Two Weeks and Chunky...

Olivia had her two week check up this morning and is already 8 lbs. 2 oz. She eats all the time and sleeps a lot. Michael and I keep asking each other why we thought Lillian was so hard when she was this age. I guess it was just because we were new parents...now it doesn't seem to be such a big deal. Lillian has been being such a great big sister. She just loves Olivia. It is absolutely adorable to see them together and I know that they will be the best of friends...eventually. We had Olivia's newborn pictures on Sunday. There are a couple of sample pictures on our photographer's blog http://bethlessardphotographyblog.com/?p=491 It was tough for Lillian because she didn't get a proper nap, which was her mommy and daddy's fault and we paid for it the rest of the day. A 2 year old without a nap is not a pretty sight. We managed to get a couple cute pictures of the girls together though. We are looking forward to seeing the rest of the photos and to select the ones that will be on the baby announcement that our photographer is making for us.
Michael and I are still trying to adjust to waking up again in the middle of the night. Fortunately Olivia is a very good sleeper. We try to put her in bed between 9:30 and 10:00 and she wakes up every night at 2:00 AM and 5:00 AM and then wakes up between 7:30 and 8:00. Not too shabby and really good in comparison to some of the nights with Lillian when I was waking up every hour to hour and a half...but this could just be the calm before the storm. She is only 2 weeks old.

We have had some beautiful days lately so the girls have been able to enjoy some playtime in the back yard...Lillian playing a little more then Olivia :-). It's crazy because Lillian has really lost the baby in her and now is just such a little girl. It's like she grew up over night. I can't believe it. Her new favorite things to say are "Why not??" and "Mommy/Daddy/insert-name-here...whatcha doin'" She talks in complex sentences which start from the moment she raises her head in the morning until she puts it down at night. We really have enjoyed listening to her and definitely laugh a lot. She is now sleeping in a big girl bed which she can get in and out of by herself. At first she stayed in her bed, just like it was a crib, until I went in her room in the morning. Now she has figured out that once mommy and daddy close her door she can get out of bed if she wants too. This leads to interesting guests in her bed when I wake her up in the morning (i.e. a porcelain piggy bank, books, fruit snacks from her diaper bag, a tennis shoe, etc.)

Next week will be the first week that I have both the girls together at home since Olivia was born. It should be interesting but I am really looking forward to Lillian being here with Olivia and I all day. I guess we'll see how it goes. Until next time...