Happy Thanksgiving!

We have so much to be thankful for this year and every year. We are delighted to have our Baby Bryan here for Thanksgiving. What a gift! We are ALL enjoying him so much. The kids enjoy holding him and just looking at him. Reagan has been hilarious and has asked a lot of questions. A favorite one is from today "Do I have milk in my chesties too?" She has never been around a breast feeding mother so she is really intrigued by all of that. Bryan had a rough first night at home, and although we were so exhausted, John and I both just marveled at how much we love him and how thankful we are to have him home with us. He is beautiful and just a calm sweet snuggly baby. John has been amazing. I melted to tears as we were pulling up yesterday. We were talking about some things in the car as we pulled in and the tears just came....darn hormones, so I entered the house with mascara smudges on my face and was greeted by 4 very excited siblings!!!! They were concerned about my tears, but more concerned about seeing and holding their baby brother. My parents were here as they had come over to stay with the kids so that John could come to the hospital and stay through my discharge. My parents each held Bryan and then hit the road to join my brother and sister-in-law for a couple of days. We had to get some tests done before we could leave the hospital. Bryan had an irregular heartbeat throughout the day of my delivery. The nurses and my doctor were surprised that this had not been caught in the office. They assured me that it was not a big deal but that it should resolve itself. It was difficult to listen the the strange rhythm all day and not hear the usual steady beat that you hear on the monitor in the delivery room. An EKG was performed yesterday and his heart is perfectly healthy and he has been beating in perfect rhythm since about 12 hours old. Bryan also has a different blood type than I do. I am O+ and he is A+. They had to do a lot of tests to watch his level and make sure that our blood incompatibility was not causing and trouble. This puts Bryan at a higher risk for jaundice, so they are watching that closely too. Oh, and poor guy present with an eye infection the 2nd day so I am having to apply ointment into his eye 3 times a day. It just can't be simple for The Stonecipher family. Oh, and he topped his morning off with a circumcision yesterday! (the nurses said he was a champ and barely cried!) We have to always add some weirdness into the equation of a typical situation. So, all is well. He is feeding great and I am also giving him some formula to help him with the jaundice.
We are thankful for our addition today as we celebrate Thanksgiving (not a traditional family meal, but John took the kids to a local Mexican food spot and brought take out home to me!) I am thankful for a husband who deals well with hormones, late night crying babies and four other children! (oh, and at this exact moment he is above me on the roof placing Christmas lights on our house!) What a blessing he is to me and our FIVE children!
I will try to update you and keep you posted on our latest addition. God has been so good to Me!