Welcoming Reece Christopher Grimm

Reece Christopher Grimm was born on September 22. Even though he is eleven days old and he has changed, at least I'm getting to this post. My hands have been full of taking care of three little boys and their mother. I can't say that I'm taking care of Chris because I really don't see that much of him, he is always having to work.

Reece came into this world as a big boy. He weighed 9 lbs, 4 oz. and was 19 1/2" tall. He has fat rolls all over his little body. He has big hands and in the past eleven days has already put the weight on that he lost in the hospital and more. He has very short little legs. His head is huge and during the delivery the doctor even had a difficult time getting his head out of his mom's tummy. Cyrena has heard several times about how big she was and I too admit that she was very large. Now we know why. Reece is a very good baby, one of the best that I have seen. He began nursing like a pro and hasn't had any problems. He never spits up and we have yet to pull out any burp clothes. He is just beginning to stay awake for about an hour at a time. He sleeps very well, even through the noise of his older brothers.
Bauer who is four loves his new little brother and tells everyone that he loves him the most. He just likes Emmett. He loves kissing him and especially when Reece opens his eyes and looks at him. Emmett likes to put his fingers in his eyes. He also loves to kiss him but he is still holding a grudge. Emmett who is almost eighteen months old feels like he has lost his mother. He has been very jealous and is just barely getting used to the idea of someone else in his mother's life. Little does he know the great friendship that is going to grow between the two of them.

Cyrena is recovering very well. She feels like this has been the easiest one to have. She is still having to deal with the effects from the surgery but I'm surprised with how well she is doing. I guess she needs to recover quickly because of all the work that is before her. She is a great mom and I know that she is going to learn how to deal with the three little boys instead of being scared of them. She left me with them yesterday to get her hair cut and she was concerned about me handling the three boys alone. I told her that I wasn't scared and she admitted that she is scared to death. But I know that she is up to the task because she is going to be blessed. Heavenly Father wouldn't have sent her another baby if she couldn't.

I have loved being here with Cyrena and her family and I'm going to miss them when I leave. Thank goodness that isn't for another week.