Well, I’ve been a mother of two for nine days and it’s been overwhelming, but I’m getting the hang of it now and I feel like my feet are back on the ground. Simon is an awesome baby – an efficient nurser, a total cutie pie, and great sleeper to boot (keep your fingers crossed that this keeps up!).
I’m not all that sleep deprived yet, although it has helped that Charlie is still home from work and lets me nap when I need to. We’ll see how next week goes when he goes back and I’m on my own. I know I’ll cry on Monday morning.
In the crafty realm, I am starting to prepare a basket of soft toys for a charity auction in early June. I’m so glad I commited to this months ago because it has pushed me to get back to the sewing machine. This black lamb is the first item that will go in.
I’m hoping to make a sweater bear, maybe a frog and a mouse, and a few other surprises.
Roxanne has had a rough week and a half. I really feel for her. It is so hard to suddenly have to share mom and dad’s attention. Charlie’s mom brought her an adorable life-like baby doll to care for, but she won’t touch it (literally). Instead, she is happily nursing “big fat rat” her favorite toy.
She came with us to Simon’s one week doctor’s visit and was just beside herself that she didn’t get to have a turn being examined by the doctor. I feel like with every passing day, though, she is getting used to the way things are now. As she will tell you, “Mommy has room for both her girls.”
So sweet – both of your little darlings.
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That is just the sweetest picture of baby Stella peeking out from the big orange towel. Lucky big fat rat, too!
Those are gorgeous pics. I’m glad to hear things are going well and I completely sympathize with your dread at the hubby going to work. Scary, right? But you’ll be fine 🙂 The basket sounds like a great project. And I’m sorry to hear about the troubles for the Big Sister. I’m dreading that issue with my son when his baby sister is born. Oh well- one thing at a time.
she is gorgeous in orange. so glad you are back to sewing. (my kangaroo has been a hit with all my friends. i love her so.) hopefully these two will nap at the same time on occasion so you can get some stuff made!
Such a pretty baby!
My son did the same thing when baby #2 came along. Every time I picked her up he had to be in my lap, which I did and about the second week he was completely ok with things.
Stella is so, so beautiful!Gorgeous!
oh both your girls are so sweet! i’m glad things are going well for you so far. how old is your older daughter? i’m a nanny to a 21 mo. old girl and 2 mo. old boy and when the baby was born it took a bit for the elder to come around but she is. 🙂
so happy to see your post! Your girls are so adorable. Baby Stella in orange — gorgeous. And Roxy nursing big fat rat is so sweet. Glad to hear you are getting your feet back on the ground. I’m sure it’s not easy. oh, and I loved the black lamb.
She is so tiny and so cute. I still get sad on Monday morning when Chris goes off to work. But we look forward to the help on the weekends. Good luck.
You have such sweet and beautiful children! I recently had my second girl when my first was 17 months old. It took a little while for her to get used to but as long as i included her in everything i did she was fine. She’s a great little helper now.
Both so sweet! What a gorgeous family 🙂
Congratulations – gorgeous baby! And back at teh sewing machine in 9 days?! Freaking heck that’s fast. Wonderful softie.
love love love the photos
the babe in an orange towel! the lamb! the fat rat! how awesome!
stella will come around and it will be the most lovely thing in the world!
congrats
she really is gorgeous! She looks like a little pixie!
That is one gorgeous baby. And the big sister will adjust! She’s a little mommy- look at her nursing her rat! 🙂
When we brought our Nora home it took 13 days before Jack would literally touch her at all. On day 15 he held her. It was the sweetest thing ever.
Oy! That is a beautiful baby!!
Ooh what a sweet little face. Congrats!
omg. that photo of her wraped up in her little orange towel is just so precious. It makes me so clucky, and i vowed to never have another lol..uh oh :p
She looks so small and beautiful. Dont worry, things will sort themselves out. Sleeping well already…wow, you are lucky and back to the sewing machine already!!!!!!! My little one is 10 months old and Ive just gone back to ‘creating’!!!
awwwwww…
so sweet,
the two of them
🙂
Both your little girls look adorable. I’ll keep my fingers crossed all day so the baby one goes on sleeping well.
Wow- your comments really took me back to those weeks after my second daughter was born- such sweetness and love and a bit of heart break.
Back at sewing- you rock!
SHE is gorgeous! A tiny doll. Congratulations!
She is so beautiful, I just want to kiss her and smell her sweet head. I love this picture!
What a cutie-pie baby! Adorable! Your little Roxanne is so sweet with the stripey tights poking out.
Oy soooo cute!!!
Your baby is so cute! LOVE that picture!
Hang in there! My oldest asked me one morning with all the seriousness a two-year-old can muster why we couldn’t keep her baby sister in the dog kennel. I suppose she thought the baby would be safe in there and that I’d be able to give her all my attention once more. It does get easier–especially as the older one learns what an important job it is to be a big sister and what a big help she can be to mommy! I loved never having to go find a diaper myself!