom left) and took care of food, cleared junk/papers from downstairs, took photos (see below), and held Gwen. I am so grateful to both of them for coming out.