It Doesn't Totally Suck To Be the Bjorkmans

People keep asking how it is with 4, and I am so happy to be able to honestly answer, "Not bad at all!"

It's been 2 months with this little chick-a-dee, and let me tell you that she is the sweetest little thing!

2 months this past Sunday

She is...dare I say it???...a really good baby! She's a great nurser, good sleeper, and really quite easy-going. I kept telling people I was due for one like this. I'm just so happy that I actually got it. I must say that my absolute favorite thing about her that I just can't get over is how easy she is to put to down to sleep.  We just zip her up in her Woombie, put her pacifier in, lay her down and she will often just fall asleep on her own. And when she does need help, I just hold her, basically motionless (maybe a little back patting), and she's typically out in a few minutes. This may be normal for some of you, but it is so unbelievably foreign to me. Believe me, I've tried to let my babies fall asleep on their own from an early age, but it's just never happened. They've always needed help from either a swing or some major bouncing. (I thought I was going to lose it from all the bouncing with Reese & Everett!)

That's definitely not to say that things have been perfect.
-I got a kidney infection the week after she was born that knocked me pretty out.
-Leah had a week of sunbathing and several doctors trips for being slightly jaundice.

-She and I have already been through one round of thrush.
-And that first month of sleep (or lack of) was pretty darn exhausting. Thankfully, my non-seminary-teachin' husband stepped up his game and helped me out a ton by alternating nights with feeding her a bottle.

1 month old

And while she's not completely sleeping through the night now, she's definitely starting to extend. Last night, for example, she fell asleep around 7:30, I woke her up to eat at 10:30, put her back down at 11, then she didn't wake up until 5:30 to eat again. I'll take it! It's been about a week straight of similar nights.

Leah's bedroom. Isn't it adorable?!

(We're hopefully turning the loft into a bedroom in January. We've never had a baby in our room for longer than a week. Luckily she's been a decent little roommate.)

I also think that part of not being too stressed out with having four is realizing that I just have to let some things go. I call it a good day if one thing gets crossed off my to-do list. And I don't seem to get too bothered when I'm out in public with the whole crew and I get spit up all over my black stretchy-pants uniform making it look like I peed. Whatevs.

(If I were a hashtagger....#yesijustpostedapictureofmycrotch)

The kids are still lovin' on her as much as ever....

(Poor girl! We've definitely had to up security around here!)

And she even had her first slumber party with her sisters a few weeks back...

(Reese was feeling scared one night and Little Sister's company seemed to do the trick.)

Yep, it definitely doesn't "suck to be the Bjorkmans" too much this go around. We're a pretty happy little crew!