Blessed Socha Family: Where to Begin....

It has been almost 10 months since I blogged! Crazy! But I find it hard to find time to write.

So where do I begin....I guess right here and now!

As most of you know, we were blessed with another baby girl who arrived on Christmas Eve! Faith Kateri 8lbs. 0oz. 20 inches at 1:40pm. She was the exact same weight and length as her sister Hope!!! She also reminds us a lot of her.

Since she has been born she has definitely thrown us for a loop and God has made sure he is first in our lives. Our prayer life has never been stronger and I think we needed to be reminded to always put God first (which can get pushed aside when you have 3 now 4 very demanding children! ) We also saw a movie which really makes you appreciate and cherish every moment with your children.

Here is the update on what has been going on with our baby girl....

1. We went to her 3 day old visit and her weight was only at 7lbs 5 oz. which she lost more than 10% of her birth weight so...

2. We had to go back the next day to weight her...She weighed 7lbs. 8 oz!! Yeah! So we were cleared to go!! But...

3. The next day she ended up with blood in her poop....I mean her whole diaper was blood! Scary! So we went back to the doctor (did I mention it is 40 minutes away!!) They thought it was from me nursing (since I was cut so bad due to very bad nursing pads), dairy and a cut on her bottom. So I had to stop dairy and nursing. I had to pump and feed her a bottle which is double the work and time. I felt like I was pumping and nursing all day! Then...

4. We had to go back the next day to check for blood in her stool again! They were sure there would still be some but wanted to make sure she was better. When they checked...it was a miracle!!! No blood whatsoever!!! Woo hoo! So it was just from me...yuck! Poor baby! We were cleared again and had to schedule her 2 week check up for the following Friday. But...

5. On Wednesday afternoon she started to sound congested so we changed her appointment to Thursday. Faith has caught her brothers and sisters cold and is congested and chokes on her snot...very bad!! It is scary and she has a hard time catching her breath! She also is not back up to her birth weight which they were worried about too. So...

6. We ask for prayers for Faith. We pray that God's healing hand come upon her and heal our sweet baby girl. We ask for prayers that she gets healthy and keeps growing and getting stronger every day!

*****What else has been going on...*****

Isaiah turned 6!! Crazy! He is in Kindergarten (home schooled). He has his first loose tooth! And he is still SO LOUD! LOL!

Funny Saying: Mom when are you going to fall into labor?? LOL!

Hope is going to be 5 in a couple months!!! She is also in Kindergarten with Isaiah and keeping right up with him! She is all girl...mostly sweet but can be sassy too! She is the best big sister and would hold Faith all day if I let her:)

Micah is going to be 2 next month!!! He is really a very funny kid! He loves to be silly and talks up a storm! I can't believe all the words he knows! He is adjusting to having a new baby in the house. He loves her but wants and needs A LOT of attention!

Hope you are all well. Happy 2012!

Micah snuggling his big brother Isaiah!