I feel bad that I'm not getting to blog as much as I did when Henry was a baby so I'm going to try to make a habit of just posting quick posts when I have a chance. I want to be able to go back and read about Kate as a baby because I know I won't remember it (why is that the newborn stage is especially this way??...probably because you are low on sleep).
Oh how I love my sweet Kate. She is just miss precious. She is a little talker and will talk to anyone who will listen. She loves diaper changes and baths (totally the opposite of Henry who hated diaper changes as a little baby) and will go from screaming to cooing in about two seconds when I start to change her. Kate also smiles sooo easily. Pretty much if you just look at her, she will give you a cheesy grin. She smiles so much with her eyes that she almost shuts them. She already loves Henry, and he loves her...so fun to see their interaction. She loves to be held and will only tolerate the swing, bouncy seat etc for very short amounts of time. Kate loves her dada and gives him extra smiles and cooing. I can tell that Shaun has really started to bond even more with Kate over the last couple weeks. She already has him wrapped around her tiny little finger. I just had to switch her clothes to 3 months, and she is in size two diapers!! Growing up way too fast already. She is such a blessing in our lives!!
I look back from the posts with Henry around this time (same time of year as they were born two days apart!), and it is so funny to me (and a little sad) to see how stressed I was as a new mom. I have such a different perspective this time because I know from having Henry just how fast this stage goes by. I am really just letting the apartment go and focusing on my sweet little ones because there will be time to clean later. I'm not in a rush for her to sleep through the night or to take naps alone. I just want to hold her and soak her up. I feel so much more stable emotionally this time than with Henry. I actually believe for me that the natural birth helped for my hormones to be more stable even Shaun noticed and said that he was thinking the same thing. I also think that her birth helped me trust my instincts as a mother. I have thrown every book etc out the window and have focused on asking myself what I would have done if I didn't have any outside influences etc. I don't like mom labels like attachment etc, but I'm just more willing this time to just let her be a tiny baby who needs her mama a good amount of the day/night. And just a little update on Henry...he is doing so well with being a big brother. Very proud of him!! He continues to be an incredible mess maker. I know everyone thinks I'm just talking about a typical two year old boy mess, but I'm not...it is amazing. And I can guarantee that he can make a bigger mess than any toddler. I wonder what his room is going to look like as a teenager???!! eek. I'm just picking my battles right now and not sweating the small stuff (or the big messes). Henry continues to become more and more verbal every day, and I love to hear the sweet words that come out of his mouth especially what he says to Kate. "shake and bake Kate" (while giving a fist bump) "it's okay kate...I know."
I love my babies!! And I'm so thankful for this season in my life where I really don't have many activities or places to be other than being with my kids and enjoying them (or tolerating them...yes I have my moments:) ).
