Sledding

We've had a ridiculous amount of snow this year. Thankfully I haven't had to work during any of the major snow storms because the commute would have been a nightmare. Still, all this cold weather really has me missing all the warm weather I grew up in. Moving back to a tropical island is definitely on my wish list for the future!

Anyway, the week before I had Mikaela, we had a huge snow storm, so we took Naomi out sledding in our backyard. We haven't been brave enough to try one of the hills out at the parks near our house, plus since I was pregnant I wasn't in the mood to trek too far from our own yard, so we squished Naomi into the baby sled we had from last year and just pulled her all over the backyard.

First Family Photo

Here's our first family photo with our new addition

Tired

I'm tired. In the last month of my pregnancy I hadn't had any coffee, and was feeling pretty good. Now I can't get caffeine in me fast enough. Naomi was an incredible sleeper when she was a baby. So much so that I often asked our pediatrician if she was sleeping TOO much. I ended up being a bit bored during my maternity leave, but thankfully it was the summer so we could get out of the house and go on walks. I also managed to watch lots of FoodTv and treated Austin to some pretty nice gourmet meals.
This time around, Mikaela definitely isn't as good of a sleeper. During the day I can usually get her down for a few good naps on her own, but at night there's a good stretch of time where she won't sleep unless she's being held. This usually happens from 3-7am, so I end up holding her, or falling asleep with her in bed with me. Then as soon as the sun comes out she passes out and goes to sleep on her own in her crib (like right now). But of course by then, Naomi is up and rearing to go.
On top of this, Naomi has been having a hard transition with her new baby sister and has been waking up every night as well. Some nights all it takes is a quick check and she'll be back asleep, but a lot of nights it takes anywhere from 30mins to over an hour to get her back to sleep.
At the end of the day we're all tired and cranky. Hopefully Mikaela will get her days and nights worked out soon, and Naomi will adjust to be being a big sister.

Newborn Photoshoot

Last week Saturday, we had Janine from Saving Grace Photography take some newborn photos of Mikaela. We had her take photos of Naomi throughout Naomi's first year as well. Here's a sneak peak from the shoot.

Happy Birthday Ah-Ma

Happy Birthday to the best mom ever. I hope I can be as wonderful of a mom to my girls as you always have been to us. Thank you for all of your love and help. You're the best friend, mom, and grandma a girl could have ever asked for! Love you!

Hello Kitty Obsessed

We're a little Hello Kitty crazy in our household.

10 Day Update

I took Mikaela for her 2nd doctors appt on Monday. Her jaundice is getting better, so her doctor thinks she's in the clear and won't need any more bloodwork or to be re-admitted for phototherapy lights. She's also growing really well, extremely alert, and overall the cutest baby in the world. (yea the doctor said that, jk).
We're done supplementing with formula, so she's back to being 100% breastfed, which is great and tiring in a way. The good news is that since she's gained so much weight, I dont need to wake her up at night if she sleeps longer than 2-3 hours in a row...of course so far she hasn't slept more than 3 hrs in a row at night time. She still prefers to do her long sleeping stretches in the day, so I have to wake her up to feed her so she gets used to eating a lot in the day and sleeping longer stretches at night.
At 10 days:
Weight 6lbs 8 oz
Height: 20 inches
Head: 33 Inches