It happened! We had another beautiful baby girl. Her name is Raven Star Porter. She was born May 29th and 3:54am (on her due date!) She weighed in at 6lbs 11oz and 19 1/4" long. To answer the burning question, no she does not have PKU. We found out when she was 6 days old that her levels came back normal. I think that I was shocked, I was expecting her to have PKU. But what a relief it is. Raven has nursed like a champ since she came out and I really did not want to have to take that away, if even temporarily. I am so grateful and feel so blessed. Having a non-PKU little baby and being able to do things "normal" has been like I am a first time Mom. It is not something to be taken for granted. I am relishing in every cry. every late night feeding in every poopy diaper.
Breeze is adorable with her and calls her 'Baby Sister awww' The aww part came in because if she would kiss Raven or hug her people around her would go awwww, and it stuck. Its pretty cute and I hope it stays around for a while. She is adjusting to sharing Mom as well. I just make sure to get lots of cuddle time with Breeze when baby sister is sleeping.
With Raven not having PKU its hard not to think about the issues that may arise with having one sibling with and one without. But that's for another blog in another year far from now. So at the moment I'm just going to enjoy the many blessing that have come my way.
Love these girls!! Thank you for letting be there through so many special moments!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! SO happy for you!! She is beautiful! What a sweet little family you have there. I can totally relate to you having one child with PKU and the younger without. I feel like a first time mom too. I feel like I haven't fed her enough as she growing! Now my little Maggie is over a year old and eats like a horse, all day long. It is strange to let her eat whatever I eat. Even stranger that Carson did not even want to eat off our plates, so it just worked out. I think with him having autism it might actually be a little easier right now, because he is so picky and doesn't really care what we are eating. When he gets older, it may be a different story, as he may not be able to understand why the difference. I am trying to explain it to him a little already, whether he gets it or not. Blessings to you and yours, and like you said, enjoy this precious time! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jennifer! I felt kinda bad writing the whole bit about feeling like a ftm so I'm glad you felt the same!
ReplyDelete