I can't even come up with a title because I never write on this blog anymore, but I just can't let it go! Maybe I can start updating it again.

Caroline is now 4 and a half years old. Most of the time, she seems so grown and BIG! I have moments where I realize that she really is still very small. She is VERY social - I don't think there's a day that goes by that she doesn't ask for a friend. It's her first question when we get into the car everyday after school: "Can I have a friend over?!" She isn't good about playing by herself. I'm not sure how to encourage that other than just making her have time alone.

 

 

 

Taylor Grace is now 9 months old - how is that even possible?! She is trying to crawl but she usually just ends up stuck in a corner. She is seriously THE happiest baby. She smiles at everyone as soon as they make eye contact! Yesterday I just held her close and thought about how soon she won't be a baby any more. She is a light sleeper, but she goes to sleep easily if she's in her own bed and it's dark and (relatively) quiet.

 

Life as a family of 4

This was written in January - just now publishing it.

Adding another baby to the mix has been QUITE the ride! Taylor Grace needs more attention than Caroline did as a baby, but she is still a really good baby! She is usually content as long as she's being held or as long as I'm sitting next to her making faces and talking to her. Our house pretty much stays a mess and I'm learning to be okay with that.

Taylor Grace is almost 5 months old now and still hasn't rolled over! I think it has a lot to do with the fact that she doesn't get much time on the floor. She still sleeps mostly in the rock-&-play... she will soon outgrow it and I'm dreading the time when I can't just move her from her crib to the rock-&-play because she normally will go right back to sleep. I've told myself I'll start her on baby foods at 5 months and that's just about a week away.

Caroline is a great big sister. She still can be a little rough and get too close to Taylor Grace's face. I think she is just so in love with her and excited to play with her. I really can't wait for the two of them to be able to play together!

Our New Normal

I wrote this a long time ago but didn't finish. Now Taylor Grace is 9 months old and I'm just gonna go ahead and hit the publish button...

Taylor Grace is 9 weeks old now and I've been back at work for 3 weeks.

The weekdays are exhausting... I wake up at 6:30 and it's pretty much a race to get out the door in time for work. I work all day and then pick the girls up from daycare and then head home, feed them bath them, clean bottles (UGH!!), and put them down for bed. I pretty much immediately go to bed myself and then repeat the cycle all over again the next day.

I don't feel like I've had any time to hold Taylor Grace in the mornings so I hate leaving her... I'd like to just sit and hold her for a while. She is still getting up for a bottle in the middle of the night but last night she went over 8 hours! I've just got to time that last bottle right and we'll have a full nights' rest!

Last weekend I learned that Taylor Grace likes it when I blow raspberries. She gives me the sweetest little smile. I can't wait until she laughs!

Caroline has really started adjusting well. She definitely needs daycare and that social interaction she gets all week with her friends. I was going crazy at home with her because she is constantly wanting someone to play with her. She loves Taylor Grace and is such a good little mama to her! Whenever Taylor fusses, Caroline asks that we turn on lullabies. Caroline rushes to Taylor's side to put her paci in or to bounce or swing her (we just have to watch carefully because Caroline can get carried away!) Last night Caroline wanted to hold Taylor Grace and she was wiggling quite a bit. Dan told her she had to be still if she was holding Taylor and Caroline said "ok, I'm done holding her."