Lyvia Jane

Meet Lyvia Jane!

Born Friday, March 2nd at 1239pm.

9lbs 3oz 21.5 inches

I went in to the hospital at 6am Friday morning to begin the induction process. By 7am, my IV was in, pitocin started and the dr broke my water. It wasn't long after that that the contractions started getting stronger. By 1030, I was given an epidural and not much more than 2 hours later, Lyvia was born! It was quite a fast process! The delivery wasn't as difficult as Leyton's, but definitely not as easy as Jada's. My epidural seemed to work really well on the left side of my body, but didn't really work much at all on the right side. It was better than nothing, but still rather painful during pushing and delivery. Luckily, Lyvia wasn't too stubborn and was delivered after 2 1/2 pushes in a total of 7 minutes! Record time for me!! :)

It's hard to believe that she'll be 4 weeks old tomorrow! She's a pretty laid back little girl so far. She reminds me a lot of how Leyton was as a newborn. As long as her tummy is full, she's pretty content. If her tummy isn't full, she's not afraid to let me know. Although she seems to have the demeanor of her big brother, she looks a lot like her big sister. I've caught myself calling her Jada more than once...oops!

Leyton and Jada have adjusted well up to this point. I was a little scared of how Jada was going to respond to not being the baby anymore, but she has done great. She is perfectly fine with not being the baby...in fact, she's the first person to tell me that she's not a baby! Like most little girls her age, she is a little mother. She loves to help with Lyvia, whether it's putting the pacifier in her mouth or trying to calm her when she's crying. The other day, I was getting ready for the day and Lyvia was starting to get fussy on the living room floor. I overheard Jada trying to calm her by saying, "it o-tay Wyvia...momma comin!" It's so cute to hear her being a little mother hen.

Leyton is a great big brother as well. He tries his hardest to keep Lyvia happy too. He came to me the other day and said that he kept trying to give Lyvia her pacifier but she kept spitting it out and crying. He said, "I keep rubbing her face but that's not working either!" How cute.

Lyvia is a great sleeper! As much as I love cuddling and snuggling her every chance I get, I also love the fact that I can put her in her bed awake after a middle of the night feeding and she'll fall asleep without having to be rocked or held. I remember having to rock Leyton to sleep and wait a good 30 minutes before I could put him in his bed. Then, I'd have to put him down as gently and quietly as possible, trying not to make a sound walking away or he'd wake up extremely unhappy and we'd have to start the process all over. I was rather sleep deprived for quite a long time after he was born, but I've felt pretty good this time around. What a blessing! I need my sleep to function with three little ones around now!!

Lyvia is a great addition to our family and we are very blessed.