Last week when my mom was here we decided to give Annie her first bath. I have to admit I haven't been as good about bathing her as I was Lucy :) Just not a priority at this point. Plus, how dirty can a baby get anyway?
She just kind of grunted and squirmed the whole time, she never really cried
And of course big sister Lucy was right in the middle of the action to "help".
Overall Annie is much more laid back than Lucy was as a newborn. She still has a stubborn streak in her, as we have learned this week since we started sleep training :) It's been very difficult but I know will pay off quickly, and these few weeks of crying and scheduling and training will turn into months and years of good sleep habits. We are so grateful for this sweet blessing, she really is such a good baby. I'm so anxious for her to get big enough to play and interact with Lucy, but I'm trying not to wish away these first few months. They are the hardest but also the sweetest.
Poor Annie definitely will have the second child syndrome bc already I've noticed a dramatic decrease in the amount of pictures I've taken of her :) I'll try to do better!
Monday, April 18, 2011
Every time Lucy goes to the bathroom by herself, she comes out looking like this.....
For some reason our computer has decided to stop recognizing our camera so I don't have any new pics of Annie...I'll try again soon I promise.
The evening before Annie was born we went to celebrate Gabby's birthday. Lucy and Gabby are big buddies and really love playing with each other. Lucy gets so excited whenever I tell her Gabby is coming to play. At the party, Lucy got to ride a pony for the first time ever! She LOVES animals, and loves being outside, so it was pretty much the best party ever.
meeting Precious for the first time
She loved petting them
Riding Thunder with Daddy. She loved the ponies so much that she has named the ends of our couch Precious and Thunder, and switches off riding them :)
We're home! We actually got home Wednesday evening. We definitely debated staying at the hospital another day, but with Lucy being away from us this time around, it made us all the more eager to be at home. Everything has been going great since we got home. Lucy has definitely begun to warm up to Annie (although still not very interested) and Mommy is doing very well. Be praying for a quick recovery and transition back into routine for Janna...I think we both forgot how difficult the c-section recovery really was.
I posted a few pictures of us since we've been home, and the video is of Annie on the way home from the hospital. It is definitely her in a nutshell. She's been extremely calm and, for the most part, easy, since we've been home. VERY different from our first time around with Lucy. Lucy was inconsolable at times and did NOT want to sleep...EVER. But Annie has been fairly manageable, probably due to the fact that Janna and I are pros at this point (sarcasm of course).
Lucy holding Annie for the first time...supervised of course!
Lucy and Annie again, and Lucy's forced smile.
Lucy and Annie again...definitely my favorite.
Heidi meeting Annie for the first time. She did great, of course.
Here are some videos I promised. I'm not sure how great these are but this is what I have right now. I'll try and post more later. Check out the last post for some additional pictures.
Mommy holding Annie for the first time.
Lucy meeting Annie for the first time...didn't go exactly like we thought, but she'll warm up.
The kiddos minus Lily (and the babies)
She loves posing for pictures
Buddies Lucy and Riley
Finding the eggs!
Showing me her eggs
It was a whole new ball game once she realized there was candy inside the eggs....
Marnie and baby Annie
Best friends eating together! They were so sweet at their little kid table
Bennett had to take a break from all the girls. Too much estrogen.
So excited for the bunny cake!
