Big Brother Owen!
Proud Big Sister Ella!!
Look at those cheeks!
Well here he is...Axel David Eichhorst!! And who'd a thought that he would actually arrive on the date that I had picked from the start. My actual due date was 10-20-10, but going by past history, (Ella was 6 days early and Owen was 2 weeks early), I thought that shooting for 10 days early with this one was within reason. Call it a strong sense of mother's intuition or just a desire so strong, but whatever it was our newest little bundle decided that he wanted this most awesome birthday too. So there you have it Axel David was born on 10-10-10 at 6:09pm, (I wasn't about to wait until 10:10pm). He was 7lbs. 15oz and 21 inches long. The nurses even gave him two 10's on his apgar scoring to make him a perfect 10 across the board. (This last one was quite the honor since they rarely, if ever give out two 10's. They said that usually the first one is a 9 and the second is 10).
Everybody is adjusting well here. I was a little concerned at first at how Owen would react...he is quite the mommas boy you know, but he has adjusted so well. He went to daycare yesterday and when he got home the first person he looked for was "baby". Then he proceeds to get his little stool and set it right next to Axel in his bouncy seat and sits next to him looking with awe. They are gonna be best buds. Ella is doing well also, she is the little mother. Always wanting to hold and feed him, (if only she wanted to do diapers too)!!
All in all, Axel is a very good baby. He eats about every 3-4 hours, (it's been 4 at night), so that is great, and so far he only cries when he is hungry. He is starting to stay awake for longer periods of time, and of course loves to be cuddled. Or maybe that's me, I love cuddling with that little guy, he just curls up into a little ball in your arms and that is the best feeling ever!!
