My littlest is two weeks old. These two weeks have flown by, just like with my whole pregnancy (with the exception of the very, very end) and I wonder if that is how the next chunk of time is going to go…quickly. Things this time around have a more relaxed and laid back feel. The world doesn’t stop with each diaper change and middle of the night feedings have a bit of a sweet I-get-you-to-myself tone.
We’ve slowly found ourselves leaving the safe cocoon of our house and going on adventures to the park. beach and even to visit Lara and her family. Poor Audrey gets all bundled up and sleeps through it all with a her teeny nose getting a bit chilly. Barry heads back to work this week and I know that with that comes another change. Perhaps we’ll find a routine that will work for us sooner than later, but to be honest, I’m not looking forward to the first outing with Audrey, Maggie AND Sydney. Just the thought of it sounds like chaos, but soon it’ll be the norm.
The Miller Sisterhood is setting down strong roots, with Maggie wanting to make sure that Audrey knows her voice. We’re working on reminding Mags that she doesn’t have to have her face THISCLOSE for Audrey to see it. Maggie has also shown to buy more into the idea of being a big girl and big sister. Early last week we had a talk about how being a big sister is sometimes really, really hard and once we acknowledged that – all the hard work she is doing – we seem to have turned a corner. It was almost as if we gave her permission to feel frustrated and sad, emotions she’d probably been trying to control, especially with everyone asking if she ‘loves being a big sister and loves her sister, blah, blah, blah.’
Being a second born *wink, wink*, I would like to say that Audrey seems to have joined our family without much of a fuss. She is relaxed, happy and pretty much only ‘complains’ when she’s hungry – trying to nurse anything or anybody in reach. The major difference between her and Maggie is that Audrey is the loudest sleeper I’ve ever heard for someone her size. She grunts, groans, snorts, sighs, and makes every other noise in the book while slumbering if she isn’t getting held. As I type this, I am wearing her in the Moby and she isn’t making a peep. Just like her big sister, she loves to be held. And we’re happy to oblige.
Audrey brought Mags some smelly markers as a gift and they have been a huge hit – with Maggie using them on all her projects….even bringing them to use on the toilet. Some day she might not appreciate that being shared, but I found it quite funny. Just like the time that Maggie helpfully put lotion on her face and some of her toys. Hard to argue with a two-bit toddler covered in yummy smelling lotion.
