All About Melita Lauren

Here I sit with my sweet baby sleeping next to me on the couch. Like someone said recently about me "You've waited a long time for this..." It's true. I never looked at Maya as being my last baby and I really don't think Randy did either. We always thought we would probably have another child but for the past six years we have always felt like the time just wasn't right... we were maxed out.

Over and over I would tell myself that, likely I wouldn't have more kids and that I needed to move on with life and just accept that. I did accept it many times as I argued with myself but the longing would always come back again... I am so SO thankful now to have this little one and thankful for the timing of having her. It's a time our little family will always cherish in our hearts for the rest of our lives.

I wanted to write about her name and how we chose it. Before we ever knew we were having a girl, I started thinking about names. I had lots of boys names in mind but was having a hard time coming up with a girls name that I liked. Both Randy and I have one sister and the thought came to me one day that we should somehow combine their names "Melinda" and "Aleta". So the name "Melita" was born. I asked Randy about it and he really liked it. It turns out the name means "sweet as honey". I like that too!

All of our kid's middle names are after their grandparents- Kyla "Jean", Colter "Steven", and Maya "Judy". The only grandparent we had left was Grandpa Larry (Lawrence) to name our little one after. I have always liked the name Lauren for a girl and that is the feminine name for Lawrence, Larry, Loren. So we decided on Lauren for a middle name.

Then we had an ultrasound and found out she was going to be a girl so... Melita Lauren it was!

Here are some of my favorite pictures taken by Randy and I these last 2 weeks. The above picture was taken 2 Sundays ago. Do you like her little bow? It was made by our friend Wrena. Thanks Wrena for the bows for all three girls! They are so cute!

Another picture from that same Sunday of all 4 kids together. And another one of Melita with her eyes open (below)

She likes to sleep on her tummy (below) for her naps. At night I swaddle her and put her on her back in her bassinet. She sleeps till about 3 o'clock most nights. I really enjoy those hours of uninterrupted sleep because after her 3 o'clock feeding she doesn't always go back to sleep very good. I'm lucky that I can take naps during the day though so can't complain.

We are seeing those eyes more and more as the days go by. She is mostly content and quiet. She does hate two things so far... her bath and her car seat. The kids really don't like to hear her cry very much so hopefully they get used to her crying all the way to school. Better yet, maybe she will get used to her car seat and bath and she'll stop crying. :)

Lots of kisses from Maya. She thinks she is pretty lucky to have Melita all afternoon to herself...

After coming out from doing laundry one evening, I found this... heartwarming...

Colter can't go to school without holding his sister in the morning...

She had her 2 week appointment on Tuesday. She was up to 8 pounds and had grown and inch. Sometimes I feel panicky when I realize how fast she is going to grow and change. I just want to hold onto this little new born baby sweetness and dependence for a long time. I know the months will fly by to fast. So, I remind myself to enjoy every moment. That's all I can do...