Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

7 Quick Takes: The New, Little Man Edition

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My midwife took this photo shortly after we welcomed our fourth baby and first BOY (we didn’t know the gender before the birth) into our family. I hope to tell little Thomas’s birth story soon.

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Beneath that cap, you’ll see, is a lot of dark hair. Both Rachel and Mary Elizabeth were also born with a thick head of black hair.

 

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Thomas is a nursing champ. He also doesn’t seem to be bothered by the frequent smattering of kisses from three little mothers. Here’s a picture of the big sisters meeting their new brother for the very first time.

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Mary Elizabeth (2) is obsessed with holding her little brother. She keeps referring to Thomas as her “little brother or sister.” We’ve told her she can start calling him just her little brother since we now know his gender.

When she gets excited, she has this habit of sticking her tongue out and wiggling it back and forth. She’s clearly very excited to hold her baby brother. We do have to teach her to not lick his face, however. (She gave him a quick lick just after I captured this photo.)

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Thomas is my 90-year-old Nana’s first great grandson. She’s never had a chance to hold one of her great grandbabies when they were this fresh out of the oven. She visited us in the hospital just before we left Monday evening to go home.

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I was so thankful we didn’t have to stay at the hospital more than 24 hours. Thomas arrived at 4:38 p.m. on Sunday, and we were back home Monday evening. The night we spent in the hospital I may have squeezed in about 45 minutes of shut eye. Despite having a completely uncomplicated labor and delivery that resulted in a healthy and pink baby (thanks be to God!), nurses continuously came to check my vitals and the baby’s vitals. When they weren’t doing that, I was nursing. It was a long night.

I’ve been so much more comfortable at home, and it’s a joy to watch our new family bond. The girls have had to learn to take turns when it comes to snuggling with their little brother.

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And in breaking news: I haven’t gotten peed on yet!  However, the other night when I was curled close to him, I felt a wet spot on the bed. I noticed his sleeper was wet near his back, too. When I went to change him, he was not wet anywhere else. How did he do that? How do little boys throw their pee around? This little man has a lot to teach me.

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As always, thanks to Jen for hosting, and thank you for suffering through a new mom’s onslaught of baby photos. New moms are gluttons for sentimentality. I’m a new, tired but very happy mom, so get used to it.

Comments

  4. Oh – he is so gorgeous! How I love big sisters holding little brothers (like our family hehe!). He reminds me SO MUCH of Gift last year….in looks, and in hearing about the constant nursing. I never had a child nurse as much as Gift!

    I have a confession…I never have gotten sprayed! NEVER! How is that possible? Daddy has, but not me! YAY! So funny – Michelle, I never thought about pointing it down. I need to remember to do that when potty training too, correct? HAHA!

    Enjoy this, bask in this…love this! It goes by so fast, and there is something so magical about a new gender in the house!!!

    Love you!!!!
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  5. Oh he’s such a darling! Jude has that same gray elephant sleeper and it’s my absolute favorite. Soooo adorable.

    I can only imagine the pee-ventriloquy that will be experienced with potty training. It’s amazing what they can do!

  7. Michelle is right. Point it down when you diaper him up. It’ll help some. And at night I would use a disposable diaper with a cloth diaper over that. I don’t know if other people do that, but my kids pee *a lot* at night and that’s the only way we’d make it.
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  8. Oh my goodness oh my goodness….I cannot express how thrilled I am!! I am SOOOO ready to trade penis stories. And yes, its like a wild water hose in their diaper. You’ll be astonished as to WHERE the leaks originate. Boys always keep you guessing. And who knows, maybe he’s a gentlemen. Levi never peed on me, but Elias did EVERY time we removed his diaper. By the way, ONLY YOU could look gorgeous after giving birth. I look like a horror story after delivery. I almost had to chain the nurse to the bed to keep her from running away in fear. Jon said that he’ll call Big D soon. We know that sleep/sanity/hygiene is hard to come by right now. Also….he’s afraid that because you guys had a boy, we’re probably due to have a girl. HAHA! We love you guys.
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  9. Ah, yes, boys and their leaky diapers. I thought it was just a baby thing until we had Sarah…then I realized it was a boy thing! :) We are so thrilled for the Wicker family. Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy!

  11. What an absolutely adorable little morsel of munchiness! Congratulations! I just have to say that you look entirely too put together to have just been through labor. I smell a conspiracy. ;) Or are you always that lovely?

    I have to have C-sections, and I admit that I’m coming to appreciate the several days in the hospital…not the constant interruptions, but the having someone else to change the diapers for a few days. :) But there’s something nice about being home, I’ll grant you. I’m starting to think about all those things even though it’s still almost 3 months off.

  13. Oh, my goodness!! Such cuteness! All my newborns had beautiful heads of hair like that, too. :) He’s so blessed to have three adoring sisters.

    In that first pic you exude such beauty. A glowing momma radiance. I’m so very happy for you and your family. God bless you all.
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  14. Omigoodness all your pictures melt my heart! The girls look so happy-so glad to hear everything went well for you and that your beautiful boy is so healthy and happy!

    All that work was worth it-Congratulations!
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  17. Congratulations on a handsome little man!

    Also, I agree with Michelle, tuck downward. And we found that when pee got out and was never in that we had to go up a size even if weight and appearances didn’t seem to suggest so. But with a newborn…not sure!
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  18. Congratulations to the whole Wicker family! Little Thomas is darling. My sons were not a big leak problem, it was my daughter. She had no butt so diapers did not fit well.

    I have so enjoyed being able to follow you through my daughter’s blog. It is nice to see that the ups & downs of motherhood are not just mine.

  21. Kate, There couldn’t possibly be too many pictures of your beautiful family. I could stare at them forever. You children are all so lovely. It’s wonderful to see how much they love each other and how the girls dote on their new brother. And you, you look fabulous in that first photo.

    I hope you are having a wonderful babymoon snuggling with your little Thomas.
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  23. Congratulations to all of you! I was really hoping you’d post more adorable photos of your family. That is absolutely precious that his sisters are so excited about his arrival and that his great grandmother got a chance to hold him soon after he made his grand debut. I’m praising and thanking God that the birth went well, your husband was there for it, and that your three little princesses have given a royal welcome to the new little prince. God is amazing!

    On a sidenote: I used to nanny for two little boys from when they were 3mos. to 2yrs. old and it never ceased to astound me how far and where their pee would end up, even while they were still in diapers.
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  24. Congratulations! He is going to be a little prince! My dad was the fourth kid, first boy, with one sister following him. He went on to have eight girls, so we always say, “Blessed is he amongst women.” My son was the first boy since my dad, all the other grandkids being girls until then. Let’s talk about being spoiled!
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  26. Oh, what a little darling! Make it a habit to tuck him downward when putting on a diaper, but even that won’t stop it completely. What an adorable little guy! What an absolutely adorable little morsel of munchiness!
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