My Funny Caroline!

The other day we are driving past the airport and Caroline looks out and says "it's snowy"! She really meant it's cloudy. So cute!

Coming Home!

Today was homecoming for baby Kyle! We brought him home today around lunch time. He is such a good baby and Caroline is a great big sister. She doesn't seem jealous at all and seems very interested in him and wants to help us feed and burp him. She loves to gently touch his face and kiss him.

We had a great experience in the hospital and everything has gone better than I would have expected...not that I anticipated bad things but I feel more rested this time and felt things went smoothly. In a few weeks the rested part might not be true but we'll see. Our little guy weighed 8lbs 1.3 ozs and was 20 3/4 long and was born at 8:44 am. He cried right away and was very active. For someone who said they were going to send him to the nursery every night so I could rest I am proud to say that I kept him every night but one and I stayed 3 nights. The last night there he let us go for a 3 hour stretch. I hope he keeps that up. He is a big eater all ready. As I write this he is swaddled up and sleeping beside me. Here are a few pics...more updates to come soon.

Big Sister!

My where has time gone? My new year's resolution was to post more and now it is May and I haven't posted since December. Well...I am about to be on a roll with even more reason to post as if Caroline wasn't enough.

Dear Caroline,

In two short days you are going to become a big sister. I can't believe it myself. It seems like yesterday that we just found out that we were going to have a baby. This pregnancy has flown by and I am sure it is in part due to the fact that you keep me so busy. Mommy and Daddy want you to know we love you so much. I know that you will be the best big sister in the world. I know that you will want to help Mommy. Sometimes I get worried (like right now when I should be sleeping) how you will react to a new member of the family but I know that although you may have an adjustment that you will come through it just fine. One day he will be old enough to play with you and I can't wait to see you two together. It's your job to show him the ropes.

You are 2 years 7 months old and you are every bit of of a "big girl" You like to sit at the table like a big girl. You don't like for Daddy and I to cut up your food anymore. You drink from a regular cup at times. In the morning you love orange juice, pancakes and syrup and you MUST pour your own syrup. Who is this little girl who doesn't need our help anymore?

You are now sleeping in a big girl bed and doing a great job after a few rough nights in the beginning. Although you sleep with a million things in the bed your favorites are your tag blankie, bear, pink dog and your pacis (that we were going to be done with at 6 months...yeah right). At night you like to lie at your gated castle door and sing songs and relax. We often find you there asleep and when we go to bed put you back to bed.

You love to play for "just a minute". Right now you are into "motorcycles" aka Hot Wheels. Play Dough and love to go to the playground to swing/slide. You also love to jump on your bed and hold your toys. We sing "blankie is jumping, blankie is jumping"! But more than anything you are a Daddy's girl. Although I am a bit jealous I secretly think it is the cutest thing in the world. If I playfully hit Daddy you tell me "no hit Daddy mommy" and "be nice"! I know you think Daddy hung the moon. You are loved more than anything in the world and I can't imagine my life without you.

Love always,

Mommy