Poop. Boobs. Sleep - my life revolves around those 3 things right now. HAHA. We are waist deep in baby-ville here at the Foster house. I am loving it. Emrey has been home for 5 days now. I couldn't be happier to be home with my two beautiful girls - lack of sleep and all. :)
Ellinor is quite fond of Emrey already. She likes to check on baby while she snoozes in the bassinet and pat her blankets. Ellinor gets really excited every time Emrey makes a squeal or noise of any kind, and she has to say "Hi Baby" and "Bye Baby" any time she leaves the room that Emrey currently is basking in. It is all dang adorable. Needless to say I am thrilled at this reaction to baby's arrival. I was a bit worried that the novelty would wear off within hours, but so far so good.
There have been a few moments of Ellinor jealousy. The other day Ellinor shoved herself between the dresser and my legs while I was changing Emrey - she wanted me to drop what was I doing and attend to her that instant. There are also a few times when Ellinor will pat the couch cushion for me to lay Emrey down on while I am holding her - so as to free myself for playing with Ellinor. Bryan and I came home from the hospital to a new attitude that Ellinor apparently has adopted. There are a lot of "No's" emphatically yelled about and a few downright tantrums thrown that we had to yet to see prior to baby's birth. The first time I witnessed one was the night we came home and I was totally shocked. I literally was taken aback and had no idea how to react. LOL - oy vey. I'm assuming this side of Ellinor is the consequence of big changes at home and her growing into a big girl. We are working on taming these new qualities of hers. ;)
Emrey is thriving! At her weight check on Friday she clocked in at a chunky 3 pounds, ten ounces. So proud of her! This girl is a champion eater and I am thrilled that breastfeeding seems to be working out this time around. It was quite a struggle with Ellinor. Emrey eats every 2-2.5 hours, sleeps round the clock (other than her random energy spurts at 1am), and is an absolute delight! So blessed to have her here with us.
There was a booger initiation the other day. I was sitting on the couch, holding Emrey right after feeding her, and Ellinor was cuddled up next to her. I looked over and caught Ellinor picking her nose. I told her that was yucky! The next thing I know Ellinor had gently swiped the booger off her finger and right onto poor Emrey's head! GROSS. Through laughter I insisted to Ellinor that we don't put boogers on baby - she looked at me and promptly removed the offending snot. Emrey has certainly left the completely sterile hospital environment. Haha. I have a feeling these girls are going to be besties!
I won't go into detail - TMI for most anybody - but breastfeeding and pumping in between for Emrey has led to Ellinor's current curiosity with breasts. I'm just going to say that it is HILARIOUS, some of the antics she has pulled. Love her to pieces - I can't believe how incredibly grown up she now seems.
I love my two girls. I am extremely blessed to have them. Life is good - we are working on adjusting to new schedules, 2 babies, and twice the responsibility. More to come! (I need to create a new blog since the Foster family is no longer a trio - just trying to think of a new name and get ready for a whole new URL)
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