Well, we have officially been parents of two daughters for one month. What a joy and what a challenge! The first couple of weeks that we were home went so smoothly that I was almost convinced that we had this down! What?!? Then weeks three and four came along and things started falling apart. Now please realize that I absolutely have the perspective to realize that we are blessed beyond measure with these two girls and have no problems in the grand scheme of things. That being said, we had our tails kicked this week! All four of us had horrible colds that turned into sinus infections for me and Annabelle, and an ear infection for sweet Charlotte. To cap things off, Annabelle is apparently allergic to amoxicillan. Unfortunately, we found that out after she was very sick all night. We initially thought it was a stomach bug, so Jesse slept upstairs with Annabelle, and I slept on the couch with Charlotte as we ran load after load of laundry. Thank goodness for small mercies that it wasn't a bug! What a week! Maybe now things will seem easy!
Moving on to our baby girl! Charlotte Grace has been such a precious addition to our family! She has stolen our hearts already, and we can't wait to get to know her sweet little personality more! So far we know she will sleep through most anything, only cries when she wants to eat (but look out because she gets fighting mad fast!), loves to snuggle up under your neck to sleep, and looks cute doing anything!
She weighs a little over 9 pounds now and is starting to fill out! So far she has been a non-stop round the clock eating machine. She eats every 2 hours all day and most of the night. Last night was much better! Charlotte slept for a 3 hour stretch for the first time, and we are just hoping that that will continue to improve!
In Annabelle news...she is just plain hilarious and exhausting these days! Oh my goodness, we could not love her more! The child talks every second of the day. Nonstop. She is a constant running dialogue of everything that is happening, mixed with a thousand questions, and lots of repeating herself until someone acknowledges what she said. I swear, the girl has the vocabulary and ability to put thoughts together like an adult. When she isn't talking, she is singing. She has also gotten very particular about how she wants everything. A strawberry cut the wrong way can be the end of the world. I told Jesse that I really hoped for his sake that we lived in a house where he has a man cave before these girls become teens!
Mostly, we are just trying so hard to keep a sense of humor while learning to balance the needs of both of our girls...
and trying to keep our house from looking like this everyday!
Moving on to our baby girl! Charlotte Grace has been such a precious addition to our family! She has stolen our hearts already, and we can't wait to get to know her sweet little personality more! So far we know she will sleep through most anything, only cries when she wants to eat (but look out because she gets fighting mad fast!), loves to snuggle up under your neck to sleep, and looks cute doing anything!
She weighs a little over 9 pounds now and is starting to fill out! So far she has been a non-stop round the clock eating machine. She eats every 2 hours all day and most of the night. Last night was much better! Charlotte slept for a 3 hour stretch for the first time, and we are just hoping that that will continue to improve!
In Annabelle news...she is just plain hilarious and exhausting these days! Oh my goodness, we could not love her more! The child talks every second of the day. Nonstop. She is a constant running dialogue of everything that is happening, mixed with a thousand questions, and lots of repeating herself until someone acknowledges what she said. I swear, the girl has the vocabulary and ability to put thoughts together like an adult. When she isn't talking, she is singing. She has also gotten very particular about how she wants everything. A strawberry cut the wrong way can be the end of the world. I told Jesse that I really hoped for his sake that we lived in a house where he has a man cave before these girls become teens!
Mostly, we are just trying so hard to keep a sense of humor while learning to balance the needs of both of our girls...
and trying to keep our house from looking like this everyday!
