The not so glamorous Dunlops

Our little man having his bath. He loves soaking in the water.

We asked Piper to hug her brother. This is the best we could get.

This pretty much sums up Quinn's personality. Sweet and laid back. He LOVES milk and sleeping. Piper just about made it so we didn't want another child. Not really, but she was super hard. I just think first babies are very difficult. Quinn is a breeze. He had his 2 week appointment and he weighed 9 lbs 3 ounces. His birth weight was 7 lbs 12 ounces. So not used to a big baby. Piper was never on the charts she is so small.

Sitting on the front porch one night last week we tried to get a family photo. We were in our PJs at 8:30. This is a REAL family photo of us. My roots are so bad I have a grey mo hawk, Seth says he is a sweaty meatball, Piper is picking her nose, which she so often is doing nowadays, and Quinn has spit up on his face. Oh well, we are happy.

Alive and well

Quinn Arthur Dunlop
Arrived July 7, 2011 at 3:07 pm
7 lbs 12 ounces
Perfect and amazing

Quinn Arthur Dunlop came into our world on 7-7-11 at 307 in the afternoon. It was a quick and easy labor and delivery. Seth and I and our amazing labor and delivery nurses were there to see this beautiful life come to us. He weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. The same exact weight and delivery room as his cousin/brother, Ronan Patrick Quinn. Ronan was born 9 days earlier.

Quinn and I came home from the hospital yesterday morning. That was the hardest part of all of this. Staying in the hospital for almost 2 days away from Seth and Piper. We are a tight clan and don't like to be separated. We are all home now together and things are going very well. Quinn is very mellow. He loves to eat, sleep and poop. He is doing his job well. Piper is adjusting well, I think. Bed time is a bit of a challenge, but we will get there.

We always feel loved and supported, but throughout this experience I am overwhelmed at the magnitude of that love and support. Our friends and family are incredible. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

I am still shaking my head with amazement at how lucky Seth and I are. We just went to this Halloween dance in high school, and now we have these beautiful children, and an amazing life. We hit an occasional bump, but we get through it. Seth says it's not luck, but just good choices. I don't know what it is, but I work every day to nurture and honor what we have.

Change is Hard

Wow I really need to pull it together.

Tomorrow I am slated to be induced. That means tomorrow I will most likely meet my son. It is our last day as a 3 some. I feel so guilty saying this, but it is bitter sweet. Piper is already having such a hard time. She is scared of everything all of a sudden. Bedtime is a nightmare. She is crying for an hour before she settles down. I took her swimming yesterday and she didn't want to get into the water. I am 34 and I know how I feel about change. She is just 2 years and 8 months. I know she will adjust. She is an amazing little girl.
I felt this way when Piper was about to be born. It was just Farley, Bucket and Seth and I and now this little girl was about to join our circle of trust. I hope I don't sound like an insensitive mother by admitting this.
Change is just hard. Harder for some than others. I.E. ME.