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Life with Hannah is so wonderful! We love her tiny cuteness, her little fingers and toes, her big eyes staring in wonder at the world around her. She loves to be cheek to cheek and she enjoys soft kisses and being held as much as possible. But honestly, her one true love right now is SLEEP. She seriously can't get enough of it.
She has had such a calming influence on our family. I was SO worried about this time, nervously wondering what it would be like to have two kids so young to take care of all day every day. I was living in fear of being home alone with the two of them once Andrew went back to school and work, just imagining how hard it would be. I never thought that adding a second kid would make life feel calmer and simpler. Maybe it's the relief of not being pregnant anymore, or maybe it's the fact that Audrey has responded so well to all the changes. I really don't know what it is.....but I do know that having Hannah here is a breath of fresh air. I feel like I can breath again (literally AND figuratively!), like I've somehow been released from all the worry. Now I worry about other things of course (her weight gain, sleep habits, if she's warm enough, or too warm, if we're watching too much TV, etc....) but I just don't feel so crushed and overwhelmed by the worry and by life in general. I feel the opposite most of the time. It's all so unexpected! It's amazing how much influence such a tiny person can have over a whole family. I feel like I know her sweet, patient personality so well. She makes me so happy, I can't even describe.
Like I said, Audrey has responded well to the changes in our home. She was pretty indifferent to Hannah for the first week or so but now she is warming up to her so much that I need to make sure she doesn't crush her with the intensity of her love. She is a little more sensitive and we've have had a few hysterical moments of her crying and yelling "Ah none!! AH NONE!!" (meaning 'all done') while I'm feeding the baby. We've only had one incidence so far of Audrey trying to push Hannah off of my lap and telling me to put her down. But overall I've been pleasantly surprised at how she has adjusted so far. When Hannah cries, Audrey's head will come up with a jolt and she'll gasp and say "Hannah!" When Hannah is down in her basinet in the other room I can often find Audrey leaning over her and calmly saying "heeeeeeey, heeeeeeey, heeeeeeey." When Hannah makes a little squeak Audrey yells "YA OTAY, HANNAH???" from whatever room she's in.
She has suddenly become very good at playing by herself, sometimes so good that I miss her and have to go sneak up on her to see what she's doing. Lately her thing has been to sit in her dark closet with her light-up star toy and look at books. The toy plays music when a button is pressed and Audrey keeps the music flowing the entire time she's in there. Right when the song is about to end she has her finger poised and ready to press the button again without even looking at it. It cracks me up. She is so funny, so smart, and so determined, always knowing exactly what she wants. She is a great big sister, as we always knew she would be.
Life is so good right now, so much better than expected and it's all because of the way these two girls of ours have made it easier than we thought. I'm so grateful to both of them and to my wonderful Andrew for giving me such a great life.
She has had such a calming influence on our family. I was SO worried about this time, nervously wondering what it would be like to have two kids so young to take care of all day every day. I was living in fear of being home alone with the two of them once Andrew went back to school and work, just imagining how hard it would be. I never thought that adding a second kid would make life feel calmer and simpler. Maybe it's the relief of not being pregnant anymore, or maybe it's the fact that Audrey has responded so well to all the changes. I really don't know what it is.....but I do know that having Hannah here is a breath of fresh air. I feel like I can breath again (literally AND figuratively!), like I've somehow been released from all the worry. Now I worry about other things of course (her weight gain, sleep habits, if she's warm enough, or too warm, if we're watching too much TV, etc....) but I just don't feel so crushed and overwhelmed by the worry and by life in general. I feel the opposite most of the time. It's all so unexpected! It's amazing how much influence such a tiny person can have over a whole family. I feel like I know her sweet, patient personality so well. She makes me so happy, I can't even describe.
Like I said, Audrey has responded well to the changes in our home. She was pretty indifferent to Hannah for the first week or so but now she is warming up to her so much that I need to make sure she doesn't crush her with the intensity of her love. She is a little more sensitive and we've have had a few hysterical moments of her crying and yelling "Ah none!! AH NONE!!" (meaning 'all done') while I'm feeding the baby. We've only had one incidence so far of Audrey trying to push Hannah off of my lap and telling me to put her down. But overall I've been pleasantly surprised at how she has adjusted so far. When Hannah cries, Audrey's head will come up with a jolt and she'll gasp and say "Hannah!" When Hannah is down in her basinet in the other room I can often find Audrey leaning over her and calmly saying "heeeeeeey, heeeeeeey, heeeeeeey." When Hannah makes a little squeak Audrey yells "YA OTAY, HANNAH???" from whatever room she's in.
She has suddenly become very good at playing by herself, sometimes so good that I miss her and have to go sneak up on her to see what she's doing. Lately her thing has been to sit in her dark closet with her light-up star toy and look at books. The toy plays music when a button is pressed and Audrey keeps the music flowing the entire time she's in there. Right when the song is about to end she has her finger poised and ready to press the button again without even looking at it. It cracks me up. She is so funny, so smart, and so determined, always knowing exactly what she wants. She is a great big sister, as we always knew she would be.
Life is so good right now, so much better than expected and it's all because of the way these two girls of ours have made it easier than we thought. I'm so grateful to both of them and to my wonderful Andrew for giving me such a great life.
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She's so precious! congrats you two.
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