February - 1st month and 2nd Birthday

Well folks, it's the end of an era - the era of having help! Tonight is our last night to have grandparents help, and I am scared. Scared of taking care of 2 kids on my own. We have had a tremendous amount of help this first month as I have been recovering and we're all adjusting to our new life. It will be a challenge on my own! We are so appreciative of all the help we got from Gabby, MeeMee, and Poppy!!! We love you all!

Here are some pics from Stella's first month, Micah's 2nd birthday party, and some good weather and snowy weather (gotta love Texas). I am hoping for more good weather soon though so I can spend lots of time at the park with these 2 kids. Stella is 4 weeks old now and sleeping less. She is occasionally spitting up after eating but usually just needs a good burp to avoid that. She is no longer yellow either! She sleeps in our room and hopefully will be sleeping longer between feedings soon (right now it's about 2 hours or so). Enjoy the pics!!

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Just an FYI...we added more pics to the album linked below this, pics from Stella's Birth Day!

Stella Rayne is here and Big Brother turns 2

This has been a big week for the Thompson family! As you know, Stella Rayne entered the world a week ago on January 27th at 12:57pm weighing in at 7 lb 9 oz and 21 inches tall. We have been busy busy since then. Mommy and Stella are home now and Stella is fighting off a nasty case of jaundice. She had to spend lots of time over the past week under phototherapy lights to reduce the jaundice levels. Next visit to the dr is tomorrow morning to see if we need the lights anymore or if she's over the risk. Also our big brother Micah turned 2 yesterday! He had a blast at his little family party last night, as you can see from his silly faces while he ate his ice cream cake. We are thoroughly appreciating all Gabby is doing for us this week. We know Micah can wear you out easily, not to mention all the cooking and cleaning. It has been awesome to have her help. Enjoy these pics from our first week with Stella and Micah's 2nd birthday!! We are totally enjoying having 2 kids and are so happy these days with our little family. What a blessing it is!