Hello Darling

I walked in the door from work the other day and was met by Blaire who greeted me with an enthusiastic "hello darling!"  She also likes to say "darn it" every time she bonks or gets owie.  The other day we were watching Elf and one of the songs in the soundtrack is goes "every time it rains, it rains pennies for heaven. Shooby dooby!"  She always sings the "shooby dooby" out loud.  She makes me smile.

Oh yeah, on Sunday I walked in to the front room to find my iPhone sitting in a cup of water.  Not sure how long it had been there, but it's Thursday night and it's not working.  Pretty sure it's a lost cause.  Not as much smiling.

Ireland was sleeping pretty well for a couple of days, but has reverted back to sleeping not-so-well.  Everything is cyclical with babies.  She grunts a lot at night, but I don't hear her any more.  Not so with Ally.  Too bad for her...

One Month

Ireland hit the month mark on Wednesday.  She's filling out and becoming more alert.  She hasn't quite sorted out nights and days yet.  In fact, it's not a stretch to say she sleeps better during the day than at night.  She starting "cooing" this week which is very cute, and likes to spend the hours of 5:30-8 with her eyes wide open giving us a great view into her beautiful blues.  Not as fun for her mother who spends almost all that time feeding her.

Blaire is still adjusting to the new normal and remains a bit of a pill.  He newest thing is she LOVES to be naked.  If we don't keep some sort of shorts or a jumper on her at all times she will pull her diaper off any chance she gets.  It makes me feel a bit white trash when she's running around in the yard bare assed naked, but fortunately no one can really see back there.  She also loves to "plank" now.  She does it on the couch, the edge of her crib, the TV console.  She has real skill, too bad she's like a year too late.

Ally and I are also still adjusting to the new normal.  Struggling is probably the right word.  Nanny left this week so Ally is flying solomento.  She is doing a fantastic job and I can't thank her enough.

A Couple Weeks In

So it's been four weeks since our world was turned upside down by our new addition.  Ireland is great and we are blessed that she is eating well, gaining weight, and growing.  Her yellow hue has faded considerably and she's sleeping about as well as one could reasonably expect.

A brief side note on what one can reasonably expect for sleep with a new baby.  I thought I remembered how difficult it was those initial weeks with Blaire, and I even felt like I was prepared for a the significant reduction in sleep that was sure to come with Ireland.  It turns out human beings, as a result of adaptation for survival, have evolved to forget the pain associated with caring for small infants.  I'm sure I slept as little with Blaire, but I sre don't recall...