09/12/2025
6 weeks of Blair ✨💗
Can’t believe we’re already at the 6 week mark!
Despite her chill personality, this little lady has stirred up quite a bite of chaos 🤪
I was induced on 7/31 (3 days after due date) and she was born 8lbs 4oz (almost 2lbs more than Lily!) at 4:11am on 8/1 with her cord around her neck AND gripping it with her hand, resulting in brief hypoxia and the need for immediate NICU care.
She spent her first 3 days in the NICU getting amazing care, weaning off her breathing and feeding tubes and getting IV antibiotics for a potential infection.
Then the day after she came home, my blood pressure skyrocketed and I was readmitted (with her in tow) for postpartum pre-eclampsia.
We spent another 5 days together in the hospital while they got my blood pressure under control and we finally all got to go home just in time for the first set of grandparents to come visit.
The beautiful chaos has continued since then with a comical amount of health hiccups shared between the 4 of us at home:
🤢The stomach bug
🍈Mastitis
😩A kidney stone (and another ER visit)
🤧A cold
🥰 And also so much delicious food, love and support from friends, family, and our amazing doula’s and night nurses to make it all manageable!
Lily has been the best big sister, smothering Blair with love and affection, helping out where she can, always washing her hands (and making sure everyone else does too), and already trying to play dress up with her 😂
We’re all easing back into a bit more of a routine, a little more sleep, and more time outside with some cooler temps finally hitting LA.
Here for any questions you have about her birth, my postpartum recovery, and everything in between! 🥰
xoxo,
Anna
