One Month Old

Wow, what a fast month!  We were fortunate enough to have Grandma Julie stay with us for three weeks to help take care of Lila (and Owen); thank you, thank you, thank you!!  We sure loved seeing both grandmas, grandpa (bacca), Aunt Megan and cousin Will, Uncle Mike and Aunt Renee, Uncle Matt, Aunt Mary Beth, Natalie and Ryan!  Now she just needs to meet her poppa, Uncle Teddy and Aunt Kelli (along with extended great aunts and uncles---we aren't forgetting you).

Lila has been a very easy going baby and still loves to grunt to communicate with us, but she is also slowly finding that crying gets attention rather quickly.  We had a rough couple nights sleep until I found out about a device called a Nap Nanny--it has been a life (sleep) saver!  I would have easily paid $1,000 for this contraption that has allowed me to sleep at four hour intervals (how insane does that sound; I'm excited over 4 hour stretches of sleep)!

Big Brother Owen is still really sweet on Lila.  He is back to his old charming, sweet self and always tells Lila that it's OK when she cries.  One time in the car after picking him up from day care she was having a fit.  Owen said, "It's OK baby Lila, see all the cars?"  He was trying to distract her!  He also loves showing her off to his friends at school.  He says over and over that it's his baby sister when they all crowd around to look.  He also loves to give her her pacifier and tries to offer her toys (although she isn't quite interested in them yet and quite frankly, doesn't seem to enjoy a hard, plastic rattle being thrown at her head).

Here are a few photos from the past few weeks...

Nap Nanny

Daddy's hands

Loving Marlow already!

Happy Big Brother

Just hanging out

1st boat ride

Official one month pic

Carolina Girl

First Week with Two Children!!

Let's just say THANK GOODNESS for help from grandmas and daycare!!  Our sweet little two year old has enjoyed testing us on more than one occasion.  It started with him insisting on eating a picnic outside by himself instead of eating with the family...see pic below!  It has continued with the use of his new favorite word:  NO!

Overall though, he has done quite nicely adjusting to his new role as big brother.  He is always excited to see his baby sister and has enjoyed telling all of his friends about his baby sister Lila.  He even likes to offer toys to her to play with--I don't think that he quite understands that she is too little to play.  It is so sweet though.  

First night home

Day 2:  Finally gave some cuddles to mommy--after a very rough day of defying me in every way possible!

Other than a lack of sleep, mom and dad are doing great with this new family dynamic.  We have both forgotten how much easier an infant is compared to a toddler...sleep makes up the majority of Lila's day (and most of the night, too).

Lila is a contented baby and rarely cries.  I'm nervous as I type this because I know that I am going to jinx myself and she is going to develop colic or something...at night she just stirs a little and grunts and I feed her and for the most part she goes back to sleep.  Let's hope this continues, this is much more pleasant than screaming bloody murder.  Lila is only 9 days old, but she has already been to the dr. 3 times.  She had jaundice when she came home so we had to get a billi blanket (Owen: blue lights make her better?) for one night.  I hated seeing her in it, but it helped to make her better.  Yesterday we went back to do a weight check and she is exactly back to her birth weight of 6 lbs 15 oz--Go Lila!

Lila Marie

Well...Lila decided that she did not want to wait two more weeks to make her appearance into this world and graced us with her presence on Monday, April 23 at 10:58 p.m. weighing 6 lbs. 15 oz. We couldn't be any happier!! Ironically, on the same day that I decided to reinstate my blogging...

Lila was lucky enough to meet both her Grandma (Bacca) Julie and her Nonny when she was less than 24 hours old!  This mommy REALLY enjoyed all of the extra help--especially with a two year old who loves to PLAY!  Thank you Bacca Julie and Nonny!!  But most importantly she was able to meet her big bro.  Owen came into the room with his grandmas on Tuesday morning, acting sheepishly.  He ran right over to the hospital bed where I was holding Lila and wanted up.  He climbed right into the bed (with the help of daddy) and sat down next to me where he stared at his new sister with the best look on his face.

Being a normal 2 year old, he didn't really want to stay in the room too long (I mean we were all itching to get out of that tiny space--can't really blame him).  Luckily, we were able to leave the next day.

WELCOME HOME!

Thanks for the helmet, Lila!  I guess you can stay!