Lauren Joslin
March 2, 2015
7:24 pm
7 lb 10 oz
20½ in
We had a baby. She is a sweet, cuddly little newborn. Baby snuggles are amazing. She sleeps quite a bit. And by that I mean, she actually sleeps through the night (5-6 hours!), which is great for us but not so great for my milk supply. Her gray eyes remind me of Sabrina, yet her size reminds me of Sophie. All in all, I think she has a very individual look.
Here is Sophie and Sabrina's first meeting of their very red sister:
I was worried how the girls would take to a new baby (especially Sabrina) but when they first met her I could see that they instantly fell in love with their new sister. Sabrina had that happy/curious/affectionate look on her face when she met Lauren.... and then she saw I had apple juice, and transferred her enamored look to my drink.
Birth Story.
I feel like I need to share a very exciting, detailed birth story, yet really, I don't feel like there is much to tell. Dr. Holmes stripped my membranes in his office around noon-ish. I went to the hospital around 3ish. We watched lots of Castle episodes until I hated everything in the room. I didn't have an epidural and it HURT. She was delivered around 7:24. I pushed 2 or 3 times. Afterwards, I asked Dave if he had ever seen that side of me before and he said I get like that when I get gluten poisoning.
Well, like Sabrina, this little girl was tongue tied. We snipped that last week which has made nursing a little better, though we still have pain and latch problems. I don't know how I had a perfect nursing experience with Sophie, because both Sabrina and Lauren have been quite problematic!
Here is a very tired me holding a ball of snuggles:
*Confession: I actually Photoshopped out the huge bags under my eyes. I don't know why I'm telling you. I just want to be honest, I guess. But believe me, the picture looks better without them.
And now some thoughts on her name.
Dave and I had absolutely NO IDEA what to name her. Well, I mean we had ideas, but none of them were jumping out to both of us. Dave really liked the name Penelope, and we were really close to naming her that. I will tell you why. Have you seen that cute movie called Penelope? It's about a girl with a pig nose. Well, when Lauren was born she was making snorting sounds--like a pig! Also, when we found out we were pregnant we asked the girls if they thought it was going to be a girl or boy. Sabrina's response? "Pig!" So you see, Penelope would have been a great name for her!...except she just didn't look like a Penelope to me. To solve our dilemma, we asked Sophie which name she liked better: Penelope or Lauren? Obviously, she chose Lauren. And I'm glad that she did.
3 girls. I can't believe it.
