Parker

He is wonderful! I love him so much. He's a super easy baby. I can't believe I'm just now posting about him.
The labor and delivery went very quickly. I was induced at 41 weeks. They started the pitocin at 9:00 and he was born at 12:10. I experienced a lot more of the labor than I did with Makenzie. I received the epidural at about seven cm dilation and could barely feel to push. I wish I had gone natural the whole way because I could've pushed him out easier. That's easy to say now but at the time I was really hurting and ready for some relief. Our hospital stay was great. Parker never left our side. They don't take the babies down to the nursery anymore. He was with us the whole time. My parents came up and kept Makenzie for a few days. She loved having them here and it really helped us a lot.

Makenzie is a really proud big sister.



We're adjusting to being a family of four. We've been spending time with friends and family making sure to get it all in before school and football start. Practice started this past week and school starts in a week. I'm ready to get into a routine and have fun watching my children grow.

Friends

I miss my friends. The people that I call "friends" are all spread out. Some live hours away and some only a few minutes and I miss them all. Becoming a wife and mother really changes your friendships. Mainly because it alters the amount of time and energy you have. I love being a wife and mother, but I don't like the loneliness that has come with it. Women need one another in ways that men don't and it's been hard to make real connections as an adult. Why is that? I always assume that everyone else has all the friends they need and well...don't need me. Isn't that what it all comes down to...being needed? That's why my children get so much of me-they need me.