I was so happy to finally begin motherhood. I loved every second I spent with my little girl, and I couldn't wait to have 99 more. The labor hadn't exactly been the beautiful moment some describe, but holding Lilah in my arms was worth it.
Although I will tell you that a baby is a lot of work. Lilah would wake me up every 2 hours for feeding and changing. I loved her to pieces, but she was exhausting. I could hardly wait until she began to sleep through the night.
While I had been pregnant with Lilah I met Dr. Sarah Lynch's roomate, Dan, taking a stroll in the park to find some seeds. I introduced myself and we talked about the challenge, and my pregnancy.
He surprised me by asking me if he could take part in the challenge. He explained that he'd broken up with his long time girl friend, and didn't have much going for him right now. I agreed and told him that he could come visit the baby whenever.
So after Lilah was born, I headed on over right away. We wasted no time and got right down to it. After all, I had a baby at home with a babysitter that I could barely afford. We tried my usual 3 times.
I was very busy the next morning, after throwing up I had to tend to Lilah.
and clean the house.
I soon had my bump, and decided to go get some medical advice with the money I had saved from gardening. I was especially trying to have a smooth pregnancy because I now had fertility treatment, and was hoping for more than one baby. I was hoping for some little boys, Dan seemed like he would be a very involved father, and I could just see him teaching some little boys how to play catch. :-)
A lot of these photos got lost, so unfortunately, we'll have to skip right to my labor. I promise the next updates will be better. :-(
I made a quick phone call to Sarah, who was at the hospital. She started to prepare a room for me and gave a quick ring to Dan, who rushed from his band's gig to the hospital. Now that's the kind of care and concern I hope to raise my children to have!
It wasn't a baby boy. Everyone, I'd like to introduce my 2nd baby, Gemma Prattle. She has my skin tone, although it is a bit more pale green than mine. She's clumsy, and a light sleeper. Being a light sleeper was going to be a big disadvantage in this household.
I did get one of my wishes, multiples. Here's Gemma's twin sister baby #3, Ruby Prattle. Ruby has her dad's skin tone, and Dan melted the moment he saw her. She's easily impressed and a virtuoso. Dan is also a virtuosos.
I'm sorry this chapter was so short, and I promise to make it up to you. You may not see any names you suggested for awhile as I am behind on the blog but ahead in my challenge. I hope you enjoyed reading, feel free to comment on anything you did and didn't like, and keep the names coming! If you want me to read your challenge or story, simply post a link and say so!
Awe Twins! :D
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