Reunited!

B and K enjoy their first playdate since the arrival of little brother 4 weeks ago.

ALWAYS TEETH!!

DOH! Foiled AGAIN!!! I took K into the doctor YET AGAIN—this time thinking it was REALLY REALLY an ear infection. Here were her symptoms for three LONG DAYS in a row:

-Fever coming and going

-Pulling on ears

-VERY fussy

-Not sleeping well at all

-Refusing solids

-Painful to drink milk

BUT we also saw her chewing on her fingers and lots of drool—which one would think teeth right? But with all of the other symptoms, I was absolutely sure this time was the ear infection. SO I make K an appointment at the peak of her fussy, ear pulling, non-eating marathon for the next morning. Of course she wakes up not as fussy on appointment day, but I’m SURE it’s an ear infection. I pack up Q and K (no small task), and we head out to the germ pediatrician office, wait 45 minutes to see him, only to find out that it’s MOLARS????? I’m wrong again! I quit! It is ALWAYS TEETH! And we have three more to go! OMG pray for me! I decided to have Q’s weight checked while we were there anyway—to try and make the trip somewhat worthwhile—and find out Q is OFF THE CHARTS at a whopping 10 lbs and 8 oz!! That’s a 2 pound gain in a little over a week!!!??? We are going to have GIANT BABY! He must be trying to catch up with his big sister!

First Stroller Ride!!

Our first trip in the double jogger was a huge success! And much needed for mommy! Q slept the entire time snuggled in tight! K loves the stroller! Mom LOVES the exercise!

Puppy love

Uncle B sent Q this puppy dog. I put it on his Boppy chair and he becomes completely fixated on it for several minutes! He absolutely loves it!!!!

All New Things!

Q had his first bath! Mixed reactions... I think he enjoyed it for the most part.


We can already style his hair!




Yes my Aggie friends... this ALMOST looks like a GIG EM!


K enjoyed throwing Abbey's ring into the pool over and over. Abbey enjoyed fetching it and splashing around! K and Abbey have been playing together much more- it is making Abbey a very tired dog by the end of the day!

Some EYES OPEN pictures...

Although he mostly sleeps.... we caught Q awake for a few pictures!



Almost a smile!!

Thank you Economic Stimulus!!!

We did our civic duty and got THE Traeger grill!! It even bakes cakes! The one time I can thank GB!!



Little sleeping sweetheart...


K jumped up to help rock Q to sleep!

What has K been up to???

Nana and Papa bought K this awesome water table while L and I were in the hospital! She absolutely loves it and gets soaked!!! She has been very busy!





She mostly waters herself with her watering can!


Breakfast with her "bubba"

Absolutely Beautiful!

This was sent to me by a friend from the blog http://badladies.blogspot.com/2008/05/she.html

It is so perfect and captures my feelings exactly. I'm now crying and crying!! I can't believe that K is SO BIG compared to little Q. Time just flies. I just want to hang on to every moment with both! Even the late night feedings, insomnia, and aches from childbirth will all pass and before I know it my two babies will be grown.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
She

I do it every night now. When it's dark, when the rest of the house is asleep, or almost, I untangle my tiny newborn bundle from my arms and lay him down in his nest and ease my birth-battered body from our bed. I make my way - gingerly, gingerly - around the bed, supporting myself on furniture, against the walls, down the hallway, to her door.

I open it slowly, holding my breath against the creaks, and slip inside. There, in the dark, is she, my first baby. Rumpled and tangled in her blankets, her breathing slow and deep, strands of fluffy blonde hair stuck to her damp, pink cheeks, she is every inch the baby. A big baby, but still. A baby, my baby. In the quiet, in repose, she is no longer toddler, no longer little girl, no longer big sister - she is just she, my first born, my first baby, always a baby, always soft and vulnerable and in need of me, always in need of me.

I bend over the rail of her bed, and kiss her cheek, and stroke her hair and whisper nothing, everything, about how I love her so, how I adore her, how I miss her. How every nuzzle of her brother's cheek brings a memory of her; how every clutch and suck and moment of skin pressed against newborn skin makes my heart burst for him and yearn for her; how my love for him has made my love for her grow and stretch and strain and ache.

How I love her, how I love her.

In the morning she will wake, and run past me, blowing a kiss as she clambers into Daddy's arms, waving gaily as she embarks upon the great adventure of a new day, while I sit, constrained, restrained, by the injuries of childbirth and new motherhood (shredded nethers, ravaged nips), my new love in my arms, my new love demanding everything of me and yielding himself to me, pressing himself to me, in return. I will drink up his love, bathe in his love, as she speeds away, leaving me in her wake, grasping at droplets, holding back tears.

But it doesn't matter, because, always, she will stop again, however briefly, and rest, and she will allow me to bend over her bed, in the dark, and stroke her cheek and tell her how I love her, my first, my girl.

How I love her.

Q has arrived!!!!!

Which take-home outfit will fit Q best??


Welcome to the world!


Q and Daddy!


Checking everything out... The next picture is actually of K right when she was born!! I think they look so much alike in these pictures.


New K!


I'm SO BIG!!! Q was a healthy 8 lbs, 5 oz.


Q's first hair wash and style...


K was not sure what to think about Q. She was more interested in why mommy was hooked up to all those machines!? It was interesting though- whenever K would say something, Q would open his eyes and look around for her!! He completely recognizes his big sister's voice!